Finland will face Poland at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Tuesday in another round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have had a mixed start to their qualifying campaign, sitting second in Group G with four points from an obtainable nine and have work to do if they are to secure a debut World Cup appearance.
They were beaten 2-0 on home turf by the Netherlands in their last match, finding themselves two goals down midway through the first half and could have no major complaints about the result after struggling to fashion any clearcut chances to get on the scoresheet.
Poland, meanwhile, have begun their qualifying campaign brightly as they seek a 10th appearance on the global stage. They picked up a 2-0 win over Malta in their last group game, with Panathinaikos man Karol Swiderski scoring a goal in either half to secure maximum points for Biało-Czerwoni.
The visitors, who sit atop the group table, are two points above their midweek opponents and will be looking to extend their winning streak when they return to competitive action on Tuesday.
Finland vs Poland Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 31 meetings between Finland and Poland. The hosts have won just three of those games while the visitors have won 20 times, with their other eight contests ending in draws.
- The two teams last faced off in a friendly clash back in 2020 which the visitors won 5-0 featuring a hat-trick from recently retired Kamil Grosicki.
- The hosts have failed to score any goals in four of their last five games in this fixture.
- Finland were ranked 69th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 35 places behind their midweek opponents.
Finland vs Poland Prediction
Huuhkajat's latest result ended a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and marked their seventh defeat in their last nine games. They have lost their last four games on home soil and will have their work cut out this week.
Biało-Czerwoni, meanwhile, are on a three-game winning streak. They have the better squad on paper and should capitalize on that this Tuesday.
Prediction: Finland 0-2 Poland
Finland vs Poland Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Poland to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the visitors' last four matches)