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Aron Wright - March 24, 2023
Northern Ireland vs Finland Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Euro Qualifiers on Sunday, 26 March 2023.
Northern Ireland have the chance to go after a ticket to the Euros, considering they are part of a group with no heavyweights. Denmark being the best squad in the group, tells a lot.
And the same goes for Finland too, who had managed to qualify for Euro 2020, after securing a second-place finish in their group in the Qualifiers.
The last four encounters in a row had goals from both teams, and three of these had three or more goals as well. In fact, since 1984, only one official h2h clash failed to have goals from both sides of the pitch.
Finland do have the confidence of securing a second-place finish in their qualifying group the last time around, which incidentally had the eventual winners Italy. They also lost just twice in the past nine-month period, and one of these defeats came against Sweden.
On the other hand, Northern Ireland have a single win to their name in more than a year, and all along they let in goals in plenty.
It looks like Finland should be able to secure a hard-fought win this Sunday.
The last four fixtures of the Northern Irish squad produced 16 goals in total, and three of the past four h2h meetings had three or more goals as well.
Finland will try their best to go after their struggling counterparts, and chances are quite high that goals will come in plenty.
As mentioned, the last four h2h meetings in a row had goals from both teams. As a matter of fact, every official h2h encounter since 1998 had goals from either side of the pitch.
Expect more of the same this weekend as well.
After securing a second-place finish in their group in the previous edition of the Qualifiers, the Finnish squad are back to try their luck again. And they have a real shot, considering they are part of a comparatively easy group.
Not only are Denmark the only strong team here, but San Marino, the absolute worst squad in international football are also part of the group.
Going on, Northern Ireland have been struggling quite a lot, that they have a single win in the past 12-month period, and this sole win came against minnows Kosovo.
On the other hand, the Finnish team lost just twice in the past nine months, and one of these losses occurred against Sweden.
Based on recent form, Finland to Win would be a neat pick at 2.70 odd.
Going on, the last four h2h clashes in a row had goals from both teams. These teams have a habit of turning their h2h meetings into high-scoring affairs. In fact, every single official h2h encounters in the past 25 years had goals from both teams.
Expect the streak to continue, and the odds for the same are placed at 2.00 odd.
