The Islanders are distinguished for their disciplined defensive play throughout the season and it is often thanks to the quality actions in their own zone that they snatched the victory. In the playoffs, the team managed to develop the streak to four wins, including dealing with Tampa in the opening match with a score of 2:1. However, in the previous meeting the “Islanders” had an unsuccessful second twenty minutes, during which they conceded two goals, and because of this they lost 2:4. Of course, it will be much easier for Barry Trotz’s charges to play on the home court, because during this Stanley Cup they lost on their ice only once in regulation time.
The Austrian national team made it to the final tournament of the main football forum in Europe for the third time. In the group, the team lost only to the Polish national team, while being ahead of difficult opponents, such as Israel, Latvia and Slovenia. After this success, the red-whites built on their success in the League of Nations, where they chalked up four victories, which was enough to take first place and get a ticket to League A. The start of the selection for the World Championship in Qatar was uncertain for the team of Franco Foda. In the first match the Austrians drew with Scotland (2:2), after which they beat the Faroe Islands (3:1) and received a defeat on their field from Denmark (0:4), for which we made a prediction. In the debut match of Euro 2020, the guests easily dealt with North Macedonia, which they beat with a score of 3:1. It is noteworthy that decisive goals in this duel were scored by two substitutes (Gregoric and Arnautovic).
