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Finland national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Nov 17, 2023 at 5pm UK
Helsingin olympiastadion
Northern Ireland national football team

Finland
4 - 0
N. Ireland

Pohjanpalo (42' pen.), Hakans (48'), Pukki (73'), Lod (88')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Euro Champ Qualifying clash between Finland and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Finland 1-2 Kazakhstan
Tuesday, October 17 at 5pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
All competitions
Last Game: N. Ireland 0-1 Slovenia
Tuesday, October 17 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying

We said: Finland 3-1 Northern Ireland

O'Neil will be demanding that his players finally get over the line against opposition who they will not consider to be of any added quality to themselves. Nevertheless, we cannot back against Finland on home territory, leading us to predict a fairly comfortable win courtesy of goals during the final quarter. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Finland win with a probability of 41.67%. A win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 31.46% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Finland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (7.58%). The likeliest Northern Ireland win was 0-1 (9.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Finland would win this match.

Result
FinlandDrawNorthern Ireland
41.67% (-1.513 -1.51) 26.88% (-0.153 -0.15) 31.46% (1.67 1.67)
Both teams to score 50.38% (1.177 1.18)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.37% (1.166 1.17)54.63% (-1.161 -1.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.03% (0.961 0.96)75.97% (-0.956 -0.96)
Finland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.13% (-0.253 -0.25)25.87% (0.258 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.16% (-0.34200000000001 -0.34)60.84% (0.348 0.35)
Northern Ireland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.95% (1.817 1.82)32.05% (-1.811 -1.81)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.49% (2.016 2.02)68.51% (-2.011 -2.01)
Score Analysis
    Finland 41.66%
    Northern Ireland 31.46%
    Draw 26.87%
FinlandDrawNorthern Ireland
1-0 @ 11.2% (-0.61 -0.61)
2-1 @ 8.62% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
2-0 @ 7.58% (-0.466 -0.47)
3-1 @ 3.89% (-0.068 -0.07)
3-0 @ 3.42% (-0.237 -0.24)
3-2 @ 2.21% (0.07 0.07)
4-1 @ 1.31% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-0 @ 1.16% (-0.089 -0.09)
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 41.66%
1-1 @ 12.75% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
0-0 @ 8.29% (-0.381 -0.38)
2-2 @ 4.91% (0.189 0.19)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 26.87%
0-1 @ 9.43% (0.042999999999999 0.04)
1-2 @ 7.26% (0.331 0.33)
0-2 @ 5.37% (0.282 0.28)
1-3 @ 2.75% (0.252 0.25)
0-3 @ 2.04% (0.2 0.2)
2-3 @ 1.86% (0.159 0.16)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 31.46%

How you voted: Finland vs N. Ireland

Finland
76.6%
Draw
15.6%
Northern Ireland
7.8%
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