Canada vs Finland Prediction 1 June 2021

Definitely, one of the high – profile sensations at the current World Cup is the game of the Canadian national team. After five appearances, the Leafs have only six points to their credit, and have scored only two goals in their first three games (they have already scored ten goals and conceded 14). After five confrontations, Canada occupies the sixth position in the standings and has a chance to be outside the top four, which means that it will not get into the playoffs. Gallan's supporters have a match left with a weak Italian national team, but the last game will be with the current champion. It is worth noting that the national team needs to win two matches in clear time to compete for the top 4.

Why is it that one of the strongest teams in the world can fly past the fight for medals? The main reason for this was COVID-19, as well as the timing of the draw, which coincided with the start of the playoffs in the National Hockey League. In addition, it was in the Canadian division that the matches ended just before the start of the championship. The national team has a number of injured hockey players from the base, plus not all came because of strict quarantine rules. So Gallan's choice of players at the World Cup was small, hence the poor performance in the first three meetings. But, it is worth noting that with the Norwegians and the Kazakhs, the Enrique-Brown team demonstrated great hockey-the guys scored 11 points on the “goal + pass” system (5 + 6). So, if the guys continue to play like this, then the chances of the playoffs will remain.

Jukka Yalonen did not come up with anything new in the current draw and performed with the usual defensive tactics. Thanks to such a game, Finland not only resisted the US team in the first match of the World Cup, but also took away three points from them (2:1). The authors of the goals were Ohtamaa (Karpyat) and Pakarinen (Jokerit). For five appearances, the national team suffered only one defeat, losing in the second match of the national team of Kazakhstan (1:2) in a series of post-match shootouts. But after that loss, the Finns have won three matches in a row in clear time: 5:2 with the Norwegians, 3:0 with the Italians and 2:1 in an important confrontation with the Germans.

In the current draw, the team does not have world-class stars, but there are also cool links in the defense line, such as, Ohtamaa-Kaski and Pokka-Myayata. In the offensive line, you can highlight the young talented forward of Florida Anton Lundell, who scored four points (3 + 1). Yalonen faces a difficult task-to keep the balance in every performance, because in defense, the wards act with restraint, but there are interruptions in attack. So, if Finland has enough consistency, it will definitely compete for gold.

According to the predictions of bookmakers, the Finnish national team is the favorite. Canadians can no longer make mistakes, because a place in the top 4 is at stake, so the guys will definitely not throw away moments and try to show their best hockey. The Finns have beaten the opponent three games in a row, so despite getting into the playoffs early, they will not show a mediocre game.

The Canadian national team cannot lose points in such an important confrontation, because a place in the playoffs is at stake. Most likely, the team will show defensive hockey and try to find mistakes in the actions of the opponent. The Finnish national team will start the match as usual and will adjust to the opponent's game in order to immediately switch from defensive hockey to attacking hockey. We believe that the Gallan brigade will not give up in the main time.