Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Finland vs Russia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Finland
0 – 1
Full Time
Russia
Wed 16 Jun 2021 · 13:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Glen Kamara 22' Y
Y 27' Dmitrii Barinov
Y 34' Magomed Ozdoev
Y 88' Georgii Dzhikiya
Daniel O'Shaughnessy 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Finland vs Russia — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

  • Finland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Russia 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Kevin Blom
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Finland 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Russia
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-16 Finland 0–1 Russia

Recent Form

Finland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Russia H 0–1 L
12 Jun Denmark A 1–0 W
Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Finland A 1–0 W
12 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
07 Jul Croatia H 2–2 D
01 Jul Spain A 1–1 D
25 Jun Uruguay A 0–3 L
19 Jun Egypt H 3–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Finland welcome Russia for this crunch clash at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
  • 5' Finland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Russia backline.
  • 10' Finland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Finland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Russia's shape.
  • 20' Russia have won 16 goals from 105 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Glen Kamara.
  • 25' Another substitution for Russia to replace Mario Fernandes by Vyacheslav Karavaev on 25 minute.
  • 26' A change in the Russia ranks — Mario Fernandes exits the field as Vyacheslav Karavaev enters on 26.
  • 27' Poor challenge from Dmitrii Barinov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' Jere Uronen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 323 appearances.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Magomed Ozdoev. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Finland that had 3 games and scored 2 goals.
  • 47' Goal! Aleksei Miranchuk scores his 48 goal in 359 matches.
  • 52' Finland is showing some good football. However, Finland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' The crowd applauds Magomed Ozdoev as he leaves the pitch. Rifat Zhemaletdinov steps in for Russia.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Finland and Russia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' The Finland manager makes a substitution. Rasmus Schuller departs to be replaced by Joni Kauko.
  • 68' The Finland manager makes a substitution. Rasmus Schuller departs to be replaced by Joni Kauko.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markku Kanerva might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' The Finland bench stirs into life. Jukka Raitala is withdrawn and Pyry Soiri gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Lassi Lappalainen is replacing Teemu Pukki for the Finland side.
  • 81' Russia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Fredrik Jensen is replacing Joona Toivio for the Finland side.
  • 86' Russia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maksim Mukhin is hanging Aleksei Miranchuk on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Georgii Dzhikiya on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Russia will be frustrated.
  • 90' Daniel O'Shaughnessy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Another three points for Russia.

Lineups

Finland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markku Kanerva

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Finland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Russia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Russia or Draw 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Finland32% Draw34% Russia34%
Actual: Russia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Finland or Draw
66%
Draw or Russia
68%
Finland or Russia
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Finland21% Draw56% Russia23%
Actual: Russia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.8%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 3
2.2%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Finland

Handicap Finland covers Push Russia covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 21% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Finland keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Russia keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.