Finland vs Russia prediction: How will the Euro 2020 fixture play out today?

Russia welcome Finland to the Krestovsky Stadium in Euro 2020 on Wednesday.

The Russians may need a win to stay in the tournament, although their performance against the Belgians was a far cry from their run to the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup.

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In the end, two goals from Romelu Lukaku and one from substitute Thomas Meunier earned all three points for Belgium.

As for Finland, they snatched all three points with a goal from Joel Pohjanpalo ensuring the Finns defeated Denmark in their restarted clash.

Here’s everything you need to know about the match:

When is it?

The fixture will kick-off at 2pm BST at the Krestovsky Stadium.

How can I watch it?

The match is live on BBC Onewith coverage starting from 1:45pm BST. It can also be streamed online via the BBC iPlayer.

Confirmed line-ups:

Finland: Hradecky; Toivo, Arajuuri, O’Shaughnessy; Raitala, Lod, Schuller, Kamara, Uronen; Pukki, Pohjanpalo

Russia: Safonov; Barinov, Dzhikiya, Diveev; Fernandes, Zobnin, Ozdoev, Kuzyayev; Miranchuk, Golovin; Dzyuba.

Odds:

Finland: 5/1

Draw: 13/5

Russia: 8/13

Prediction:

Russia were poor in their opening match, but they were facing a very strong Belgian side. Finland are plucky and difficult to break down, and I don’t see Russia having the power to get all three points. 0-0.

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