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May is just around the corner – the favorite month of fans of international hockey. The first half of the World Championship is scheduled to be held, which representatives of the national federations are currently trying in every possible way to win back. For example, Russia managed to offer its candidacy as a host country, if Switzerland does not dare to host the tournament on its territory. The cards were confused by the coronavirus, due to which almost all national championships were suspended or canceled. And they can seriously affect the course of the World Championship.
Betcity bookmaker offers a range of special bets on the World Cup, which we hope will take place. Which of them should you pay close attention to, which bet can go off?
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Content
- Winner for the first time ever
- Russia will win all matches in regular time
- Will the goalkeeper score in the championship?
- conclusions
Winner for the first time ever
It would seem that under normal conditions this option looks almost impossible, since all the grandees of world hockey bring the optimal composition to the World Championship. But this year the bookmaker has set a rather small coefficient for such an outcome – 15. Let's figure out what is the reason for such uncertainty in the favorites of the competition?
The coronavirus hit the NHL hard, with its regular draw suspended for several weeks. And this means that at the beginning of May the playoffs will only start, and this is in the most optimistic scenario. The shift in the calendar automatically becomes a serious blow to the composition of the national teams of Canada, USA, Sweden, Finland and Russia. If earlier it was possible to count on the early departure of strong teams, now all the “overseas” stars with a high degree of probability will miss the World Championship. There is no doubt that they will prefer the fight for the Stanley Cup.
Particularly close attention should be paid to the national teams of Switzerland and Germany. Both should, without any special problems, ensure that they get into the playoffs of the competition: if Denmark and Slovakia can cause problems for the Germans, then the place of the Swiss in 1/4 is not in doubt (Italy, Norway, Latvia and Kazakhstan look frankly weak against the background of the rest of the participants).
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At the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship, Switzerland demonstrated its level. The team easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition, where in the last second in a dramatic confrontation they missed the victory over Canada, and then lost in overtime. But if the upcoming tournament still becomes a home for the national team, it will prove its worth to all skeptics.
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Germany has shown a knack for taking advantage of the lack of an optimal lineup at the 2018 Olympics. Then the Germans got to the final match, where hockey players from Russia were able to escape only in the last minute of regular time, and then snatched a victory in the extra time. And if the national team somehow manages to get its hands on the top scorer of the current NHL draw – Dreiseitl (43 goals and 67 assists), then Germany will automatically become one of the favorites of the competition.
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If the situation with the suspension of the NHL is resolved only after a month, it will be possible to safely bet on the new title holder. Switzerland and Germany will not give in to such a great opportunity to write their names in the history of world hockey forever.
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Russia will win all matches in regular time
To begin with, for a positive outcome of this option, it is necessary that the Russian national team won absolutely all the matches of the group stage, then reached the final and become the owner of the title. But the last time “Red Machine” became the champion back in 2013, and then often did not even make it to the final match. For this reason, this option for a bet is evaluated at odds of 25.
Firstly, the participation of representatives of the NHL and the KHL in the tournament is under a huge question, who will probably finish their seasons. And this means that the best hockey players will be left out of the competition, the composition will be experimental. What this can lead to is eloquently shown in the last Eurotour draw, when Russia hardly wins at least one meeting at a stage, usually looks like an outspoken outsider.
Secondly, the level of rivals is growing very quickly, at the moment eight teams are ready to compete for the title with equal ambitions. A misfire can happen even at the stage of the group stage, where the Russian national team will face a battle against Finland (the current trophy holders), the United States and Switzerland.
Based on all the factors listed above, you can safely skip this option for a bet – it is too risky and unpromising.
Will the goalkeeper score in the championship?
And this option for a bet looks the most juicy. This is due to the fact that in the tournament there will certainly be situations in which one of the teams will shoot the goalkeeper. And if earlier the guardians of the opponent's goal were embarrassed to perform any non-standard actions, now they are increasingly resorting to such a trick. This option seems so unique to the bookmaker that he offers to place a bet with odds of 50.
For example, at the Channel One Cup 2019, with the score 1: 4, the Swedish national team decided to remove the goalkeeper, to which the gatekeeper of Finland immediately reacted. Frans Tuohimaa intercepted the puck and sent it into the empty frame of Tre Krunur.
In addition, at every match of the KHL and NHL stars, goalkeepers practice goal-to-goal shots, some of which are extremely accurate.
For this reason, it is possible to recommend betting on this option, but to play it safe and not risk large sums.
conclusions
We advise you to pay close attention to options with bets on the new title holder, as well as on the puck from the goalkeeper. So far, only the Betcity bookmaker offers them, but there is no doubt that closer to May these bets will appear in the line of all legal bookmakers.
