The sixth round of qualifying games in Group H of 2024 European Championship qualifying take place on the 10th of September and include the meeting between Finland and Denmark.
The match will be played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium and the hosts are currently top of the group on 12 points with the visitors in second place on 10 points.
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Finland come into the game on the back of a 1-0 win in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
With Kazakhstan on 9 points going into the match, it was an important fixture in the group and Finland scored the only goal of the game in the 78th minute to take maximum points and maintain their position at the top of the table.
The win in Kazakhstan means Finland have won their last 4 fixtures, all of which have been European qualifiers.
They beat Slovenia and San Marino at home plus Northern Ireland away, the latter of which as a good win against a team that has been tough to beat on their own pitch.
Trends show Finland are undefeated in 8 of their last 11 games, including friendlies.
They are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home matches and in 8 of their last 9 European Championship qualifying fixtures on home soil.
Finland have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 home European Championship qualifiers.
Denmark make the short trip to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium having beat San Marino 4-0 at home in European Championship qualifying Group H on Thursday night.
It took 26 minutes for Denmark to breakdown the San Marino defence and they quickly added a second goal.
The third goal was scored in the 40th minute and the Danes added a fourth goal at the end of the match.
The win over San Marino means Denmark are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 fixtures, all of which have been played in 2024 European Championship qualifying.
There have been home wins over Finland, Northern Ireland, and San Marino plus a draw in Slovenia. The only defeat came away to Kazakhstan.
Trends show Denmark are undefeated in 13 of their last 14 European Championship qualifying matches.
They are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 away European Championship qualifiers but have failed to win any of their last 4 games on the road.
Team news: Finland are likely to keep the same starting XI from the win in Kazakhstan.
The only change could be Glen Kamara coming into midfield at the expense of Rasmus Schüller.
Denmark could start with Rasmus Højlund in attack after he featured off the bench in the win over San Marino. Yussuf Poulsen may have to settle for place on the bench.
With Finland tough to breakdown at home and Denmark having conceded only 1 goal in their last 3 European Championship qualifiers, we expect to see few goals in this match.
Just a single goal could be enough to win the game and with the extra quality in attack, it could be the Danes who claim a 1-0 victory.