Will Canada win the gold medal?
In the group stage, the Canadian national hockey team already prevailed against the US-Americans, now the big Olympic final is on the agenda between the two hockey powers. Canada are favourites in the upcoming showdown after their recent result against the USA.
The best bookmakers offer betting odds of 1.78 on Canada vs USA women’s ice hockey. In the event of a win for the US women, on the other hand, odds of up to 3.80 are paid out. If you take a look at the recent form of the Canadian women’s ice hockey team, the latter is more likely to be ruled out.
Canada has not lost an international game since February 2020. Across all competitions, the Canadian national hockey team has won its last 18 competitive games in a row and is therefore brimming with confidence for the ongoing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Nevertheless, the final against the USA will not be a foregone conclusion. After all, “Team USA” already won the gold medal at the last Olympics in 2018 – for the second time in the federation’s history, mind you.
Canada – Statistics & current form
Canada came through the dress rehearsal before the showdown with the USA with flying colours on Monday. The Canadians won 10-3 against the Swiss national hockey team and ensured a clear balance of power at the 2022 Winter Olympics for the second time in a row after the 11-0 win over Sweden.
If the team of national coach Troy Ryan continues its recent performances, it is obvious that “Team Canada” will win the fifth gold medal in the history of the federation this week. The last time the Canadians won the tournament was at the 2014 Olympics.
As defending champions, Canada narrowly failed to beat the USA at the last Winter Olympics in South Korea in 2018. The silver medal was merely a small consolation for the high-calibre Canadian women’s national team.
Strongest team of the Olympic tournament
The IIHF world number two has played a sensational Olympic tournament so far and is therefore the big favourite to win this year’s gold medal. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Canadian national hockey team has won every game so far. In the six Olympic victories, the Canadians’ offence in particular left a strong impression.
After all, Canada scored a total of 54 goals – an average of nine goals per match. Nurse, who is the most dangerous offensive player in the current Olympic tournament with 15 scoring points, played a major role in the goal output. One of the 15 scorer points came in the group phase against the USA.
If Nurse & Co. continue their recent offensive form in the Olympic Final and win the gold medal in regulation time, Canada vs. USA Women’s Ice Hockey betting odds of up to 1.78 will be paid out for Tip 1.
USA – Statistics & current form
“Team USA” is out for revenge. In the group phase with a defeat against the Canadians, national coach Joel Johnson & Co. are looking for redemption in the final game. The US women can defend their gold medal from the 2018 Olympics with a win against the five-time Olympic champions themselves.
Because the USA already failed to beat Canada in the group stage, it cannot be ruled out that the next defeat will follow in the final of the current ice hockey tournament. Nevertheless, bettors who would like to place a bet on “Team USA” in the Canada vs. USA women’s ice hockey match can pick up betting odds above the 3.00 mark.
Just like Canada, the US women have won both matches in the knockout phase. Johnson’s team beat the Czech national hockey team 4-1 in the quarter-finals. They followed that up with a comfortable win over Finland in which the U.S. scored four goals again (4-1).
Can the USA withstand the Canadian offence?
Nevertheless, the results should not be overrated in view of the upcoming final game. Especially since neither of the last two opponents were even close to the calibre of the Canadian national hockey team. The recent record of the USA against Canada also speaks against a prediction in favour of the guests.
Team USA has not won a single international match against Canada since February 2020. In the last four international matches, the USA have always lost, including two matches at the 2021 World Cup and one match at the current 2022 Winter Olympics.
The USA’s top scorer so far has been Hilary Knight. The 32-year-old has already scored five goals and recorded four assists in the current Olympic tournament. Two of her nine scoring points came in the semi-final against Finland, where Knight was undoubtedly the player of the match.
Canada – USA Direct Comparison / H2H Record
This is the 31st time the two nations have met in an Olympic tournament and a World Cup. Canada leads the head-to-head comparison against the US women with a record of 11-5-14. On average, five goals per game have been scored in the Olympic and World Cup duels between Canada and the USA.
It would therefore be far from unreasonable to predict less than 5.5 goals per game in the Canada vs USA women’s ice hockey match. Especially as bets on this have paid off in six of the seven Olympic encounters between the two nations.
Canada – USA Tip
The Canadians are on course for another gold medal at the Winter Olympics. If one takes a look at the recent results at the 2022 Olympics, the role of favourite in the final match against the USA is not at all surprising. Especially since “Team Canada” already won against their neighbour from the United States in the group phase.
Nevertheless, the USA will by no means hide in the upcoming match. At the last Olympic tournament in South Korea, “Team USA” won the gold medal and defeated the Canadian national team in a penalty shootout. A contested match is obvious this time as well.
In contrast to the group stage, where bets on a high-scoring encounter – over 5.5 goals, mind you – paid off, we expect a match on a par this time, with rather few goals to be expected. The Olympic record between the two nations also speaks in favour of this.
