Iceland vs Finland Bet Builder Tips: Jonsdottir to start well

Iceland and Finland have the privilege of launching the Uefa Women's Euro 2025 tournament on Wednesday (17:00 BST, ITVX), as the Group A rivals face off against each other at Stockhorn Arena in Thun, Switzerland, in the tournament opener.

Finland are rank outsiders in Group A, with Iceland predicted to be battling with the Swiss for second spot behind group favourites Norway. Both of these nations will be eyeing a quick start to Euro 2025. Below are my Iceland vs Finland Bet Builder Tips, as we eye up a 13/2 return in the tournament's curtain raiser.

Iceland to win

Iceland qualified for this tournament impressively, finishing second to Germany in a group that also contained Austria and Poland.

Four wins, one draw and just one defeat saw them through as they finished two points behind the Germans.

Now, the challenge for Iceland is to improve on their poor record at these finals, as they have won just one of their 12 matches in European Championship history.

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They arrive here after a morale-boosting 3-1 friendly win over Serbia helped them put a lacklustre Nations League campaign behind them.

Meanwhile, Marko Saloranta's Finland side gained just five points in six qualifying games and had to negotiate two playoffs to seal their ticket to Switzerland.

The Finns have failed to record a single victory in their last two appearances at the Euros, and this looks like a good chance for Iceland to pick up three points.

Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir (ICE) anytime goalscorer

Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir should be entering this tournament in a confident mood. The 24-year-old forward has just signed a contract to switch to Angel FC in the USA on a three-year deal.

Back in December, she netted four goals in a Uefa Women's Champions League match against Roma.

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She comes into this game having scored two goals in her last three appearances for Iceland and should get chances to add to her tally in a powerful frontline that likely will contain Hlin Eiriksdottir and Agla Maria Albertsdottir.

Over 2.5 goals

The Finns were victorious in their most recent contest against Iceland - a 2-1 friendly win in Reykjavik in July 2023 - and over 2.5 goals seems a likely outcome again now.

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Three of the Finns’ last four games have yielded three goals, while Iceland warmed up for this assignment with a 3-1 friendly win over Serbia in which they netted twice in the first five minutes.

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