Russia – Belarus

The Russian national team will win comfortably and please their fans

Both teams easily defeated Kazakhstan in their opening games, 4-1 on Thursday against Belarus and 6-2 on Saturday against the hosts. The Russian team showed its high potential in the second period against Kazakhstan. The final third was a formality. Alexei Zhamnov's team has yet to see any problems in the game. Despite having only two practice sessions, the players had a well-coordinated game with an emphasis on offense and attacks. In the match against Kazakhstan, the Belarusians were calm and accurate in taking dangerous chances. They had not many of them in the course of the game, but high execution percentage helped solve all the problems. Vladimir Alistrov got his hat-trick. The Russian team, with the support of the stands, is likely to have another outstanding game. The fans will be satisfied. Alexei Zhamnov's charges are focused on offense, which will be extremely difficult for the Belarusians to overcome with such a motivated team. Bookmakers have no doubt the Russians will win. We should expect an interesting encounter, but not a sensation. Until May, the Russian team will not play again. On the ice the team must give one hundred percent. Another confident victory for the Russians is quite possible, given their desire to enjoy hockey under the national team coach. We can bet that the Russian team will win the match with a handicap (-2.5) goal.