Markku Kanerva's Finland aims towards the top division of the UEFA Nations League. Placed in a group with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Romania, the "Eagle-owls" chase the first place here, and will start their campaign with a home game vs. Bosnia. These two countries last met in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where Finland avoided the defeat twice against this opponent, with a 3-1 win and a 2-2 draw. The "Dragons" won just one of the previous six matches, losing four of those, only beating a poor Luxembourg side with a minimal 1-0 result. Bosnia's two visits to Helsinki never went successful, losing 2-0 in 2019, and sharing points in a 2021 2-2 duel.

The match will be played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, in front of thirty-six thousand people. Finland has an opportunity to start the campaign in front of their fans, and will use that advantage to find the three points. The hosts' last game resulted in a 0-2 loss to Slovakia. Led by a decent manager Markku Kanerva, this nation celebrated its European Championship debut in 2021, and was only a point away from the playoffs stage. An experienced, well-organized squad with just two players from the country's domestic league is ready to show its strength against Ivaylo Petev's men.

Bosnia and Herzegovina won in one of its last ten visits, defeating a weak Kazakhstan side last year. Against solid sides, this squad hasn't been successful away from home, and I believe they cannot find a win in the upcoming duel. There is no doubt the visitors wouldn't like their players injured in this tournament which isn't very important, and will try some changes in the starting eleven which can cause a worse performance from them.

As I already mentioned, I believe the hosts will take at least a point here. Good luck!

Markku Kanerva 的芬兰队的目标是进入欧洲国家联盟的顶级联赛。与波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那、黑山和罗马尼亚分在一组，“鹰猫头鹰”在这里追逐第一名，并将以主场对阵波黑的比赛开始他们的征程。这两个国家最后一次相遇是在FIFA世界杯预选赛中，芬兰两次避免输给这个对手，以3-1获胜和2-2战平。 “龙”队在之前的六场比赛中只赢了一场，输掉了其中四场，仅以 1-0 的最低比分击败了一支糟糕的卢森堡队。波黑两次造访赫尔辛基从未成功，2019年0-2落败，2021年2-2打平。

比赛将在赫尔辛基奥林匹克体育场举行，观众有 3.6 万人。芬兰有机会在他们的球迷面前开始比赛，并将利用这一优势找到三分。主队上一场比赛以0-2负于斯洛伐克。在一位体面的经理 Markku Kanerva 的带领下，这国家队在 2021 年庆祝了其欧洲锦标赛的首秀，距离季后赛阶段仅一分之遥。一支经验丰富、组织良好的球队，只有两名来自该国国内联赛的球员，已经准备好向伊瓦伊洛·佩特夫的手下展示自己的实力。

波黑在过去十次访问中取得了胜利，去年击败了实力较弱的哈萨克斯坦。面对稳固的球队，这支球队在客场并不成功，我相信他们在即将到来的对决中无法取得胜利。毫无疑问，客队不会喜欢他们的球员在这场并不重要的比赛中受伤，他们会在首发十一人中尝试一些改变，这可能会导致他们的表现更差。

正如我已经提到的，我相信主队至少会在这里拿一分。祝你好运！

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Machida Zelvia continues to chase promotion to the top flight of Japanese football, but they have a tough opponent in front of them. Oita Trinita will welcome Machida at home, in a match which is quite important for the hosts. Oita faced relegation from the first division last year, and will not attempt to return to where the club truly belongs. Continuing a two-game winning streak, Oita is the favorite in this game, also considering this team defeated Machida in the last home meeting vs. them - 4:3 in 2018.

Machida is playing terribly away from home, and has been winless in its previous six visits. The guests' last away duel was against Tochigi, where Ranko Popovic's squad lost 1-0. Popovic's men failed to win in seven of the club's nine away matches this season, earning twenty-one out of twenty-nine points at home. Meanwhile, Oita lost only one of its previous six home clashes, coming from a 3-0 win over Kagura Shimane. A win here would put the hosts in the top six, meaning they will enter the promotion playoffs zone. Machida is in danger of losing its spot there, currently fourth on the ladder, but it is obvious the guests have experienced some bad results recently.

The visitors lost 1-3 at home vs. the worst team in the league, Grulla Morioka. For this match, Machida misses Kai Miki, while the hosts miss Ryosuke Tone. Oita Trinita avoided the loss in three of its last five meetings against Zelvia, even finding two victories. I expect a similar result on Sunday, meaning the hosts will either win or at least get a point out of this opponent. The main reason is the guests' poor shape, while Trinita continues to improve its position on the table after some great results. Good luck!

町田泽维亚继续追逐晋级日本足球的顶级联赛，但他们面前有一个强硬的对手。大分将在主场迎战町田，这对东道主来说非常重要。大分去年面临降级，不会尝试回到俱乐部真正所属的地方。延续两连胜，大分是本场比赛的热门，同时考虑到这支球队在上一场主场对阵他们的比赛中击败了町田 - 2018年的4:3。

町田在客场打得很糟糕，在之前的六次访问中一直没有获胜。客队上一场客场对决是对阵栃木，兰科·波波维奇的球队以0-1告负。波波维奇的球队本赛季在俱乐部的 9 场客场比赛中有 7 场未能取胜，在主场得到 29 分中的 21 分。与此同时，大分在之前的六场主场比赛中只输了一场，来自于 3-0 战胜岛根神乐。在这里获胜将使东道主进入前六名，这意味着他们将进入晋级季后赛区。町田正面临失去位置的危险，目前排名第四，但很明显客人最近经历了一些糟糕的结果。

客队在主场以 1-3 输给联盟中最差的球队盛冈格鲁拉。本场比赛，町田缺少了三木开，而主队则缺少了音凉介。 大分在最近五次对阵町田的比赛中避免了三场失利，甚至获得了两场胜利。我预计周日会有类似的结果，这意味着自己的要么赢，要么至少从对手那里得到一分。主要原因是客队的状态不佳，而大分在取得了一些不错的成绩后继续提高其在积分榜上的位置。祝好运！