Finland vs Greece Prediction and Betting Tips | November 17th 2024
Finland will invite Greece to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in their final group-stage match of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. The hosts have lost all five games in the competition thus far while the visitors have registered four wins.
Huuhkajat met the Republic of Ireland in their previous outing on Thursday, suffering a 1-0 away loss. Evan Ferguson scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute. The hosts failed to score for the third time in five games and will look to return to goalscoring ways.
Greece saw their winning streak across all competitions ended after five games on Thursday, as they suffered a 3-0 home loss to England. They conceded at least three goals for the first time in over a year.
Finland vs Greece Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 19 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with a 10-6 lead in wins and three games ending in draws.
- They have met thrice in the Nations League, with the visitors recording two wins and one for the hosts.
- The visitors are on a three-game winning streak in their travels, scoring two goals apiece.
- Finland have an unbeaten home record in this fixture, recording five wins in eight games.
- Greece have suffered one loss in their last eight away games in the Nations League, recording six wins while keeping five clean sheets.
- Only Israel (13) have conceded more goals than Finland (11) in the ongoing Nations League campaign.
- Greece have won three of their last four meetings against Finland while keeping two clean sheets. Interestingly, all three wins were registered at home.
Finland vs Greece Prediction
Finland have endured a poor run of form recently, as they are winless in their last seven games, suffering six defeats. They have conceded at least two goals in six games during that period and will look to improve upon that record. They have an unbeaten home record in this fixture, recording a 2-0 home win in the inaugural edition of the Nations League.
Greece failed to score for the first time since March on Thursday and will look to return to goal-scoring ways. They have scored at least twice in five of their last six games.
Considering the current form of the two teams and the visitors' better goalscoring record, the visitors are expected to record a comfortable win.
Prediction: Finland 1-2 Greece
Finland vs Greece Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Greece to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both Teams to Score - Yes