FINLAND VS FYR MACEDONIA PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Finland and FYR Macedonia meet, in what will be the first friendly match of the year for the two teams. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 07-09-2005 and ended with the score: Finland (5-1) FYR Macedonia. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as the FYR of Macedonia presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Finland:
The home team plays its first friendly of the year, after having played 5 in the last year, with the following markers: Finland (3-0) Estonia, Finland (1-1) Liechtenstein, Austria (1-1) Finland , Slovenia (2-0) Finland and Morocco (0-1) Finland. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they beat Estonia at home by (3-0). In the last 7 home matches Finland has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. The team has scored goals against the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Finnish team comes to this match with a victory against Estonia, 3-0, adding the fifth consecutive game without losing in several competitions. In this friendly against Macedonia, coach Markku Kanerva must play in 4-4-2, privileging the maintenance of possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the flanks: Fredik Jensen is the main responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. In the last 10 games played, the Finland scored on average 1.1 goals and suffered 1.1 goals per game, that is, presents difficulties in the offensive sector. For this game, the coach must put the usual starters on the field.
FYR Macedonia:
The visiting team plays their first friendly match of the year, after having played 3 in the last year, with the following markers: FYR Macedonia (2-0) Norway, FYR Macedonia (0-0) Turkey and FYR Macedonia (3) -0) Belarus. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they beat Norway at home (2-0). In the last 5 away matches FYR Macedonia has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Macedonia start for this game with a victory against Norway, by 2-0, adding that according to success followed in several competitions. It is important to underline that Macedonia has only 2 defeats in the last 10 matches, against Spain. In this match the coach Igor Angelovski must act in 4-4-2, being Trajkovski and Pandev the most advanced players of the team. However, we highlight that Moldova has some competition, both in defense and in attack: scored on average 1.6 goals and suffered 0.8 goals per game. For this game the coach called the usual players.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.61
