Finland vs Bosnia: Finland begin their Nations League campaign with an opening clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina at home on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Finland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Saturday 4th June, 2022
Time: 09:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Finland come into this after a 2-0 loss against Serbia in a friendly clash last played in March 2022.
Duda and Jirka scored for the visitors as they inflicted a 2nd defeat in three matches on Finland.
The Finnish side missed on WCQ after they finished 3rd in the group with 11 points and will look to get back some lost confidence in the Nations League.
On the other hand, Bosnia returned to winning ways after 4 successive losses with a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in a friendly clash.
Dzeko’s strikes four minutes from time got them the win they needed. In a poor WCQ campaign, Bosnia finished in the penultimate spot in their group with just 7 points from 8 matches.
Hence, this is another opportunity to gain some confidence through the Nations League and utilize the much-required game time.
Montenegro and Romania complete this group in the Nations League.
Both sides last met in the WCQ in 2021 where Finland won 3-1 away from home through strikes from Forss, Lod and O’Shaughnessy.
Form Guide
Finland: LDLWW
Bosnia: WLLLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Finland 0-2 Serbia
Bosnia 1-0 Luxembourg
Ivaylo Petev gets his 3rd win after 15 games in charge of Bosnia-Herzegovina.. 🇧🇦
BIH – Kuwait 1-0 (Friendly)
Kazakhstan – BIH 0-2 (WC Qualifiers)
BIH – Luxembourg 1-0 (Friendly)3W, 6D, 6L.. #PetevBall ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/otiR1yWMFA
— BH live 🇧🇦 (@BHlive_official) March 29, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Finland vs Bosnia in India?
The match is live streamed on Sony LIV, Jio TV App; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 4.
Team News
Finland possible 11:
Hradecky, Alho, Vaisanen, S Vaisanen, O’Shaughnessy, Uronen, Lod, Kamara, Schuller, Pohjanpalo and Pukki
Gojak, Pjanić, Ahmedhodžić, Bilbija, Krunić, & Džeko at today’s training session in Zenica. 🇧🇦
Finland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday in Helsinki 🇫🇮.. predictions? pic.twitter.com/muE8QtY1M1
— BH live 🇧🇦 (@BHlive_official) June 1, 2022
Bosnia possible 11:
Sehic, Kolasinac, Civic, Sanicanin, Ahmedhodzic, Besic, Pjanic, Gojak, Stevanovic, Krunic and Dzeko
Prediction: Finland 2-1 Bosnia
Finland has been in rather indifferent form. Hence, we expect a cagey affair between the two sides.
However, Finland is slightly ahead in terms of the attacking front and hence, we see them win this one.
With just 1 win from 5 matches, Bosnia lack confidence and could take their time to get into the contest.
