The only clashes between the Belgians and Finns in the EURO context came in the UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying round. Such match ended with Finland winning 2-0 in Helsinki with goals from Jonatan Johansson and Alexei Eremenko. While the duel in Brussels ended 0- 0. Neither team made it to the finals, although Finland finished fourth in Group A with 24 points, one place ahead and six points more than the Belgians.
Those two draws increased Finland’s unbeaten streak against Belgium to seven matches (four wins and three draws). The Nordics’ last defeat dates back to October 1968 when they fell 6-1 in the qualifying round of the FIFA World Cup in Waregem. Lon Polleunis scored a hat-trick for the Belgian team. With this result, Belgium accumulated three victories and a draw in the first four matches between the two teams played in the qualifying phases of the 1954 and 1970 world events.
The last two friendly matches between the two teams ended 1-1 in Belgium, with a goal equalizing the score in the closing minutes. In the most recent, Romelu Lukaku equalized in the 89th minute in Brussels on June 1, 2016. In Ghent, on February 9, 2011, with Markku Kanerva acting as interim Finnish coach, Roni Porokara scored in the 90th minute after Belgian Axel Witsel’s goal in the 61st minute.
To date there is a lot of equality in the 11 games between both teams, with Finland achieving four wins and Belgium three. The Belgians have scored 19 goals and the Finns one more.
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Sherbet: Belgium is a team that is playing like a beast now, they score a lot of goals, so, this is not a dare for them.
Kvasir: I don’t think Finland will be able to repeat their feat of their first match, specially not against the strong Belgium. I consider Belgium will benefit from this rival to seal their ticket to the next round.
Salahsyh: Finland are not good in attack, having failed to score in three games from the last four games. Belgium have kept clean sheet in both their last 2 games played. Finland would rarely attack here. I therefore predict ‘Both sides to score’ – No.
Realtu: Both these teams started the tournament with nice victories, but Belgium is a strong player in the football world and I believe they will take the win here.
No Man: Belgium are the big favourites to win this game but Finland will be aiming to return to winning ways after losing against Russia. Belgium won Russia 3-0 in their opening match and I see a similar result happening here. So I’ll go for the over 2.5 goal line.
Asian Football Bets: Belgium can easily control this game, they’ve already collected 6 points and are advancing into the next round. Finland does not possess a huge offensive potential, so I don’t see more than 3 goals in this match.
PortugalTipster: Belgium is qualified in the first place and has nothing to play in this game. On the other hand, the Finns, despite being inferior, will give everything to get the draw that guarantees them the passage to the next stage.
Duarte: Belgium is in a good moment, due to the quality of the game it has shown and because 2 consecutive victories in the European. I expect the third consecutive victory for Belgium.
Lady Murasaki: In the last four head-to-head matches, less than three goals were scored on all occasions (1-1, 1-1, 1-0, 0-0).
Igor Tips: Belgium already qualified doesn’t mean that they will stop their power. Finland, instead, have played with a good defensive line, but they need to risk here if they really want to qualify.
Mattybet: Finland got 3 points in an atypical match and is third in their groups. Belgium, who is one of the favorites to win the tournament, is very strong and mathematically can still be left out of the round of 16 so they will be looking to score quick goals.
TheTrollmanSha: Finland have 3 points and aren’t an offensive team. A draw could be good here for them and I expect will play defensively against this opponent. Belgium are better team but won’t be very motivated and for this reason I think we won’t see a match with more than 3 goals.
GC Sports Betting: This Belgium side really look the part and have secured a place into the knockout rounds. They could potentially rest some players but they still have a squad who are more than capable of beating Finland comfortably.
LLYTips: Belgium has shown a good result in the previous games and they have all the chances to score at least 3 goals. They have a good tactic so I believe that they can score some goals.
Mitch: The Red Devils still have great ambitions in this group phase, they will have to ensure the first place of this group to offer themselves a more peaceful phase of the eighth final. They will therefore offer themselves a new victory in this last game against Finland, which has not yet faced a team with Belgium’s level. We’ll have more than 2.5 goals here.
Tipster BetF: Belgium need to collect at least a point in this match. And with their fierce attack, it will be a piece of cake. I expect more than 2 goals in this match.
Lorysan: There are very good chances for Finland here. Belgium has already reached the playoffs and is preparing for the 1/8 final match. Finland needs to score points in this match in order to continue and advance to the playoffs. Perhaps we will see here 1-2 2-2 0-1.