Sweden vs Slovakia Prediction: The home team is unquestionable favourite

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 match between Sweden and Slovakia which will take place on May 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sweden

The Swedish national team has played very modestly in recent years. They remained without medals at the last two Olympics, as well as at the four previous World Championships. For such an ambitious national team such a long stretch without medals is a real failure, and therefore at the 2024 World Cup they decided to turn the situation around. To do this, Sam Hallam called up two dozen high-profile hockey players from the NHL, who are now showing high quality hockey at the national team level. The Yellow and Blue played a key game on the group stage on the opening day, when they beat the Americans 5:2, and then continued to beat less skilled opponents. All this allows the Swedes to lead in the Group B standings.

Slovakia

The Slovakian national team missed the playoffs at the 2023 World Cup, but are now serious about making amends for last year's failure. The 2024 World Cup is practically a home game for them, as they have huge support from the stands at every game. At the same time, they started the tournament poorly, as they lost to the Germans - 4:6. After that, they improved considerably, beating the Kazakhs 6:2, the Americans 5:4 in overtime, the Poles 4:0, and the French 4:2. On the previous day, the Slovaks could have officially secured their passage to the quarter-finals, but allowed the Latvians to score 80 seconds before the end of the third period, and then lost in a shootout - 2:3. Nevertheless, they remain in fourth place in the Group B standings.

Expert Betting Tips

The Swedish national team is very strong in the group stage of the World Cup 2024, and therefore deservedly leads in the Group B standings. In the upcoming encounter, they are unquestionable favourites. The Slovaks won the last face-off 4:0, but that battle was during the 2022 Olympics, where hockey players from the European leagues played for the Yellow and Blue, and now almost the entire roster is made up of NHL players who play in leading roles in their clubs. For this reason, Sam Hallam's wards should have no trouble picking up three points.