Norway vs Finland Prediction 13 May 2024

Finland remains true to its style. The Finns continue to play their hockey with a focus on defense, neatly and meticulously. And it still yields results. The main matches of the tournament for the Norwegians are yet to come, so they should conserve energy and avoid engaging in battles across the entire rink. They have little chance of success in this confrontation.

Norway, at every World Championship, has only one goal – to maintain its status in the elite division. For this reason, the team tries to evenly distribute its energy and give their maximum in the crucial matches. Against today's opponent, it makes sense to work on defense, as they will need to defend a lot.

Finland, in a conservative mode, defeated the tournament hosts and the Brits. The current opponent will also not require much effort. The team will likely spend a significant part of the match waiting for the opponent's mistakes. And there will definitely be some. It makes sense to work on power plays, as so far in the tournament, the Finns have managed to convert only one out of six attempts.

Projected Lineups

Norway: Haukeland – Nørstebø, Hansen – Trettenes, Salsten, Thoresen

Finland: Säteri – Rissanen, Kaski – Oksanen, Kapanen, Puljujärvi

There are no losses in the lineups of the teams following the first matches. Information about player injuries will be updated throughout the tournament.

Goalies

Harri Säteri was only forced to save his team several times in the first match against the tournament hosts. Subsequently, there were minimal clear threats to his goal. Henrik Haukeland, on the other hand, tries his best in every match to keep the Norwegians in the game. With varying success.

Editorial Prediction

Both teams lean towards defensive hockey and do not seek active play at the opponent's goal. For the Finns, such an approach is classic, while for the Norwegians, it is forced. In our opinion, this match will not see more than five goals scored.

📊Nothing goes without statistics, and the upcoming meeting is no exception. Officially, the clubs have played 21 matches.

⚠Today's ice hosts were stronger (including extra time) in 1, guests – in 20.

🏒To choose the optimal total for the match, let's look at the numbers for goals:

• the Norway team struck the opponent's goal 19 times;

• the Finland club delighted the audience 89 times.