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European Championship: Wales vs Finland – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Euro 2024 Qualifiers match between Wales and Finland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Team form: Wales vs Finland

Wales Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Wales managed to beat Croatia 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Armenia. Most recently, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Turkey. Wales claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six internationals. They also drew three and lost zero, as they scored ten and conceded three goals.

Finland Form

Finland look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Kazakhstan, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Northern Ireland in a 4-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against San Marino in their most recent outing. Finland won three of a possible six internationals, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight while also conceding seven times.

Betting stats and facts for Wales and Finland

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Wales and Finland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 19 of the last 21 Wales matches in the European Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Wales have not lost 18 of the last 20 home matches in the European Championship
  • In 13 of the last 15 Wales matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 Wales home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Wales have scored in 15 of the last 17 home matches in the European Championship
  • In 13 of the last 15 Finland away matches in the European Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Finland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Finland have scored in 12 of the last 14 away matches in the European Championship
  • In the last 4 Finland matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 Finland matches in the European Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players in form: Wales vs Finland

Pyry Soiri shows decent form right now for Finland, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the European Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Wales, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Harry Wilson also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six European Championship matches.

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Full-time result

Wales won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Cardiff City Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Finland won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Wales didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches. Wales have not lost to Finland in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wales scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Finland scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Wales managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Finland have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Wales when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wales, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Finland, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.

Suggested bet: Wales vs Finland

To summarize, the upcoming European Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Wales vs Finland mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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