Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
Finland
Match Time & Date:
15/10/2019
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Armenia
After suffering a heavy 4-1 loss to Dzeko-less Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland will be looking to return to winning ways in the Euro 2020 qualifiers when they host Armenia at their Veritas Stadion. The Finns must get back on course as soon as possible as the Bosnians are breathing down their neck in Group J and, no doubt, Pukki and Co. will leave their hearts on the field in Tuesday’s qualifier.
Seeing that Armenia will be without key player Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the Veritas Stadion clash, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. Finland’s performance in the defeat to Bosnia was anything but poor, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. It has to be noted that Finland defeated Armenia 2-0 when the two teams met in Yerevan earlier in the process.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Lam):
Thomas Lam is a footballer who can play as both centre back and defensive midfielder. Lam was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 18 December, 1993, but seeing that his mother is Finnish, he was eligible to play for the Finland national team.
After making 11 appearances for the Finland U21 team, he made his debut for the senior team on 9 June, 2015, in a friendly against Estonia. He started the game, but the Finns suffered a 2-0 loss to the Estonians in Turku. Speaking of his club career, Thomas Lam played for AZ Alkmaar between 2011 and 2014 and then he joined fellow Eredivisie side Zwolle.
The 188-cm-tall footballer scored four goals in 64 appearances for the club and in July 2016 he signed a contract with Nottingham Forest. Lam won the KVNB Cup with AZ Alkmaar in 2013 and he was named Promising Player of the Year in 2011. His agent is world-famous Mino Raiola and his contract with Forest expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (Armenia):
Armenia footballers played for Soviet Union national football team until 1991, when the country declared independence. The Football Federation of Armenia was founded the following year and they quickly established relations with both FIFA (1992) and UEFA (1993).
Despite the fact that Manchester United ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan plays for the Armenia national football team, the Havakakan have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament. Mkhitaryan is undisputedly the team’s most famous footballer, but we should mention former Ajax striker Edgar Manucharyan as well, who is in the twighlight of his career. Armenia played their first international game against Moldova in October, 1992 and it has to be noted that they played out a goalless draw with the former Soviet republic.
The Armenians have slim chances of qualifying for the FIFA World cup 2018 finals, but they did well to beat Montenegro in the process. Armenia footballers wear red shirts and red shorts when playing at home ground (Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium), while the colour of their away kits is white.
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