Finland is hoping for nothing less than a victory against France at the Olympia stadium in Helsinki. The world champion France has already qualified by securing the first place while Finland is in the second place with 11 points. The hosts know that anything other than a win will leave their play-off qualifiers out of control. Finland enters this match in good form having won its last two matches with a 3-1 away victory in its last match against Bosnia & Herzegovina. Finland has a fragmentary home record with one win, one draw and one defeat. Their work is even more frightening as they have lost all three of their previous home games against France.
France sits safe and sound at the top knowing that it has booked its ticket to Qatar. They have gone through their qualifiers with four wins and three draws. They may have qualified, but they still hold the key to which team will finish second in the group. The French have lost just once in their last seventeen games in all competitions. This defeat was in the Euro Championship where they lost to Switzerland on penalties. Their record is simply impressive in the last thirty games, losing just twice in that time. The other defeat was from their opponents in this match, a 2-0 defeat at home although in a friendly international.
In the previous eight matches between the two teams, France has won seven and Finland just one. Finland is clearly going for the three points while France as it has already qualified will play calmer. Finland having the victory over France in 2020 hopes in the same result to secure second place. So I believe that the home team will play for 2 results. I will bet on 1X double chance at odds of 2.30 offered by Stoiximan.