Finland and Poland will face off in a World Cup qualifier at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night.
Jacob Friis’ hosts suffered their first defeat of the campaign when going down 2-0 at home to the Netherlands on Saturday.
That setback has left the Eagle-Owls on four points, occupying second spot in Group J at this juncture.
Back at their capital headquarters on Tuesday night, Finland can expect another stern test when they play host to Poland.
Michal Probierz’s men have taken early control of the section, posting a pair of wins over lesser lights Lithuania and Malta.
Poland warmed up for their latest World Cup qualifier with a 2-0 friendly win over Moldova on Saturday night.
How the bookies view it: Poland to prevail
Seeking to make it three Group J wins in succession, Poland are odds-on 4/6 favourites with Boylesports.
Finland will come into their latest home game as 4/1 outsiders on Boylesports, while a point apiece at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium has been priced up at 12/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: History against the hosts
Poland have avoided defeat in six of their overall seven meetings with Finland, claiming top honours from each of the previous two contests.
As for Finland, their solitary win in this fixture was a 3-1 success during the qualification stages for Euro 2008. The same scoreline on Tuesday night is trading at a towering 40/1 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: Cash in on Cash?
Typically deployed in a right wing-back role and given license to get forward, Matty Cash looks worthy of consideration to score for the second game in succession at 6/1 with Boylesports. With four yellow cards to his name across his 18 appearances for his country, the Aston Villa ace also stands out to go into the book here at 4/1 on Bet 365.
Joel Pohjanpalo is expected to spearhead Finland’s attack on Tuesday night. The 30 year-old forward is a general 4/1 anytime goalscorer option.
Predicted line-ups
Glen Kamara is pushing for a recall to Finland’s starting XI after making an impressive cameo as a substitute against the Netherlands on Saturday, however experienced midfielder Roman Eremenko will miss out again due to injury.
Poland will be without talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski after he withdrew from the latest squad following a long and arduous season at club level with Barcelona.
Finland: Hradecky; Alho, Tenho, Ivanov, Uronen; Kamara, Kairinen, Lod; Antman, Pohjanpalo, Kallman
Poland: Skorupski; Wieteska, Bednarek, Kiwior; Moder; Frankowski, Szymanski, Bogusz, Kaminski; Swiderski, Piatek
Anything else catch the eye?
Poland look well placed to score two or more goals at 10/11 with Boylesports on Tuesday night.
The Eagles have scored a minimum of one goal in each of their last 20 matches across all competitions, hitting multiple strikes in each of their last two assignments.
That doesn’t augur well for a struggling Finland side that conceded two goals against lowly Lithuania on matchday two earlier this year.
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