Finland are terrible. They lost three consecutive games versus Denmark (0:1), Slovenia (0:3) and Kazakhstan (1:2). The last defeat meant that Finland were stripped of chances to qualify for the EURO via the group stage. However, two key scorers Pukki and Pohjanpalo keep on playing well in their clubs. Pukki has 10+1. playing for Minnesota and Pohjanpalo has 4+3, playing for Venezia.
The side has almost the same level of their squad as Finland. But they play worse. They have only 6 points (while Finland already have 12), and attacking actions are their main problem. Only San Marino (1) have scored less than Northern Ireland (7). In this match, Ross McCausland, a rising star of Rangers FC, is about to debut.
Finland are considered favourites of the match, despite losing three times in a row and not having any motivation. Besides, their head coach Markku Kanerva has been sick with coronavirus. He’s been out of the training process and probably could infect some of the players.
Result means nothing to the teams in this game. So they will play in an open style. Finnish forwards can prove themselves.
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Markku Kanerva
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Lukáš Hrádecký
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gk. | 89 | -97 |
Viljami Kari Veikko Sinisalo
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gk. | 1 | -1 |
Hugo Keto
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Jere Uronen
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df. | 66 | 1 |
Nikolai Alho
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df. | 33 | 0 |
Robert Ivanov
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df. | 26 | 0 |
Richard Jensen
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df. | 11 | 0 |
Arttu Hoskonen
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df. | 8 | 0 |
Miro Tenho
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df. | 2 | 0 |
Noah Pallas
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df. | 2 | 0 |
Tomas Galvez
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Rasmus Schüller
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mf. | 72 | 0 |
Robin Lod
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mf. | 62 | 5 |
Glen Kamara
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mf. | 56 | 2 |
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Pyry Soiri
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mf. | 42 | 5 |
Robert Taylor
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mf. | 32 | 2 |
Fredrik Jensen
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mf. | 26 | 7 |
Kaan Kairinen
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mf. | 13 | 0 |
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Lucas Lingman
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
Daniel Håkans
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mf. | 4 | 3 |
Matti Peltola
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Teemu Pukki
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fw. | 116 | 38 |
Joel Pohjanpalo
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fw. | 67 | 14 |
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Benjamin Källman
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fw. | 16 | 6 |
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Michael O'Neill
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Bailey Peacock-Farrell
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gk. | 42 | -54 |
Conor Hazard
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gk. | 5 | -2 |
Luke Southwood
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gk. | 1 | -1 |
Patrick McNair
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df. | 65 | 6 |
Jamal Lewis
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df. | 32 | 0 |
Daniel Ballard
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df. | 20 | 2 |
Ciaron Brown
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df. | 17 | 0 |
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Trai Ham
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df. | 8 | 0 |
Brodie Spencer
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Eoin Toal
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Michael Forbes
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df. | 0 | 0 |
George Saville
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mf. | 49 | 0 |
Jordan Thompson
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mf. | 33 | 0 |
Jordan Jones
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mf. | 19 | 1 |
Shea Charles
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mf. | 12 | 0 |
Isaac Price
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mf. | 7 | 1 |
Matthew Kennedy
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
Paddy Lane
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Brad Lyons
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
Josh Magennis
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fw. | 75 | 11 |
Conor Washington
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fw. | 41 | 6 |
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Dion Charles
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fw. | 20 | 2 |
Conor McMenamin
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fw. | 10 | 1 |
Paul Smyth
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fw. | 7 | 2 |
Dale Taylor
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Callum Marshall
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
Ross McCausland
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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