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Finland vs Ukraine Prediction & Betting tips
Finland and Ukraine face in Ratinan Stadion, in a match for this phase of the World Classification Europe (1st Round). In this match the home factor can be decisive, since Finland presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Finland :
The home team is currently in 5th place, with 1 point conquered, after 1 draw and 4 losses. In the penultimate game, lost out against the Ukraine by (1-0). In the last game, lost away against Turkey by (2-0). This is a team that has curiously been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; Against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played, for the Friendly, tied with Liechtenstein at home for (1-1). In their last eight home matches Finland have won 1, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 defeats in the last parties and did not win any of the last 5 parties. His defense has not been very solid, having suffered at least one goal in each of the last 5 games for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 8 games ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 7 in 8 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The team of coach Markku Kanerva comes to this game with a draw to a ball against Liechtenstein, thus totaling the fourth game without proving the taste of victory. In this home match the coach must act with a more defensive strategy, with low defensive lines, exploring the space existing in the backs of the rival. It is noteworthy that Finns expose multiple deficiencies in the maintenance of possession of the ball and in the defensive organization. For this game the coach can count on the same players of the last encounter.
Ukraine :
After 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the away team is currently in 3rd place with 8 points won. In the last game, they lost by (1-0) out against Croatia, after in the previous game, to have won by (1-0) at home with Finland. This is a team that has similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in his stadium. In the last game that disputed, for the Friendly, lost with Malta at home by (0-1). In their last 8 games as a visitor, Ukraine have won 3, 3 draws and 2 defeats. His attack has marked regularly, as he scored goals in 4 of the last 5 games for this competition.
The Ukrainian team arrives in this match with a defeat against Malta, 0-1, adding the consecutive snub in several competitions. In this match, coach Andriy Shevchenko should play in 4-2-3-1, privileging the possession of the ball and the organized attacks, mainly through the bands: Yarmolenko and Kovalenko are very fast and excellent players in the transport of the ball attack. Note that the right-hand Yarmolenko is the best scorer of the Ukrainian national team, with 3 goals in 5 games. For this game the visiting coach can count on all the staff at his disposal.
Finland vs Ukraine head to head matches
12.11.16 WC Ukraine Finland 1 : 0