Finland vs Poland Preview, Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

The Eagle-Owls will take on the White-Reds in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

Finland National Football Team will host Poland National Football Team as both teams will lock horns in Group G in the World Cup Qualifiers. Even though Finland’s record while playing at home recently hasn’t been very good, they will be looking to use their home advantage to get points. Finland drew against Lithuania and beat Malta narrowly in the Qualifiers in the last international break.

Quality-wise, they aren’t on a similar level to Poland, but have beaten them in the past. Last time out, they lost to Poland, and now they will have a great opportunity to get up in the points table on Wednesday. In three matches they played in the Qualifiers, they won once, lost once, and were drawn once, with four points on the table.

Poland have a great record against Finland. They have always dominated this fixture and have had better results in the past. They have played two matches in the Qualifiers and have won both games. With six points, they are sitting at the top.

Poland beat Moldova Football Team in a friendly game by 2-0 quite comfortably and now will travel to Finland to play their third game of the Qualifiers. Despite being the away side, they are very much capable of winning this upcoming fixture. This will be a mouthwatering clash for sure.

Kick-Off:

• Location: Helsinki, Finland
• Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
• Date: Wednesday, 11 June
• Kick-Off Time: 12:15 AM IST
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In Use

Form

Finland (in all competitions): L-D-W-L-L

Poland (in all competitions): W-W-W-L-L

Players to Watch

Lukas Hradecky (Finland)

The Finnish international will have to be at his best in the upcoming fixture, as he has to make a lot of saves since Poland have some good quality attacking players. Hradecky has been part of Bayer Leverkusen for the last seven years and is a key player for them.

He will make his 100th appearance for the Finnish National Team against Poland on Wednesday. He is fast, agile and is a goalkeeper who is reliable in difficult times. He is one of the main reasons why Leverkusen performed so well in the Bundesliga. Despite being 35 years old, he is still the best.

Jakub Kiwior (Poland)

At 189 cm tall, Kiwior has a large frame and long legs, which he can use to his advantage to reach further away from him and dispossess opponents. The Polish defender is a defensive soldier who battles hard and is a tough tackler. Arguably, the strongest aspect of his game is his ability to win defensive duels consistently. He can reliably engage in duels with the opposition and win the ball back.

Due to his tall frame, he is not able to twist his body and struggles against good dribblers. It is sometimes too easy for attackers to unbalance him, since he is not able to keep up with their dribbling and pace. Despite this, he is a top defender who can make a difference on the pitch. This season for Arsenal, he played 30 games.

Match Facts

• The average number of goals in meetings between Finland and Poland is 3
• The winner of the last meeting were Poland
• When Poland lead 0-1 away, they win in 100% of their matches

Finland vs Poland: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – Poland to win this fixture – 4/5 by BoyleSports
• Tip 2 – Both teams to score
• Tip 3 – Goals scored over 1.5

Injury and Team News

Matias Siltanen and Tommi Jyry have earned their first senior team call-ups and are in contention to make their debut. Roman Eremenko is forced to withdraw from the camp due to an injury; the rest of the players are fit to play for the home team.

Poland will be without their star player, Robert Lewandowski, due to fatigue concerns, and Kamil Grosicki will make his final international appearance as he is set to retire from international football. The rest of the squad is fit to play.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 31

Finland: 3

Poland: 20

Draws: 8

Predicted Lineups

Finland Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Hradecky (GK); Alho, Tenho, Ivanov, Uronen; Kamara, Kairinen, Lod; Antman, Pohjanpalo, Kallman

Poland Predicted Lineup (3-5-2):

Skorupski (GK); Wieteska, Bednarek, Kiwior; Moder, Frankowski, Szymanski, Bogusz, Kaminski; Swiderski, Piatek

Match Prediction

Despite playing at home, Finland are not the clear favourite to win this fixture. Finland’s home record is not good, and surely, Poland are a much better team despite missing their captain. This will be an exciting match for sure, but most probably the away team will win.

Prediction: Finland 1-2 Poland

Telecast

India: Sony Sports Network

UK: BBC

USA: FOX Sports

Nigeria: SuperSport

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