USA U20 vs Latvia U20 Prediction: the Americans are playing hockey of the highest quality

Prediction for the USA U20 vs Latvia U20 match which will take place on January 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Team USA is a five-time World Champion U-20, but after 2024, they could get another title. It's all about the fact that the USA is the tournament's favorite, ahead of the formidable Canadians and the Swedes hosting the championship. Before the tournament began, the Americans played two games in which they beat the Swedes and Canadians 5:3 and 6:5, which speaks about their level of ambition. In the official matches, David Carle's charges beat the Norwegians, Swiss, Czechs, and Slovaks 29:9 to first place in Group B.

The Latvian national team has made significant progress at the 2024 World Championship compared to their results a year ago. Latvia lost all four of their matches in the group stage of the competition, picking up a point in a 2:1 OT defeat of Switzerland, but then beat the Austrians twice, 5:2 and 4:2, to keep their place among the world's elite. Artis Abols' men got off to an even worse start at the 2024 FIFA World Cup, losing their first three matches by a combined score 2:0 to Sweden, Canada, and Finland. 

Team USA is currently the favorite to win the 2024 World Championship. With six wins in six games, the Americans are playing hockey of the highest quality and are capable of taking on the big boys. On the other hand, the Latvians have played terribly against status teams, losing three times in a row by a combined score of 20:0 but winning the decisive game in the group stage to qualify for the playoffs. 

The confrontation between the USA and Latvian national teams at the youth level has traditionally been productive. Over the past decade and a half, the opponents have met four times and combined for 41 goals (averaging 10.25 per game), an incredibly high rate for such tournaments.