Finland vs Ukraine. Will the Ukrainians interrupt the streak without wins?
On October 9, in the qualification match of the 2022 World Cup, the national teams of Finland and Ukraine will fight. The meeting will take place at the Olympic Stadium (Helsinki).
Finland is very weak in qualifying matches, while the Finns retain their chances of reaching the main part of the tournament. True, in the last battle, the "owls" blundered, losing to France with a score of 0: 2 on the road . Markku Kanerva's wards could not do anything with the champion, the national team never hit the shots of the "tricolor" in two halves. At the same time, the French skillfully disposed of their moments, scoring a ball in each of the segments.
Finland takes 3rd place in Group D, having earned 5 points after 4 meetings, with a goal difference of 4: 5.
Ukraine
Ukraine still does not know defeats in this drawing of a ticket to the World Cup, however, the national team does not have much joy - all 5 of their meetings were drawn by the "yellow-blue" ones. The last match was no exception, in which the wards of Alexander Petrakov on the road parted with the Czech Republic 1: 1. The Ukrainians started, as always, lively, thanks to which they managed to open an account even before the break, Kornienko tried. After that, the guests actually quit playing, the team closed at their gates, for which they were punished in the very ending.
Ukraine takes 2nd place in the group, having earned 5 points after 5 meetings, with a goal difference of 6: 6.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Finland vs Ukraine
FinlandFinland is very weak in qualifying matches, while the Finns retain their chances of reaching the main part of the tournament. True, in the last battle, the "owls" blundered, losing to France with a score of 0: 2 on the road . Markku Kanerva's wards could not do anything with the champion, the national team never hit the shots of the "tricolor" in two halves. At the same time, the French skillfully disposed of their moments, scoring a ball in each of the segments.
Finland takes 3rd place in Group D, having earned 5 points after 4 meetings, with a goal difference of 4: 5.
Ukraine
Ukraine still does not know defeats in this drawing of a ticket to the World Cup, however, the national team does not have much joy - all 5 of their meetings were drawn by the "yellow-blue" ones. The last match was no exception, in which the wards of Alexander Petrakov on the road parted with the Czech Republic 1: 1. The Ukrainians started, as always, lively, thanks to which they managed to open an account even before the break, Kornienko tried. After that, the guests actually quit playing, the team closed at their gates, for which they were punished in the very ending.
Ukraine takes 2nd place in the group, having earned 5 points after 5 meetings, with a goal difference of 6: 6.
Finland vs Ukraine facts
- Ukraine drew in its last 5 World Cup qualifiers;
- Total Goals Under 2.5 played in 8 of Ukraine's last 9 World Cup qualifiers;
- Total Goals Under 2.5 played in Finland's last 3 World Cup qualifiers.
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