On June 12, in the next meeting of the European Football Championship, the national teams of Denmark and Finland will play each other. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation?
Denmark
The Danes went through the qualifying round without a single defeat, although in the group of the Scandinavian team there were very powerful opponents, such as Switzerland and Ireland. In the spring, the Danish team very powerfully began the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup. The team of Kasper Yulmand was able to win over Israel, Moldova and Austria, managing to score a total of 14 goals. As for the friendly matches, shortly before the start of the European Championship, Denmark played a great game with Germany, managing to scratch out a draw from their opponent with a score of 1:1. In the second test game, the Danish team won against Bosnia-2: 0.
Finland
The very appearance of the Finnish national team at the European Football Championship is an incredible sensation. But you need to understand that the Scandinavians made their way here only thanks to the changed rules, according to which the number of participants was increased from 16 to 24. In any case, this is a huge success for the Finns. In the selection, the Finns took only the second place in the group, remaining behind Italy. This year, the Scandinavians held five meetings, in which they could not win a single victory. The Finns lost both friendlies before the Euro. First, the Swedish national team, and then Estonia.
Statistics and figures:
- Denmark-the favorite of the game;
- The Danes have a 5-match unbeaten streak;
- The Scandinavians have lost just once in 10 meetings;
- Finland has lost 3 previous confrontations;
- The Finns can't win in the last 6 meetings;
- Denmark managed to win the last match against Finland (2: 1);
- Suomi have never beaten Denmark in their history (4 losses and 1 draw).
Forecast
It is hard to believe that the Finnish national team will be able to keep a positive head start in a duel with their opponent. Most likely, the match will end with the success of the Danes with a handicap of 1 ball.
