International
2006-10-11 - Kazahkstan vs Finland
A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner
GROUP A STANDINGS
TEAM PL W D L F A GD Pts
1 Serbia 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 7
2 Finland 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 5
3 Portugal 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 4
4 Belgium 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
5 Poland 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
6 Kazakhstan 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
7 Armenia 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
8 Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1
This looks being a tough battle right thoughout the competition and drawn matches against the minnows are going to be costly when the final group standings are decided.
KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan are becoming a very tough side to beat - and they started the competition with away draws against Belgium and Azerbaijan before slipping to a 0-1 home defeat to Poland at the weekend.
However, their football is very, very defensive, and so far Kazakhstan have not been able to avoid defeat in ANY of the 7 previous home competitive matches.
HOME FORM
Euro08 07/10/2006 L 0-1 v Poland
WC2006 12/10/2005 L 1-2 v Denmark
WC2006 07/09/2005 L 1-2 v Greece
WC2006 17/08/2005 L 1-2 v Georgia
WC2006 08/06/2005 L 0-6 v Turkey
WC2006 13/10/2004 L 0-1 v Albania
WC2006 08/09/2004 L 1-2 v Ukraine
Since 2004 :
Kazakhstan are 0-0-7 at home
Note : Kazakhstan joined UEFA in 2004
FINLAND
Finland's 0-0 draw in Armenia on the weekend was a disappointing result, and undid some of the good work that they did in beating Poland and drawing with Portugal earlier in the competition.
It's improtant for the Finnish side to come away with all three points here to keep their good start going.
AWAY FORM
Euro08 07/10/2006 D 0-0 v Armenia
Euro08 02/09/2006 W 1-3 v Poland
WC2006 03/09/2005 D 0-0 v Andorra
WC2006 17/08/2005 W 0-3 v Macedonia
WC2006 26/03/2005 L 4-3 v Czech Republic
WC2006 13/10/2004 L 3-1 v Netherlands
WC2006 08/09/2004 W 0-2 v Armenia
WC2006 18/08/2004 L 2-1 v Romania
Since 2000 :
Finland are 5-4-7 when playing away.
The Pick :
Kazakhstan 1-2 Finland
