Finland vs England Prediction & Betting Tips (13 October)

Finland would probably have preferred to receive a satisfied England and almost assured of going to League A but ultimately, they will receive an injured beast. Especially since it's not in good form at the sheepfold in Helsinki since the Finns conceded a third defeat in three matches against Ireland at home last Thursday 1-2. In September, Pukki's partners were beaten by the English 2-0 and Greece without any possible reaction 3-0. In June, the same story with a defeat against Portugal 4-2 and a parity score in Scotland 2-2 in two friendly matches.

Spoiled in the text at the top, the Three Lions thought they were having a good time in League B , results of the races, here they are in 2nd place, now three points behind Greece and obliged to recover this evening on the road. Everything started well for the English who won without conceding a goal against Ireland in Dublin 0-2 and against the same Finland at Wembley 2-0. It is always good to remember that we are talking about a double finalist selection for the Euro.

For this gathering, Finland had to compose without the defensive elements Ollila (Paris FC, 3 sel) and 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). That's a bunch of more or less important players in the selection but let's note the presence of the very interesting and very little rated on the market, Pohjanpalo (2 goals in 5 appearances in SA with Venezia), scorer Thursday evening against Ireland, in vain. Note also the presence of goalkeeper and captain Hradecky (Bayer Leverkusen), Rennes midfielder Kamara without forgetting the legend Pukki (42 goals in 124 caps). Fredrik Jensen (Augsburg, 8 goals in 32 caps) did not play against Ireland and could have playing time against the Three Lions. For England, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), will not be back-up this evening following his injury contracted Thursday evening against Greece. Scorer and savior of United in the Europa League against Porto, Maguire was not called up like Trippier (retirement), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Dunk (Brighton), Tomori (no longer called up since the end of 2023 ), Maddison (Tottenham), Bowen (West Ham) and Eze (Crystal Palace).

No longer in the odor of sanctity in the selection, Sancho and Rashford seem forced to stay away from the national lists. Prince Harry Kane (68 goals in 100 caps) did not play against Greece due to a physical alert and is not certain to play this evening. While we thought we would see Watkins (Aston Villa) take the torch up front, it was Jude Bellingham who started as number 9 alongside a boy who has been completely ghostly since the start of the season, Phil Foden (Man City ), more decisive in fifteen selection matches. Note the presence of major elements such as Kyle Walker (substitute against Greece), Conor Callagher (Atlético Madrid), the crack Madueke (Chelsea), the excellent Solanke (Tottenham), the "Ice Boy" Cole Palmer ( Chelsea) without forgetting midfielder Declan Rice.