Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Finland
Match Time & Date:
04/09/2021
15:00
Prediction: 2-2
Kazakhstan
After saving one point in a 2-2 draw with Ukraine, Kazakhstan will be looking to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Finland in Helsinki. The Kazakhs are eyeing their first win of the process, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Ruslan Valiullin, who scored a brace in Wednesday’s qualifier.
The Finns, on the other hand, will continue to rely on the Premier League attacker Teemu Pukki, who scored for Norwich City in a 2-1 loss to Leicester at the weekend. Given Finland’s attacking potential, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting in a competitive match Finland defeated Kazakhstan 2-1 in the EURO 2008 qualifiers.
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 (Kazakhstan):
Kazakhstan national team played their first international match on June 1, 1992 against Turkmenistan, with the team beating the Emeralds 1-0. The former Soviet republic have been competing on the international stage since 1991, when the country declared independence.
Kazakhstan have yet to book their place at major tournaments, but they have not been serving as a cannon fodder for top European national teams. The Kazakhs were part of Asian Football Confederation before joining UEFA in 2002. However, they could not enter UEFA Euro 2004 qualification as the draw had been made earlier. Kazakhstan national football team recorded their biggest win over Pakistan in June, 1997 and they suffered their biggest defeat in 2005, with the team losing to Turkey 6-0.
Kazakhstan wear sky-blue shirts and sky-blue shorts when playing at home, while their away colour is yellow. Astana Arena is considered Kazakhstan national football team’s home ground and the capacity of the stadium is 30.244. The venue was opened in July, 2009.
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