Hockey betting
The Ice Hockey World Championship is held annually in May. The world's strongest squads are fighting to win one of the most prestigious national team starts of the year. In this article, we will tell you about the general trends in betting on world championships, without reference to a specific championship. But, with a high degree of probability, they will remain relevant for the 2020 World Cup.
Content
- Which teams have a chance of winning?
- What are the odds for the top favorites?
- What are outsiders capable of?
- Favorites of the world championships
- Which national teams are capable of loud sensations?
- The largest accounts recorded at the World Cup
- What to bet on at the World Championship?
- Which national teams have won the World Cup more often than others?
- Conclusion
Which teams have a chance of winning?
The circle of favorites who really have real chances of winning at world forums from year to year is rather narrow. There are 7 teams in total: Canada, USA, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Switzerland. And even then, the Czech Republic and Switzerland are included in this company at a stretch. For the Czechs, the most powerful galaxy of players have completed their performances for the national team, and now there are not many new top-class masters.
And Switzerland every year more and more knocks on the elite of world hockey, it even has experience of playing in the finals, with a successful combination of circumstances, this team is capable of a surprise.
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The chances of one or another favorite are determined before each specific World Cup based on the composition brought to the championship. Sometimes the giants of the world hockey do not collect the strongest squads, and cannot claim to win.
What are the odds for the top favorites?
The odds for the victory of the leading national teams most often range from 3 to 15. During the championship, they can be adjusted in favor of a particular team. Given the narrow range of favorites, long-term betting on the World Cup winner can be very tempting.
What are outsiders capable of?
In recent years, the level of the middle class and outsiders has grown significantly at world forums. As a rule, now there is no more than one team out of 16 that does not claim anything at all and is the supplier of points. The rest of the teams fight, show good hockey, sometimes make their way to the 1/4 or even 1/2 finals. The circle of outsiders is constantly rotating, some teams are relegated from the elite division, others come to their places.
The teams of Belarus, Latvia, France, Denmark, Italy and Kazakhstan can be referred to the number of teams that are ranked as outsiders and more or less often play at the main World Cup. These teams run between divisions, sometimes I can be honored to be a sensation. Teams of Belarus, Latvia, France and Denmark are able to surprise more than others. These squads have been in the elite of world hockey for a very long time, they have decent championships of their own, strong world-class masters. Of these 4 outsiders, it is worth highlighting Latvia, which more and more often plays on equal terms with the giants, shows tough power hockey, fights very worthily with the strongest squads in the world.
You can always expect a surprise from Latvia, but sometimes there are failures when the team is fighting only for survival.
Favorites of the world championships
The circle is outlined very narrow: Russia, Canada, Sweden and Finland. Since 2011, only these teams have won world championships. Occasionally, the national teams of the Czech Republic and the United States are capable of winning, but they win very rarely: once in the last 14 World Championships. Americans most often bring semi-youth squads, which, due to a lack of experience and stability, are not capable of much, and the Czechs have few NHL stars now, and some of them do not reach the World Cup due to club employment.
Which national teams are capable of loud sensations?
The middle class of the national teams at the World Championships is now more representative and powerful than ever. About ten teams represent a rather formidable force, which, at the slightest underestimation, can surprise. Let's list each of them in more detail:
- Germany. The Germans have already reached the 1/2 finals of the World Cup, played in the final of the Olympic Games. The team is very strong, especially when they manage to attract all the stars from the National Hockey League, such as, for example, Dreiseitl.
- Switzerland. The squad is progressing from year to year, and already few people are surprised by the victories of the Alpines over Sweden, Canada, Finland, the Czech Republic and other giants of world hockey.
- Slovakia. Slovaks are also able to make some noise at times, especially at home World Championships, and when they collect their stars from the NHL
- Norway. The Norwegians made a lot of noise during the time of Partick Toresen, but other strong masters came to replace him, and the team continues to keep the bar high.
- Denmark. The Danish representation in the NHL is growing, and with it the results of the national team in the world championships are growing.
- Latvia. Latvians need no introduction. The national team in the 21st century beat Sweden, USA, Finland, Slovakia, several times only in overtime or in shootouts lost to the Czech Republic and Finland. The Baltic squad adds very strongly, its progress is almost comparable to that of Switzerland
The largest accounts recorded at the World Cup
At each World Cup, there are at least a dozen matches with a total of 8 goals or more. Most often, such high performance is found in the matches of the giants with the middle peasants or outsiders, as well as in the notches of the effective giants among themselves: Russia – Sweden, Canada – Russia, Canada – USA, etc.
What to bet on at the World Championship?
The world championships end in different ways, but from year to year there are a number of trends that are characteristic of most of them and allow you to bet on them. These include:
- The Finnish national team promotes viscous hockey, which makes the game as difficult for opponents as possible. As a result, matches with the participation of Suomi often turn out to be poor in goals, and Finland also concedes a little. In the games of this team, it is profitable to bet on TM most often, even in matches with outsiders.
- The national teams of the USA and Canada are very powerful in the group stage, and in the playoffs they often lose already at the quarter-finals stage. North American teams rarely bring the strongest squads, they are usually not enough for medal showdowns.
- Russia always brings a very powerful squad and is among the main favorites to win, but wins very rarely. Russians sometimes bring too stellar compositions to world forums. The scattering of stars never becomes a team-star, most often the leaders pull the blanket over themselves, and there is a minimum of coordinated team actions in their matches.
Which national teams have won the World Cup more often than others?
More complete statistics would have been for the entire history of the World Championships, however, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the 1930s, and the alignment in world hockey has changed a lot. Therefore, here are the statistics on championships in the period from 2000 to 2019:
- Canada – 5
- Sweden – 4
- Russia – 4
- Czech Republic – 4
- Finland – 2
- Slovakia – 1
As you can see, the most obvious favorites of the world championships in the last 20 years are Canadians, Swedes, Czechs and Russians. However, the Czechs won the last time for a long time – in 2010, the Russians also have not won for 6 years, the most relevant favorites are Canada and Sweden.
Conclusion
The World Championships are a very tasty morsel for many sports betting players. After all, the games are very widely covered, you can find a lot of different information on each team, broadcast matches. Also, the list of matches and the amount of maximum bets are very tempting. All that remains is to develop a betting strategy for this tournament and reap the benefits.
