Finland vs San Marino

Finland’s decent-looking Euro 2024 qualifying campaign continues at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium against continental minnows San Marino.

Group H in the UEFA European Championship qualifying is highly competitive, with four teams, including Finland, tied on six points. Markku Kanerva’s men, aiming for their second consecutive tournament appearance, have a good chance of victory in this match. The atmosphere at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium will be lively as fans support their team against San Marino, currently UEFA’s lowest-ranked nation at #211. As clear-cut favorites to make it three Euro qualifying wins in a row, the hosts are looking to maintain their sublime home form in European qualification campaigns, having won four of their last five such fixtures (L1). Since each triumph in that sequence yielded a clean sheet, a fifth straight H2H success is well on the cards. But it’s worth noting Finland’s most recent win over San Marino came via a narrow 1-0 scoreline.

In the meantime, while it is significant to acknowledge that every team has a chance of winning, it’s undeniable that San Marino’s historical record is overwhelmingly poor. With only one win, nine draws, and 189 defeats, they enter this encounter as significant underdogs. Their sole victory occurred in a friendly against Liechtenstein in 2004, but it is highly improbable for them to achieve similar success again. However, it is worth mentioning that they have managed to concede fewer than three goals in four out of their last five games (D1, L4). However, they will aim to break their streak of defeats in Euro qualifying matches, which has been ongoing since November 2014 when they managed a 0-0 draw with Estonia (L19).