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Northern Ireland vs Finland Predictions & Tips – Draw predicted in the Euro qualifiers

By Vedran Ostojic

24 Mar 2023

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Vedran Ostojic 24 Mar 2023

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Northern Ireland vs Finland predictions for Sunday’s Euro qualifier match
The fixture is taking place at Windsor Park (19:45 GMT)
Are we going to see a winner in Belfast?

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Northern Ireland have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 matches against Finland (Getty Images)

Northern Ireland vs Finland Predictions

Northern Ireland failed to impress against San Marino, while Finland were just ten minutes away from causing an upset in Copenhagen. This should be a close match with a draw on the cards. BTTS is also tipped.

Northern Ireland vs Finland Predictions
Head to Head
Northern Ireland Form
Northern Ireland Squad & Team News
Finland Form
Finland Squad & Team News

Northern Ireland are undefeated in 8 of their last 10 home matches
Northern Ireland have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches
Northern Ireland have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 matches against Finland
Finland have scored in 14 of their last 15 matches (Euro qualifiers)

Head to Head

Northern Ireland have a 4-3 advantage against Finland with two draws in nine matches.

The most recent head to head encounter was in October 2015 in Helsinki, ending in a 1-1 draw.

Northern Ireland Form

As expected, Northern Ireland started the Euro 2024 qualifiers with a win against San Marino on Thursday night (2-0).

Both goals were bagged by Dion Charles, Preston’s striker who waited for 19 games to score for the national team. He is expected to lead the offense against Finland as well.

Northern Ireland won the most recent match at home against Kosovo (2-1), but that was their only victory in the last five contests.

Northern Ireland Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Conor Hazard, Luke Southwood

Defenders: Craig Cathcart, Jamal Lewis, Daniel Ballard, Ciaron Brown, Conor Bradley, Trai Hume, Eoin Toal

Midfielders: Paddy McNair, Shane Ferguson, George Saville, Jordan Thompson, Shea Charles, Cameron McGeehan, Sean Goss, Isaac Price

Forwards: Josh Magennis, Conor Washington, Gavin Whyte, Dion Charles, Matty Kennedy, Dale Taylor

Finland Form

Finland were defeated in the Scandinavian derby game on Thursday by Denmark in Copenhagen (1-3). They held hosts to a 1-1 draw for 82 minutes but conceded two late goals.

That was the third straight defeat for the Eagle-Owls, losing two friendly matches in January to Sweden (0-2) and Estonia (0-1).

Markku Kanerva’s side ended the previous UEFA Nations League B campaign with eight points, which was not enough to secure promotion.

Finland Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Lukáš Hrádecký, Jesse Joronen, Viljami Sinisalo

Defenders: Nikolai Alho, Leo Väisänen, Robert Ivanov, Richard Jensen, Arttu Hoskonen, Tuomas Ollila

Midfielders: Rasmus Schüller, Robin Lod, Glen Kamara, Pyry Soiri, Robert Taylor, Fredrik Jensen, Ilmari Niskanen, Kaan Kairinen, Niilo Mäenpää, Oliver Antman, Anssi Suhonen

Forwards: Teemu Pukki, Joel Pohjanpalo, Marcus Forss, Benjamin Källman

Sauli Väisänen, Daniel O'Shaughnessy and Jere Uronen were not called up.

Teemu Pukki has scored 37 goals in 109 internationals.

Verdict

Northern Ireland v Finland

Two of the last three head to head encounters between Northern Ireland and Finland ended without a winner. Five of the last six have seen BTTS.

BTTS Yes

Both Teams To Score

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Draw

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Draw 1-1

Correct Score

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