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Iceland Finland betting prediction


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This will be a one sided match, as Iceland has shown good performances in their last couple of matches and show great offensive strength, as Finland has serious issues in their defense and attack, but their offensive system has been very bad, with a very small number of goals scored. With these facts in mind, we believe Iceland will take advantage of their higher quality squad and win 3 points.
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Preview
Iceland and Finland meet at Laugardalsvöllur, in a match for this stage of the WC Qualification Europe (1st Round). The only recent head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 13‑01‑2016, and ended in a (0‑1) win by Iceland. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Iceland

The home team plays their second match in Group I, after the (1‑1) draw in their first match for this group stage, against Ukraine. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 7 home matches Iceland has won 4 and tied 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 6 of their 15 matches, but have been able to turn the score around in 2.

Iceland surprised the world with their great campaign in this Euro Cup as they went all the way up to the quarter finals, being eliminated by the host. In the group stage, they had one win and 2 draws, having scored 4 goals and conceded 3. In the round of 16 they beat England and was eliminated in the next round against France, but it was a great campaign, as they weren't expected to go through the group stage. In these qualifiers, they had a draw in their first match against Ukraine, as it was a good match and the draw was a fair result. Iceland usually plays in a 4-4-2 formation with 4 midfielders, one central forward and a forward without a specific position, and it has been working as they have been able to score and maintain a defensive performance.

Confirmed Lineup: Ögmundur Kristinsson, Ari Freyr Skúlason, Birkir Már Sævarsson, Kári Árnason, Birkir Bjarnason, Jóhann Guðmundsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Alfreð Finnbogason, Björn Sigurðarson.
Coach: R. Sigurðsson, Å. Fridtjof Hareide.

Analysis Finland

The away team comes to this 2nd round of Group I after a draw in their debut in this group stage, against Kosovo, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Finland has won 2, tied 2 and lost 6. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 11 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Finland is going through a bad phase, as they weren't even able to make it to the Euro Cup, as they finished the qualifiers in 4th place with 12 points in 10 matches, as they showed offensive issues, being the worst attack in their group. Now, in the World Cup qualifiers, they are looking for a better campaign, but they had a bad start after a home draw against Kosovo, considered the worst team in the group. They usually play in a 3-4-2 formation, focused on defense, attacking through counter attacks, and their ineffective offense has 7 goals in their last 15 matches.

Confirmed Lineup: Lukáš Hrádecký, Paulus Arajuuri, Sauli Väisänen, Markus Halsti, Niklas Moisander, Kari Arkivuo, Robin Lod, Alexander Ring, Kasper Hämäläinen, Përparim Hetemaj, Teemu Pukki.
Coach: M. Kanerva.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Iceland vs Finland match, on 6 October 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Iceland wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Iceland vs Finland on 6 October 2016 will be played at Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur.

 

WC Qualification Europe - 2018 Russia

  • 100% 278 / 278 Games

  • Home team wins 47.48%
  • Draws 18.71%
  • Away team wins 33.81%
  • Over 1.5 74.82%
  • Over 2.5 51.8%
  • Over 3.5 34.53%
  • Goals 807
  • Goals /match 2.9
  • Goals /match home 1.65
  • Goals /match away 1.25
  • Both teams score 37.05%
  • Goals after 80' 17.97%
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