Denmark
With just over a week left until the World Cup, the team lineups are getting closer and closer to those that will defend the honor of the country on the ice of Finland and Latvia. A nice surprise in these prep meetings are the Danes, who are approaching the upcoming fight with a streak of 3 victories. Already at the very end of April, they defeated the Norwegians twice, and a week earlier they managed to bring justice to the Finnish team. And even if the Finns were not in their optimal line-up, beating Suomi 2-0 is still very prestigious. Here, moreover, there are some premises in this meeting to bet on the success of the Danes. Because the Latvians still look very unstable and somehow wet in the run-up to the World Cup at home.
Latvia
Latvia has been treading more or less at the same level for many years. The Baltic team cannot raise their level, but it looks like they are not relegating. As for the current affairs of the Latvians, the preparation program for the home championship is being implemented with varying degrees of success. Of course, the recent 1:10 defeat to Ukraine is impressive. Yes, the composition of the Latvians was definitely very experimental there, but even in this case you can’t lose to a very weak Ukrainian team with such a result… At the very end of April we met the Swiss twice and they exchanged victories with the Alps. As for the upcoming meeting, here the Danes will play at home, and this is an additional factor in favor of the success of the Scandinavians. So the Latvians will have a hard time getting a complete victory here.
Forecast
Generally, the teams are on the same level. But if someone is already the favorite here, then the Danish team in this situation is more suited to the role. The Scandinavians have a good move right now and the home factor is also important. So here I will end my selection of betting options: Handicap (0) on Danes. It is hard to believe in a complete victory of the Latvians here.