2022 IIHF World Championship: France vs Slovakia Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds │13 MAY, 2022

France and Slovakia are playing in the IIHF World Championship. They are in Group A. The match is scheduled for 13.05.2022 at the Helsinki Ice Hall.

France crashed out of the World Championships in 2019 and didn't qualify for the Beijing Olympics. Philippe Bozon's side had played eight friendlies in which they claimed two wins and six defeats before the 2018 World Cup in Finland. Alexandre Texier is the leading scorer at the 2022 World Championship.

The Slovak national team has been a force to be reckoned with in World Cups and won the 2002 World Cup. In the previous eight World Championships, the Slovaks had qualified out of the group only once, and even then they lost in the quarter-finals to the Americans. At the Beijing Olympics, they clinched the bronze medals, beating Germany and the USA in play-offs, before demolishing Sweden 4-0 in repechage final.

The French team has not played in the World Championships since 2019. The French national team lost four out of five friendly games before the 2022 World Cup. Slovakia have won four of their last five official games. Slovak national teams has never lost in regulation time in six friendlies before 2019-2022 World Cups.

France and Slovakia are playing in the IIHF World Championship in 2022. France has not played in a World Championships since 2019. The French team has lost four out of five friendly games before the 2022 World Cup. Slovakia has won four of their last five official games.

France and Slovakia are playing in the IIHF World Championship on 13 May 2022. France is the favorite to win. Slovakia reached the quarter-finals at the 2021 World Cup and the bronze medals at 2022 Olympics. The Slovaks beat the French 2-0 before the tournament. The French team is just returning to the elite world division. They need to play bright and attacking hockey from the first game.