Finland vs Czechia Preview & Prediction | 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | Group Stage

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An exciting match is in prospect between two red-hot offences in Finland and Czechia.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – NHL Network / Canada – TSN/RDS

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – NHL Network via subscriptions for fuboTV, DirectTV, SlingTV or ESPN+ / Canada – TSN streaming platforms

Finland vs Czechia prediction

Finland are one of four teams yet to have tasted defeat so far in this tournament, but no nation has matched their offensive production as of yet. After backing up a 2-6 win over Denmark, Finland’s 8-0 thrashing of Latvia was a real statement to the rest of their competition and when factoring in Czechia’s 2-7 triumph vs Denmark last time out, we could be in for a very high-scoring encounter here.

Defence is likely to wind up being the difference between these two teams and whilst Finland have faced easier competition than Czechia, them already recording a shutout is not to be sniffed at. Despite this, the sensible move would be to back both teams scoring at least two points over the course of the three periods. 

Finland vs Czechia tip: Both teams to score 2 or more goals