Sweden vs Latvia Preview & Prediction | 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | Quarter-Final

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Sweden meet Latvia in the first of four scheduled quarter-finals to be played in less than a 24-hoyr period.

Start date/time: Thursday 2nd January, 2025, UK – not before 5:00pm / US ET – not before 12:00pm / US PT – not before 9:00am

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

Sweden vs Latvia Prediction

Sweden head into this game as firm favourites to get the better of Latvia, who finished the group stage with eight less points after Sweden topped Group B with 12 points. The Swedes are the only team who enter the knockout phase with a perfect record of four wins from four and without any overtime being needed.

In terms of goals scored and conceded, Sweden have scored 16 more goals than Latvia and conceded three less. Expect them to dominate the Latvians over the course of this match and eventually emerge victorious.

Sweden vs Latvia Tip: Sweden to win