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Finland U21 and Ukraine U21 will battle for three points in their UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship clash on Sunday (June 15th). The game will be played at Kosicka futbalova arena.
Finland kick-started their tournament with an impressive 2-2 draw against The Netherlands in their opening game in midweek. They took a shock two-goal lead into the break thanks to first-half goals from Casper Terho and Topi Keskinen. Luciano Valente halved the deficit just before the hour-mark while Ernest Poku equalized in injury time.
Ukraine, meanwhile, twice let a lead slip in an eventual 3-2 defeat to Denmark. They were ahead at halftime due to Nazar Voloshyn's 22nd-minute strike. Clement Bischoff equalized for the Danes in the 62nd minute but Maksim Bragaru restored Ukraine's lead 12 minutes later. William Boving and William Osula scored late on to help Denmark claim all three points.
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The loss left Молодіжка at the foot of Group D on zero points while Finland are joint-second on one point.
Finland U21 vs Ukraine U21 Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Ukraine have two wins from five head-to-head games at this level. Finland were victorious once while two games ended in a share of the spoils.
- This will be their first meeting since September 2020 when Ukraine claimed a 2-0 away win in a 2021 Euro Under-21 qualifier.
- Five of Ukraine's last six games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Six of Finland's last seven games have witnessed goals at both ends.
- Ukraine have won just one of their last eight games (four losses).
- Five of Finland's last seven games have produced three goals or more.
- Ukraine have kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 games.
Finland U21 vs Ukraine U21 Prediction
Finland are competing at the Euro Under-21 tournament for only the second time in their history. They registered their first point at the fourth time of asking, having lost all three games played in their tournament debut.
There would have been a bitter-sweet feeling in that draw, as despite being unexpectedly ahead against a more-fancied Netherlands, Mika Lehkosuo's side let a two-goal lead slip. That injury-time equalizer also means the Finns have conceded exactly twice in all four games they've played at Euro Under-21.
Ukraine have little margin for error. They were semifinalists two years ago but a loss here would see them eliminated in the group stage.
Unai Melgosa's side have struggled for positive results in recent months but that has not been down to a shortage of goals, having scored in 16 of their last 17 games.
Prediction: Finland U21 1-2 Ukraine U21
Finland U21 vs Ukraine U21 Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Ukraine U21 to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
