Hockey prediction Slovenia vs. Latvia. World Championship Prediction 05/13/2025
At the 2025 World Championship, the next hockey match is taking place in Group A, which will take place on May 13 at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. As part of the tournament, the Slovenian national team will meet with the Latvian national team. We offer you a forecast for the World Championship in this match.
Slovenia
The Slovenian national team is ranked 19th in the IIHF rankings. One of the team’s best achievements at the World Championship is 13th place in 2002 and 2005. The Slovenian national team made its Olympic debut in 2014 and reached the quarterfinals, where it lost to the Swedish national team. Before the games at the World Championship, the Slovenian national team played 4 friendly matches, winning two of them against the Hungarian and Kazakh national teams, and losing two to the Polish and Danish national teams. At the 2025 World Championship, the team has already played two matches and lost both. On May 10, they lost to the Canadian team with a score of 0:4, on May 11, they lost to the Slovakian team with a score of 1:3.
Latvia
The Latvian team is ranked 9th in the IIHF ranking. Among the team’s greatest achievements, it is worth noting that Latvia became a prize winner at the 2023 World Championship for the first time in history, taking 3rd place. The team’s participation in the Olympic Games was marked by 8th place in 2014. Before the start of the World Championship, the team played 8 friendly matches, receiving only three losses, and the other five victories. The team played its first match at the 2025 World Championship against the French team and won with a score of 4:1. The second match was held on May 11 against the Canadian team, where they lost with a score of 1:7.
Hockey Slovenia vs. Latvia prediction
The last face-to-face meeting between the teams took place at the Olympic Games in 2024. The Latvian team won with a score of 4:2. Our prediction – a victory for Latvia with a handicap of “-1.5” (odds 1.85).
