Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Estonia
Match Time & Date:
12/10/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Finland
Estonia will be aiming to make amends for back-to-back losses to the likes of Greece and Finland when they welcome the Finns at their A. Le Coq Arena on Friday evening. Estonia are eager to put an end to their four-game losing run in all competitions, but seeing that they have been struggling in front of goal in 2018, we do not believe that home win should be considered. Finland, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence following back-to-back wins over the likes of Hungary and Estonia and seeing that a win over Estonia would see them move one step closer to clinching top position in Group 2, we predict that the visitors are going to leave their hearts on the field in Friday’s football match. Experienced attacker Teemu Pukki, who scored the winner in the 1-0 win over Estonia in Turku earlier in the process, will be the man to watch in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Ragnar Klavan):
Ragnar Klavan is a defender who started his senior career at Elva. After playing for Tulevik an Flora between 2002 and 2005, the Estonian footballer joined Heracles Almelo on 4 August, 2005. Klavan made his debut for Heracles five days later and he scored his first goal for the club on 31 December, 2005, in a 2-2 draw with Vitesse.
In 2009 he was sent on loan to AZ Alkmaar and he signed a permanent deal with the Dutch outfit on 4 February, 2009. He played 12 games for AZ in the 2008/2009 season and it has to be noted that the Cheeseheads won the national championship that season. He played for AZ Alkmaar until 2 July, 2012 when he decided to move to Germany.
The Estonian defender signed a two-year deal with Augsburg and he made no less than 125 appearances for the German club between 2012 and 2016. Klavan impressed in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign and, as a result, Liverpool chiefs decided to sign him on 20 July, 2016. He made his Estonia debut on 3 July, 2013 against fellow Baltic side Lithuania.
Highlighted Team (Finland):
Finland national football team played their first international game before the World War 1. The Finns were beaten by fellow Nordic side Sweden (2-5) on October 22, 1911, but eleven years later they recorded their biggest ever win on the international stage.
Finland outclassed Estonia 10-2 in Helsinki and, speaking of their heaviest defeat, the team suffered a 13-0 loss to Germany in Leipzig during the World War II (1940). Finland national team became a member of FIFA back in 1908, but they have yet to qualify for the finals of the major tournament. The Finns did not participate in the European Championship finals as well, but several top-class footballers were part of their national football team in the past.
Former Liverpool ace Jari Litmanen scored 32 goals in 137 appearances for Finland and Sami Hyypia is yet another notable footballer who played for the Eagle-owls. The colour of Finland’s home kits is white, while they play their away games in blue shirts and blue shorts.
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