Will Finland or Ireland get their first win in the Nations League tonight?
19:45 Thursday
Both looking to get their first win in League B Group 2, Ireland face Finland at the Helsingin olympiastadion.
Finland vs Ireland Prediction
- Both winless - and pointless - after two matches in the UEFA Nations League, Finland and Ireland meet in Helsinki on Thursday evening.
- Both teams have been beaten by England and Greece so far, with Finland sitting at the foot of the group on goal difference.
- These two sides last met in this competition back in 2020, with Finland claiming 1-0 victories both home and away.
- Ireland have scored in just two of their last eight games.
- Finland have 13 goals in their last eight games.
- Finland can come out on top thanks to a superior attack.
Score Prediction: Finland 1-0 Ireland
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Finland vs Ireland Lineups
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Finland Predicted Lineup vs Ireland
Hrádecky, Uronen, Ivanov, Hoskonen, Ståhl, Kamara, Peltola, Keskinen, Schüller, Jensen, Pukki
Ireland Predicted Lineup vs Finland
Kelleher, Brady, O'Shea, Collins, Ebosele, Molumby, Cullen, Knight, Szmodics, Idah, Ogbene
Finland vs Ireland Team News
- Finland should be without any injury concerns here.
- Will Smallbone and Callum O'Dowda are both missing through injury for the visitors.
Finland vs Ireland Odds
| Result | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2/1 | 33% |
| Draw | 2/1 | 33% |
| Ireland | 15/8 | 35% |
Finland vs Ireland Bet Builder Tips
Our Finland vs Ireland Bet Builder tip features Finland to win, Robert Brady to be carded and Sam Szmodics to have over 0.5 shots on target.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 17/1 with Unibet.
Neither side is in good form with both losing convincingly against Greece and England in their opening fixtures in the Nations League, however, Finland have shown more promise.
Ireland have failed to score in six of their last eight games and have just three goals in that time, conceding 11.
Finland, while being just as defensively weak, have scored 13 goals in their last eight games including two against Portugal.
They also have the home crowd behind them today and I expect both of these poor defences to cancel each other out leaving this to be a battle of attacks, which Finland should win.
Robert Brady has five yellows in 14 appearances in all competitions this season (3 in 4.5 games in the Championship) and is averaging 3.5 fouls per game in the Nations League already.
Szmodics hasn't got off to the best of starts in the Premier League but will fancy his chances against this Finland side.
Finland have conceded an average of 15.5 shots in their two games so far and with the defensive frailties of both sides I expect this game to produce plenty of chances, giving Ireland's main threat (most shots per game) a great chance of getting one on target.
