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France vs Sweden: prediction & betting odds May 17, 2025

The Matchday 9 encounter in Group A of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship between France and Sweden will take place on May 17 at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. France vs. Sweden: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

France National Team

The French team suffered a 2-5 defeat against Austria in their previous game, marking their fifth consecutive loss at this World Championship (1 in OT). Despite this, France was almost equal to their opponents in shots on target throughout the match. In their group, France ranks second in goals conceded (20), has only one point, and is in seventh place in the table.

  • At least five goals have been scored in regulation time in 5 of France's last 6 World Championship games.
  • The team has lost after three periods in 8 of their last 9 World Championship matches.
  • France has not scored more than two goals in regulation time in 4 of their last 5 World Championship games.

Sweden National Team

Sweden secured their fourth regulation-time victory in the tournament by defeating Slovenia (4-0) in their previous match. Elias Lindholm was a standout performer, scoring three goals. Notably, Sweden outshot their opponents nearly fivefold. With 15 points, the team leads Group A and is one of the most reliable (3 goals conceded) and highest-scoring teams (21 goals scored).

  • Sweden has scored at least three goals in four of their last head-to-head meetings in regulation time at the World Championship.
  • No more than six goals have been scored in 60 minutes in Sweden's last six World Championship games.
  • Sweden has conceded no more than one goal in regulation time in 4 of their last 5 World Championship matches.

France vs. Sweden: Match Prediction

In the upcoming match, I see Sweden as the clear favorite. The French team is unlikely to pose a significant challenge to their opponents. France struggles with effective attacks, having scored no more than one goal in regulation time in 5 of their last 6 head-to-head World Championship meetings. It's also worth noting that France has never defeated Sweden in the history of the World Championship.

On the other hand, Sweden will be focused solely on victory. The team is adept at exploiting their opponents' weaknesses and executing sharp attacks, having scored at least four goals in 5 of their last 6 World Championship games in 60 minutes. However, a tight schedule impacts the team's morale and physical condition. I don't expect Sweden to pursue a high-scoring result in the upcoming match, especially with a challenging game against Group A leaders Canada ahead.

Historically, head-to-head matches between France and Sweden have not been high-scoring affairs, with no more than four goals scored in 60 minutes in 5 of their last 6 World Championship meetings. Therefore, my prediction: Total under 7.5 goals

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IIHF World Championship: previous matches of the tournament

France
05/16/25
Austria
France
L
05/14/25
Slovakia
France
L
05/13/25
Canada
France
L
05/11/25
Finland
France
4
:
3
1
:
0
OT
L
05/10/25
France
Latvia
L
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Sweden
05/16/25
Sweden
Slovenia
W
05/14/25
Latvia
Sweden
W
05/12/25
Finland
Sweden
W
05/10/25
Sweden
Austria
W
05/09/25
Sweden
Slovakia
W
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Head-to-Head: France — Sweden

IIHF World Championship 2024
05/20/24
Sweden
France
IIHF World Championship 2023
05/20/23
Sweden
France
IIHF World Championship 2018
05/07/18
Sweden
France
IIHF World Championship 2015
05/10/15
Sweden
France
4
:
2
IIHF World Championship 2014
05/14/14
Sweden
France
2
:
1
IIHF World Championship 2011
05/05/11
Sweden
France
4
:
0
IIHF World Championship 2010
05/10/10
Sweden
France
3
:
2
IIHF World Championship 2009
05/03/09
Sweden
France
6
:
3
IIHF World Championship 2008
05/05/08
Sweden
France
9
:
0

