Finland vs Ireland Prediction & Betting Tips (10 October)

Present in the England group, Finland got off to a very bad start to this Nations League campaign, conceding two defeats in as many matches against Greece on the road 3-0 and at Wembley against the English 2-0. If we count the friendlies played in June following their non-call to the Euro, the Finns remain in four matches without a victory following their setback against Portugal 4-2 and a parity score against the Scots 2-2 .On the other side of the median, we find an Irish selection which has not started its campaign much better with two defeats also against England at home 0-2 and still at home against Greece 0-2 .

What is more worrying for the Irish is their two losses at home and without succeeding in finding the fault offensively speaking. The Green Army also lost to Portugal in a friendly in June 3-0, and have won only one of their last eight matches in all competitions (5 defeats, 2 draws, 1 victory).

The Finnish coach ignored the defenders Ollila (Paris FC, 3 sel), Väisänen (27 sel), the midfielder Kairinen (injured), without forgetting to mention the attackers Haarala (present in September), Hakans ( 4 goals in 8 games, Lech Poznan, injured), and Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough, absent from the field since March). On the other hand, the Finnish legend Pukki (42 goals in 123 caps), the interesting Pohjanpalo (Venezia, 15 pawns in 73 caps) or the Augsburg striker, Jensen (8 goals in 32 caps) will be there. In the midfield, Rennais Kamara (61 caps) was called up like Schüller (77 caps) and the young Hamburg player Suhonen (8 caps). In the cages, the well-known Hradecky (Leverkusen, 94 caps) will be present. Like the English selection, Ireland is made up of a good number of players playing in the United Kingdom, whether in Scotland, in the country, or even in Wales and England.

Offensively speaking, we note the presence of boys like Idah (Celtic, 4 goals in 28 games), Ogbene (Ipswich, 4 goals), and Evan Ferguson (Brighton, 3 goals in 14 caps). In the middle with more than 30 caps to their credit, Cullen (Burnley, 36 caps) and Knight (32 caps, Bristol) are very present like the important defender Brady playing for Preston in the Championship (9 goals in 66 caps ) or even O'Dowda (Cardiff, 30 caps) and O'Shea (Ipswich, 28 caps). In the forfeit section, we are obliged to mention the players present in September such as Doherty (Wolverhampton, choice), Jake O'Brien (Everton), Coleman (Everton, injured), Browne (Sunderland, 5 goals in 37 internationals), Smallborne (Southampton) and Callum Robinson (Cardiff, 9 goals in 38 caps). Clearly, overall, there are a number of important and even regular players absent for this gathering and many by choice.