Will the USA have a successful start to the 2024 World Cup?
The showdown between Sweden and the USA will take place on Friday evening alongside the group opener for the hosts. The latter caused a sensation at the 2023 World Cup, winning their group with an impressive goal tally. The USA’s fairytale only ended in the semi-finals against the DEB team.
It remains difficult to predict how far “Team USA” will get this time around, as the squad features numerous top-class NHL players. The United States face Sweden in the group opener and are the slight underdogs. Our Sweden vs. USA ice hockey tip does not rule out a surprise
During the preparation game against Slovakia, head coach David Quinn’s team warmed up and let their offensive qualities do the talking. If the momentum is carried over, a high-scoring match against Sweden is also on the cards
Sweden – statistics & current form
Sweden last won the gold medal at an IIHF World Championship in 2018. Since then, the top-class Swedish ice hockey team has largely flown under the radar and failed to win a medal. In 2022, the adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Canada. One year later, Sweden surprisingly lost out to Latvia in the play-offs.
How “Tre Konor” will perform on the big stage this year remains difficult to assess in the run-up to the 2024 World Cup. In this calendar year, most international matches have been played against Finland. Sweden has lost five times in its last eight international matches against the Finnish ice hockey team.
However, there have also been victories against Switzerland and the Czech Republic during this period. Nevertheless, if you are leaning towards a successful group opener for the eleven-time world champions, you can also use a sports betting bonus with the bookmakers. Some bookmakers are already offering the first bonus after successful account verification!
Sweden has won every World Cup opener since 2021
The only encouraging thing ahead of the showdown against the United States is their recent record in World Cup group openers. Sweden have always started the World Cup successfully since 2021. If the streak continues, you can more than double your stake with a Sweden vs USA ice hockey betting tip on the Scandinavians!
Sweden will start with a squad full of NHL players. A total of 19 players from the NHL will be wearing Swedish ice hockey gear at the World Championships. There is therefore no shortage of quality. The number of offensive players from the NHL is particularly commendable. High-scoring encounters therefore seem almost inevitable
USA – Statistics & current form
The United States has not won a gold medal at an IIHF World Championship since 1960. Most of the time, the Americans fell short of the high expectations and even missed out on winning a medal. This was also the case in the last two World Championships. In 2022 and 2023, “Team USA” only finished fourth.
The result at the 2023 World Cup was particularly disappointing, as the USA played a strong tournament and dominated at will, especially in the group stage. In seven group matches, there were not only seven victories to celebrate. USA also scored 34 goals in the group stage, making it the best attack.
Attacking matches are also an obvious choice for the 2024 World Cup. The strength of the attack was already evident in the preparation match against Slovakia. Quinn’s team rolled over the Eastern Europeans and won 6:2. It’s quite possible that the United States will carry this momentum into Friday’s match against Sweden
End the negative series against Sweden?
With a win on Friday night, the US national team can also improve its record against “Tre Konor”. In the last three H2hs, the Scandinavian opponents have come off the ice victorious twice. If the United States win, there are odds of up to 2.45 for a Sweden vs.
It would be the first win against the Swedish national team since May 2017. The US squad was recently bolstered with nine more players, including six players from the NHL and three players from college teams. The latter will certainly want to prove themselves at the 2024 World Cup
Sweden – USA head-to-head / H2H record
The two nations meet for the 71st time. Sweden leads the H2H against the USA with a record of 45-7-18. In the last three encounters, “Tre Konor” has beaten the Americans twice. The last time Sweden and the USA met was at the 2023 World Cup. Team USA won that match 4:3 in overtime
Sweden – USA tip
Both nations are favored to make the playoffs. The only question is which starting place will secure their quarter-final ticket. If you take a look at the most recent H2h, goals are inevitable. In the last nine encounters between the two ice hockey nations, the mark of five goals has been broken.
It is quite possible that the trend will continue in the group opener of the 2024 World Cup. Betting on a high-scoring game is definitely worthwhile given the quality of both nations’ attacking play. The USA have already shown in the test against Slovakia how much attacking power they have in their World Cup squad
We place our Sweden vs. USA betting tip at odds of 2.05 on over 5.5 goals in the match. We bet five out of ten possible units on this. Alternatively, we also recommend betting on a win for the USA. Betting fans can also use a free bet for this
