Finland v Belgium betting tips: Finns hope Belgium drop their guard

There has been just one goal in each of Finland’s last three matches and another cagey contest would surely suit them, with under 2.5 total goals available at 20/23.

The win against Denmark was their only clean sheet in their last nine matches, though, with the Danes missing a second-half penalty, so keeping Belgium’s prolific attack quiet looks a tall order.

A Belgium win and over 2.5 goals is on offer at 11/10 while Roberto Martinez’s men are 2/1 to win both halves and 17/5 to be ahead after 15 minutes.

Finland v Belgium head-to-head

Belgium reached the World Cup semi-finals three years ago while Finland are appearing at their first major tournament but history suggests there is usually little to separate the two teams.

Finland have a slight edge in the 11 previous meetings with four wins and three defeats while the last two encounters both ended in a 1-1 draw – a score which is 8/1 to be repeated.

The most recent was in June 2016 when Kasper Hamalainen’s second-half goal looked to have won it for Finland but they were denied by Romelu Lukaku’s 89th-minute equaliser.

Previous XI

Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Denayer, Tielemans, Carrasco, Mertens, Meunier, T Hazard, Dendoncker, Lukaku.

Key battles

Finland will be hoping to face a weakened Belgium team as they prepare for the knockout stage and Lukaku may be rested but this looks a good opportunity for De Bruyne and Eden Hazard to start as they build up their fitness.

De Bruyne came off the bench at half-time against Denmark while Hazard was introduced just after the hour so Finland’s midfielders will have a tough task protecting the defence.

Teemu Pukki is yet to get off the mark at the Euros having top-scored for Finland in qualifying and will surely need to step up if his team are to get a positive result.

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