World2026 season
IIHF World Championship predictions
- Games played
- 64/64
- Teams
- 16
- Home wins
- 59%
- Avg goals
- 6
May 2026100% of the season playedJun 2026
Every game below has a win probability (overtime and shootout included), a projected score and lines for the puck line and total goals; where bookmakers price a game, the pick leans toward their consensus.
Next games
No IIHF World Championship games scheduled in the next seven days.
IIHF World Championship predictions: questions
- How accurate are the IIHF World Championship predictions?
- Every pick is settled in public on the accuracy page, by competition and by confidence, so the record can be checked game by game.
- How many goals are scored in IIHF World Championship games?
- Finished IIHF World Championship games this season have averaged 6 goals in total, and the home team has won 59% of them. Each game's own projected total is on its prediction page.
- When are IIHF World Championship predictions published?
- Up to 3 days before the face-off. Each prediction is updated as the betting market moves, until the game starts.
- What do the puck line and the total mean?
- The puck line is hockey's handicap: −1.5 means the favourite has to win by two goals or more, +1.5 that the underdog covers if it wins or loses by one. A win after overtime or a shootout is always by one goal. The total is the number of goals both teams score together, overtime included and a shootout counted as one goal; the over/under pick says whether the game should finish above or below the line.
- Are the IIHF World Championship predictions free?
- Yes. The win probability, projected score, puck line and total goals of every IIHF World Championship game are free to read, with no sign-up.
- How are the predictions made?
- Each team gets attack and defence ratings from this season's games in regulation, weighted toward recent form and adjusted for the opponents faced, plus a home-ice edge measured for each league. A Poisson model turns them into the chance of every score, ties go to overtime and the shootout, and where bookmakers price a game the model is blended with their consensus.