Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
Finland
Match Time & Date:
16/06/2021
15:00
Prediction: 1-2
Russia
Finland will be looking to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Denmark when they take on Russia in their second group game. Tim Sparv’s troops were more than fortunate to beat the Danes in their opener, with the team scoring from one and only shot on target. Finland are likely to rely on their solid defence once again, but preventing one of the tournament hosts from scoring at Gazprom Arena is easier said than done.
The Russians aim to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to Belgium, and they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. Stanislav Cherchesov’s men will have a home-field advantage in Wednesday’s clash, and we predict that they will proved their worth on the field. It has to be noted, though, that both Kuzyayev and Zhirkov are likely to miss the game through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Niklas Moisander):
Despite playing for Ajax during his youth career, Niklas Moisander began started playing for Finnish side TPS at senior level. However, after making 17 league appearances for the club in the 2002/2003 season, he returned to Ajax on 5 June, 2003. Moisander played for Jong Ajax in Beloften Eredivisie and in 2006 he joined Zwolle.
The Finnish defender signed for fellow Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar in 2008 and he spent four years at the club. In 2012 he returned to Ajax and he started playing for the Amsterdam Arena outfit on regular basis. After making 77 league appearances for Ajax between 2012 and 2015, he joined Sampdoria on March 2015 on a free transfer.
Moisander signed a three-year deal with the club and he played 22 league games for La Samp in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign. At the end of the season he moved to Werder Bremen. The former Ajax footballer was born on 29 September, 1985 in Turku, Finland.
Highlighted Team (Russia):
While they won the 1960 European Championship, while losing in the final in 1964, 1972 and 1988 as Soviet Union, Russia have enjoyed little success since starting to compete as an independent country in 1992.
Their best result up to date is the third-placed finish at the Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, while the team failed to get past the group stage at the World Cup finals in three attempts. However, with Russian Premier League getting stronger by the day, the national team have started to improve as well, and they now finally seem capable of matching the world’s top sides.
The new generation includes high-quality footballers such as Alan Dzagoev, Aleksandr Kokorin, Artyom Dzyuba and Oleg Shatov, while the likes of Igor Akinfeev, Sergei Ignashevich, Roman Shirokov and Yuri Zhirkov are nearing the closing stages of their careers. But, with plenty of exciting talent coming through the ranks, future definitely looks bright for the Russia national team.
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