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Finland vs United States Preview & Picks – Finland To Win Ice Hockey World Championship Opener
- Finland vs United States picks for Friday, May 12
- Matchup gets underway at 09:20 ET at Nokia Arena
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- Finland vs United States Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- Finland Form
- United States Form
Finland vs United States Preview & Picks
Finland vs United States Preview & Picks
Finland are tipped to make a winning start to their title defence.
The Finns always turn up ready to go at the big tournament and they have a great knack for beating the USA.
- Finland are the defending world champions
- Finland beat the United States twice in the 2022 tournament
- Finland have won 5 of the last 6 meetings
- 3 of the last 4 meetings have produced under 5.5 total goals
Head To Head
- Finland lead the series 18-9 (1 draw) since 2003
- Finland won 4-3 when the teams last met in the 2022 World Championship semi-finals
Finland Form
Finland are bidding to become back-to-back world champions after lifting the trophy 12 months ago.
The Finns were beaten finalists in 2021, but produced a dominant run in 2022 as they won all but one of their games.
They began the tournament by following up a 5-0 rout of Norway with a 2-0 victory over Latvia and a 4-1 success against the United States.
Finland then suffered a shootout defeat to Sweden, but that would prove to be the final time that they lost in the tournament.
They bounced back with a 6-0 blowout of Great Britain, and then recorded back-to-back 3-0 wins against Austria and the Czech Republic.
A 4-2 quarter-final win over Slovakia and a 4-3 semi-final success against the United States then earned them a place in the final, where they beat Canada 4-3 in overtime.
United States Form
The United States underwhelmed as they exited the 2022 World Championship in the semi-finals.
They opened that campaign with a 4-1 win against Latvia, but quickly tailed off as they needed overtime to beat Latvia 3-2, and then suffered a 4-1 defeat to Finland.
The USA bounced back to beat Great Britain and then registered a 3-2 overtime win against Sweden.
But just as they looked to be building some momentum, they were beaten 1-0 by the Czech Republic in their penultimate group game.
The United States did wrap up the group stage with a 4-2 win against Norway, and they then downed Switzerland 4-0 in the quarter-finals.
Their campaign came to an end in the semi-finals though, as they were beaten 4-3 by eventual winners Finland.
Verdict
Finland are deservedly favorites to win it all and they are backed to make a winning start by continuing their recent dominance of the United States.
Finland Win
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