Poland – Finland

Home win is the expected result as Poland takes on Finland in Wroclaw, but the Poles will know that a performance similar to the one they put on a few days ago might not be enough.

Poland defeated Serbia 1-0 on Wednesday, but the level of football showcased by the hosts was a bit underwhelming. Sure, Poland got the result and did not play a horrible match, but they did not show that brilliant quality which saw them qualify with ease for Euro 2016. Nevertheless, it was the 4th successive win for the Poles and the 5th consecutive win on home soil. Poland lost a single match in the last two years (vs Germany) and is definitely one of the strong sides in Europe right now.

Finland was mediocre, at best, in the qualifying campaign for Euro 2016. They had a very easy group with no premier class opponent, but even so they couldn`t put together a reaslistic challenge for one of the Top 3 spots. The Finnish side played two international friendlies after the Euro 2016 preliminaries, losing at home to both Sweden and Iceland without scoring a single goal. Their last match was in January.

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Team news: Poland might choose to rotate a bit after the Serbia game, but they will surely field a strong lineup and Lewandowski is expected to feature from the start. Finland will very likely field the best available lineup.

I expect Poland to treat this game very seriously after the unconvincing performance against Serbia. Coach Nawałka suggested that he expects improvement from his guys and will field a starting lineup which he feels has the best chance of winning. Poland should have too much for Finland here, even though it`s only a friendly and the visitors are not mugs.

The hosts are a really, really good team, particularly at home and I can`t see them being upset by a team of Finland’s caliber. Poland showed on Wednesday that they can win even on bad days and they probably won`t play two bad games in a row – they are too good for that.

All in all, my tip on this encounter is a Poland win with a 1 goal asian handicap. Lewandowski anytime goalscorer might also be an interesting bet, but I`m sticking with the handicap win. 8 units seems like an appropriate investment, considering the bet is not lost if Poland only wins by 1 goal. Prediction: Poland – Finland 2-0.

Pick: Poland (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.85 @ 1xBet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.80
Event date: 26 March