Finland vs Ukraine Predictions

• Both teams have scored in each of Ukraine’s five Group D qualifiers so far, which have all ended level.
• Both teams have also struck in six of Ukraine’s last eight outings overall.
• Finland have scored in three of their four qualifiers but have also managed just one clean sheet.

BTTS in sixth straight stalemate for Ukraine

Finland and Ukraine find themselves in a tight four way battle for second spot in Group D and there’s unlikely to be too much between the sides when they face off for this crucial encounter in Helsinki on Saturday.

That was certainly the case in March’s reverse fixture which finished 1-1, and Ukraine have incredibly strung five consecutive draws together in the campaign, with both teams netting in all of those games.

Those results have been good enough so far to keep Oleksandr Petrakov’s charges in that all important second place behind runaway group leaders France, and another point in Helsinki this weekend will keep the Ukrainians’ noses in front, regardless of the result between Kazakhstan and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

With no wins to date and Finland losing just one of their four qualifiers (W1, D2), the visitors clearly don’t hold compelling claims here at a shade of odds-against, and the right play sits with backing the BTTS trend to continue for Ukraine, especially with Finland netting in three of their four qualifiers but also maintaining just the sole clean sheet.

With neither nation fancied to steal a march in this group of draws, another stalemate beckons in Helsinki and a repeat of March’s 1-1 score-line is highly possible.