Czech Republic vs Great Britain Prediction 18 May 2024

🔊Will the Czech hockey team win their group at the home tournament? The Czech national team has already secured a spot in the playoffs of the home World Championship. And in this match, they will continue their winning path. The only defeat from the Swiss does not allow them to take first place in the group. The British, however, are yet to play their main match of the tournament. To maintain their place in the elite division, they need a victory over Austria in regular time.

The Czech Republic undoubtedly wants to win at the home World Championship. But the main matches for this team are yet to come. At this stage, the team is focused on securing as high a place in the group as possible or winning it. Today's match will be another step for the Czech team towards achieving this goal. The Czechs try to play fast, combinational hockey without forgetting about defense. Overall, the depth of the squad allows them to apply pressure throughout the entire match.

Great Britain has scored the least in the tournament, only two pucks. And both were against Canada in the first match. The team's positional attack is not set up at all, with all hopes on quick counterattacks. However, in this component, the British are let down by their ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities. The goalkeeper of the Great Britain national team is not out of play, but his "saves" are not enough for overall success. So far, the British, along with the Poles, appear to be the main candidates for relegation at the end of the championship. It will be difficult for them to oppose anything against the Czechs.

Projected lineups
Czech Republic: Dostal – Krejcik, Gudas – Cervenka, Sedlak, Kase

Great Britain: Whistle – Jones, Halbert – Betteridge, Nilsson, Lake

There are no injuries in the lineups of the playing teams. Information about player injuries will be updated throughout the tournament.

Goalkeepers
Czech Republic's goalkeeper Lukas Dostal is playing at an excellent level. He makes no mistakes on the goal line, performs well when coming out of the goal, and smartly reduces distance on long shots.

Great Britain's goalkeeper Jackson Whistle has conceded the most pucks in this tournament, but it's not just his mistakes to blame. British hockey players block very few shots and do not help their goalkeeper.

Editorial prediction
The British do not match the level of this tournament in terms of quality of play; they have conceded the most pucks in the tournament. The Czech national team will try to please their fans in the last matches of the group stage. The British defense has not coped with any team in the tournament, likely the Czechs will be no exception. In our opinion, this match will see more than five pucks scored in regular time.