Finland vs Wales: Wales travel to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium for an international friendly fixture against Finland on Wednesday, as the eye a win.
Match Details:
Teams: Finland vs Wales
Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Wednesday 1st September, 2021
Time: 09:30 PM IST
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Preview
Finland head into this one on the back of a 2-0 loss in their final league match of the Euro 2020; where they finished 3rd and were knocked out of the competition.
After beating Denmark in their opening match 1-0 after Pohjanpalo’s second half goal secured the points followed by successive losses against Russia and Belgium.
Against the Red Devils; Hradecky’s own goal and Lukaku’s strike 9 minutes from time ensured an easy win for the Belgians as they knocked out the Finnish team.
On the other hand; Wales finished their Euro 2020 campaign in the Round of 16 after they lost to Denmark 4-0 in that clash.
The Wales side finished 2nd in their group and sealed qualification to the knockouts.
Dolberg guided the Danish side with a brace followed by goals from Mæhle and Braithwaite which ensured a thumping win.
The last time these two sides faced each other Wales won 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League in 2020.
Goals from Wilson, James and Moore gave the hosts a convincing win.
Form Guide
Finland: LLWLL
Wales: DDWLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Finland 0-2 Belgium
Wales 0-4 Denmark
Where to watch the live streaming of Finland vs Wales in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Country’s official football website.
Team News
There are no injury concerns for Finland ahead of this clash while Ramsey and Rodon miss out for Wales due to a muscle injury and knock sustained respectively.
Finland possible 11:
Hradecky, Raital, O’Shaughnessy, Arajuuri, Toivio, Uronen, Kamara, Sparv, Jensen, Pohjanpalo and Pukki
Wales possible 11:
Ward, Gunter, Mepham, Ampadu, Davies, James, Brooks, Allen, Morrell, Bale and Moore
Prediction: Finland 0-2 Wales
Both sides have not been in good form with successive losses in their last 2 matches respectively.
Although, Wales have the quality in their ranks to trouble the home side and we expect them to do so with a comfortable win.
Players to watch out for: Pukki, Pohjanpalo, Moore and James.