Finland lock horns with Iceland in an interesting international friendly at the Estadio Nueva Condomina on Saturday evening with kickoff at 19:00.
Both sides missed out on qualifying for this year’s World Cup finals in Qatar with Finland finishing third in Group D following a 2-0 defeat to France in the final group match, while Iceland finished fifth in Group J following a poor run at the end of the group qualifiers.
They both now prepare for the upcoming UEFA Nations League in June with two friendly fixtures in this international break.
Finland head into the match in an inconsistent form having won three and lost three of their last six matches and head into the match off a 2-0 defeat to France in their last international tie, which saw they back-to-back victories abruptly brought to a bitter end.
They will therefore look to bounce back in this match, although they are in a poor having only won one of their last eight matches at home.
Meanwhile Iceland head into the match in a poor form having only won one of their last 10 matches across all competitions and are coming off a four –match winless run, including the 5-1 trashing by South Korea last time out in an international friendly affair back in January.
They look to bounce back to winning ways as they aim at building confidence ahead of the continental Nations League in June.
Finland vs Iceland head to head
Both sides have met in four encounters since 2003 with both sides claiming two victories.
- Finland 1-0 Iceland 02/09/17
- Iceland 3-2 Finland 06/10/16
- Finland 0-1 Iceland 13/01/16
- Finland 3-0 Iceland 30/04/03
Home
- Finland 0-2 France
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-3 Finland
- Kazakhstan 0-2 Finland
- Finland 1-2 Ukraine
- France 2-0 Finland
Away
- Iceland 1-5 South Korea
- Iceland 1-1 Uganda
- North Macedonia 3-1 Iceland
- Romania 0-0 Iceland
- Iceland 4-0 Liechtenstein
Finland team news
Finland have called a 23-man squad for the upcoming international friendlies with Teemu Pukki headlining the team.
Iceland team news
Iceland have also called a 23-man squad for their friendly matches with the likes of Daoi Boovarsson, Albert Guomundsson and Bjorgvin Magnusson headlining the team.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Both sides score
- Goals under 2.5
