Yahoo Finance Finland vs Russia confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Euro 2020 fixture today
Finland take on Russia in St Petersburg for their Group B match at Euro 2020.
Both sides endured contrasting starts to the tournament, with Finland experiencing something of a dream start while Russia were easily dispatched by Belgium.
FOLLOW LIVE: Teams, build-up and all the action as Finland play Russia
After their match with Denmark restarted, striker Joel Pohjanpalo pouced to score for Finalnd from close-range.
Meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku scored twice in the 3-0 win over Russia, with Thomas Meunier scoring the second.
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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