Hungary vs Finland Prediction | IIHF Betting Tips & Odds
Hungary vs Finland Recent Form
Hungary and Finland are placed in Group A of the 2023 IIHF World Championship and are at the moment positioned 6th and 5th, respectively. With three games played, they need to start putting on more points if they are to qualify for the next stage of the competition.
Hungary currently has only two points out of three games. They lost their first two games rather decisively against Denmark (3:1) and the USA (7:1). But managed to get to overtime against France, where they won by 3:2.
On the other hand, more was expected from Finaldn as the home team and the defending champion. The Lions started things off with a 4:1 loss versus the US team. They managed to patch things up by defeating Germany by 4:3.
However, they lost in the shootouts to long-time rivals, Sweden, with the final score being 2:1 for the Three Crowns. Finland is now facing an uphill battle to qualify for the next round and the game against the significantly weaker Magyars team comes as served.
Hungary vs Finland Head to Head
Hungary has never won against Finland. With four games behind them, three of them being international-friendly matches, the Lions were always dominant against the Magyars.
Their last official match was played at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, with the Fins winning by 3:0.
Hungary vs Finland Betting Tips
The Hungary vs Finland prediction side, with the Lions being the favourites. The odds tell the same story, with the Lions’ win rated at 1.01 and Hungary coming at 17.00 odds.
Totals say that Under 6.5 Goals stands at 1.83, and we do tend to agree with that prediction. More so, we advise you to look at the Handicap market at -4.5 for the Finnish team at 1.87.
Hungary vs Finland Lineups
The stage at the Nokia Arena in Tampere is set, and we do hope to see the following lineups appear.
- Hungary: (GK) Bence Balizs; (DEF) Nandor Fejes, Bence Stipsicz; (FOR) Vilmos Gallo, Janos Hari, Balazs Sebok.
- Finland: (GK) Emil Larmi; (DEF) Mikko Lehtonen, Atte Ohtamaa; (FOR) Teemu Hartikainen, Sakari Manninen, Mikko Rantanen.
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