Group stage

G — Games W — Wins in regulation time WO — Wins in overtime WS — Wins in post-game shootout L — The losses in the main time LO — Losses in overtime LS — Losses in the post-game shootout P — Pucks P — Points
Group A
Team
G
G
W
W
WO
WO
WS
WS
L
L
LO
LO
LS
LS
P
P
P
P
1
Canada
  5:3 1:2(S) 5:1 7:1 7:0 4:0 5:0 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 34:7 19
2
Sweden
3:5   2:1 4:2 6:0 5:0 4:0 4:0 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 28:8 18
3
Finland
2:1(S) 1:2   2:1 2:1 2:1 9:1 4:3(OT) 7 4 1 1 1 0 0 22:10 16
4
Austria
1:5 2:4 1:2   6:1 3:2(S) 3:2(S) 5:2 7 2 0 2 3 0 0 21:18 10
5
Latvia
1:7 0:6 1:2 1:6   5:1 5:2 4:1 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 17:25 9
6
Slovakia
0:7 0:5 1:2 2:3(S) 1:5   3:1 2:1 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 9:24 7
7
Slovenia
0:4 0:4 1:9 2:3(S) 2:5 1:3   3:1 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 9:29 4
8
France
0:5 0:4 3:4(OT) 2:5 1:4 1:2 1:3   7 0 0 0 6 1 0 8:27 1

Team Rosters

M — Minutes P — Pucks A — Assists P — Points
France

coach
Player M P A P
In squad
Antoine Keller
gk. 3 -11 0 0
Julian Junca
gk. 1 -5 0 0
Quentin Papillon
gk. 1 -4 0 0
Martin Neckar
gk. 0 0 0 0
Enzo Guebey
df. 5 0 0 0
Hugo Gallet
df. 5 0 0 0
Jules Boscq
df. 5 0 1 1
Kevin Spinozzi
df. 5 0 1 1
Pierre Crinon
df. 5 0 1 1
Vincent Llorca
df. 5 0 0 0
Bourgeois Fabien
df. 3 0 0 0
Yohan Coulaud
df. 3 0 0 0
Thomas Thiry
df. 0 0 0 0
Anthony Rech
fw. 5 0 0 0
Aurelien Dair
fw. 5 0 1 1
Charles Bertrand
fw. 5 0 0 0
Fabien Colotti
fw. 5 0 0 0
Kevin Bozon
fw. 5 1 0 1
Louis Boudon
fw. 5 1 0 1
Nicolas Ritz
fw. 5 0 0 0
Pierre Edouard Bellemare
fw. 5 1 3 4
Sacha Treille
fw. 5 0 1 1
Tim Bozon
fw. 5 1 1 2
Guillaume Leclerc
fw. 4 0 0 0
Jordann Perret
fw. 4 2 2 4
Alexandre Texier
fw. 3 0 2 2
Baptiste Bruche
fw. 2 0 0 0
Dylan Fabre
fw. 1 1 0 1
Sweden

Sam Hallam
coach
Player M P A P
In squad
Yacob Markstrem
gk. 3 -1 0 0
Samuel Ersson
gk. 2 -2 0 0
Arvid Söderblom
gk. 0 0 0 0
Adam Larsson
df. 5 1 2 3
Erik Gustafsson
df. 5 0 5 5
Jonas Brodin
df. 5 3 3 6
Marcus Pettersson
df. 5 0 3 3
Rasmus Andersson
df. 5 1 2 3
Simon Edvinsson
df. 5 0 1 1
Gabriel Carlsson
df. 1 1 0 1
Alexander Wennberg
fw. 5 1 2 3
Anton Bengtsson
fw. 5 1 0 1
Elias Lindholm
fw. 5 5 4 9
Emil Heineman
fw. 5 0 1 1
Filip Forsberg
fw. 5 0 1 1
Isac Lundeström
fw. 5 0 2 2
Jesper Froden
fw. 5 0 2 2
Leo Carlsson
fw. 5 1 2 3
Lucas Raymond
fw. 5 1 4 5
Marcus Johansson
fw. 5 1 2 3
Mika Zibanejad
fw. 5 4 0 4
Mikael Backlund
fw. 4 1 3 4
Christoffer Ehn
fw. 0 0 0 0
Max Friberg
fw. 0 0 0 0
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