Can the Finns resist on their own ground? Italy is preparing to return to the final tournaments

Finland: Team information, moment form

The Finns are part of an excellent qualification campaign. They are in 2nd position, with 12 points accumulated in 5 stages. The Nordics lost a single match, even the first, against today’s opponent, 2-0 in Italy. Later, the Finns won match after match and thus reached 4 consecutive victories. On Thursday, they received a visit to Greece and won a vital match, with a score of 1-0. The team’s goal was scored by none other than T. Pukki, from the penalty spot. The top of Finland has a dream season start with Norwich in the Premier League, being the key man of the Canaries.

Italy: Team information, moment form

Having missed the last 2 final tournaments, Italy seems determined not to repeat past mistakes. They have an influx of new and national players seems to be doing better than ever. After 5 disputed stages, the Italians are in the first position, with maximum points accumulated, 16 goals scored and only 2 collected. Previous round, the guests defeated Armenia on the move, with a score of 3-1. The key people of Italy in this qualifying campaign are A. Belotti, Lorenzo Insigne and Fabio Quagliarella, all 3 having 2 goals scored and one decisive pass offered. Italy has not lost an official match since September 2018, when it lost 1-0 to Portugal in the League of Nations.

Finland vs Italy Picks

Finland and Italy have the best defense in this group, both having only scored 2 goals so far. It is very likely that the two will go to the final tournament together, and a draw would not dissuade either of them. I expect a balanced game, in which the Finns will try to cut off the attacks of the guests.

Our Prediction: x2

Odds: 1.40