Czechia vs USA Prediction & Picks - IIHF World Championship
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by Edgar Jibran | in IIHF World Championship Picks
One of the biggest challenges for the US in the Ice Hockey World Championship will take place next Tuesday morning, as they’ll face Czech Republic in a game that will give them the chance to get a better spot in the Group B standings. However, the fact of playing with not their best players could complicate the scenario for the American squad against an unbeaten team like the Czech one.
With this context in mind, it could be a little bit surprising to find that Czech Republic isn’t the big favorite team to win this game as they currently are the best offensive line with 33 scored goals throughout the group stage. Additionally, they were able to score four or more goals during their last four games in a row, including a very dominant victory over Germany during their most recent game (0-5).
Meanwhile, the US met the expectations as they were able to recover after losing against Switzerland, nonetheless their defensive line has struggled during the whole tournament and that have caused not to have them as big favorites to battle for the championship. Despite that, they’ve already qualified for the quarterfinals, so quickly switching gears will be key in their championship aspirations.
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Czechia vs USA Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
17 | 262 | 5 | 1 | +20 |
|
3
|
17 | 262 | 5 | 1 | +21 |
Players list
D. Vladar
K. Vejmelka
D. Spacek
J. Tichacek
F. Pyrochta
T. Kundratek
J. Krejcik
L. Hajek
F. Hronek
A. Klapka
J. Lauko
M. Necas
F. Zadina
P. Kodytek
J. Flek
M. Spacek
D. Pastrnak
L. Sedlak
D. Vozenilek
M. Stransky
O. Beranek
R. Cervenka
J. Swayman
J. Daccord
Z. Buium
A. Vlasic
M. Kesselring
J. LaCombe
A. Peeke
B. Skjei
Z. Werenski
S. Pinto
M. Eyssimont
W. Smith
L. Cooley
C. Gauthier
F. Nazar
J. Doan
M. Beniers
D. O'Connor
M. McCarron
C. Keller
T. Thompson
C. Garland
Most goals and assists
Czechia
USA
R. Cervenka
(6 Goals)
,
D. Pastrnak
(6 Goals)
F. Nazar
(6 Goals)
,
T. Thompson
(6 Goals)
D. Pastrnak
(9 Assists)
S. Pinto
(8 Assists)
,
L. Cooley
(8 Assists)
Czechia - USA Key Points
- Czech Republic couldn’t score more than 2 goals only during their confrontation against Norway, which they won 1-2.
- US scored five or more goals in five out of their six played games so far in the group stage, so they must try to keep that trend in such an important game like this one.
- Czech Republic in direct duels against the US, won two out of their last three confrontations, all of them taking place in the World Championship.
- US in face-to-face away games against Czech Republic, couldn’t score any goals during their most recent confrontation.
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Our Czechia vs USA Prediction
To conclude, these teams are expected to deliver one of the best games of the tournament, and even though Czech Republic is expected to be one of the strongest contenders for the championship, the real deal for the US will start with this game, so a strong defensive line is expected to show up next Tuesday’s morning. Therefore, the pick for Czech Republic – US is: Under 5.5 Goals!
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