Germany vs Kazakhstan Preview & Prediction | 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | Relegation

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The two bottom-placed finishers in their respective groups now face off as Germany and Kazakhstan each bid to avoid relegation.

Start date/time: Thursday 2nd January, 2025, UK – not before 4:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am

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

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

Germany vs Kazakhstan Prediction

Both Germany and Kazakhstan picked up just a point from their respective four group games, both of those points coming via an overtime defeat, Germany losing to Latvia and Kazakhstan against Slovakia. But the pair were even in terms of goals scored, with each finding the net eight times across 12 periods of ice hockey.

What will likely make the difference though when the two go head-to-head is Germany’s more resolute defence, having conceded ten less goals than their opponents. To have shipped 30 goals in total simply underlines that Kazakhstan’s defensive lines have been out of their depth in this tournament and Germany should be able to break through them multiple times and end up securing victory.

Germany vs Kazakhstan Tip: Germany to win