Finland vs Russia Betting Tips 16/06/2021

22:42, 13 Jun 2021

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22:42, 13 Jun 2021

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Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg will serve as the host for the match between Finland and Russia in Round two of the European Championship on 16th June 2021 at 18:30 IST. The odds are slightly in favor of the Russians as they are playing at home.

Teams Status

Finland

Finland are coming off a slender victory in an emotional match against Denmark. Joel Pohjanpalo opened the scoring for Finland in the second half before Lukas Hradecky made a brilliant save from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to take all three points from the Danes. Denmark dominated most of the match with 70% possession, 22 shots but they had just six on target. Finland on the other hand just had one shot which was the goal that they scored. In the qualifiers, they finished in the second position as they had won six matches and lost four matches in the ten matches that they played, accumulating 18 points in the process. Teemu Pukki scored ten out of the 16 goals that were scored by Finland in the qualifiers. Finland needs to put their 100% into this match as the last match in the group will be against Belgium.

Russia

Russia are on the back of a heartbreaking loss against Belgium in the first round as they lost 3-0 on home soil. The Inter Milan superstar Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring and the lead was doubled by Thomas Meunier in the first half and a late finish by Lukalu handed the Russians a 3-0 defeat. The Russians were dominated by Belgium as they could just have 34% possession and could get just five shots away with a sole shot on target. In the qualifiers, they won eight matches and lost just two matches. They bagged 24 points from the ten matches that they played in the group and finished in the second position. There might be a couple of injury scars for them as Daler Kuzyaev and Yuri Zhirkov were subbed off due to injuries and could be doubtful for the next match. They need the likes of Dzyuba, Golovin and Cheryshev to chip in with better performances against Finland and Denmark.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Finland	Draw	Russia
5.25	3.75	1.66
5.40	3.80	1.62
5.60	3.85	1.68

According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Russia is the favorite to win the match and is placed at 1.68, Finland is placed at 5.60 and the draw is at 3.85 odds. Russia is placed at 1.62 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Finland is placed at 5.40 and the draw is at 3.80 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Russia is placed at 1.66, Finland is placed at 5.25 and the draw is at 3.75 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Russia have a competitive advantage over Finland despite them winning the first match. Also, Russia will be playing on home turf. Similar to the previous head to head matches, this could also be a high scoring clash.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2 @ 1.75

In the last two head to head matches, a total of six goals were scored at an average of three goals per match. In the last ten matches that Russia had played across competitions, under two goals were scored in just three matches, while six matches had over two goals scored in them. Finland on the other hand also had seen under two goals in just three matches. They have also seen over two goals in four matches. The opening match that Russia played had over two goals scored in it. So it is very likely that at least two goals will be scored at 1.75 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Russia To Win @ 1.68

After losing the first match to Belgium, Russia would want to bounce back to winning ways and they need all three points to stay in the competition. Finland on the other hand will be looking to add on to the three points that they earned against Denmark. In the last three home matches that Russia played, they have won two and lost just one match. In the last six matches that Russia had played across competitions, they have won three and lost two matches. Finland on the other hand have won just one match in their last six matches, losing three and having two draws. So it could be that Russia could end up on the winning side and take all three points at 1.68 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

As predicted earlier, Belgium are on their way to finishing at the top of the table. But after Finland’s win over Denmark, even Russia has a shot for second place along with Finland. And the winner of this match will hold all the aces.