Saturday , 14 November 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' Finland have kicked off against Russia. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Matvei Safonov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Finland and Russia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' Glen Kamara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' Russia make a change. Mario Fernandes trudges off to be replaced by Vyacheslav Karavaev on 25 minutes.
  • 26' Another change for Russia made on 26 minute. Mario Fernandes leaves to be changed by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dmitrii Barinov.
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Finland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Russia player. Magomed Ozdoev gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' Finland have won 2 goals from 3 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' Aleksei Miranchuk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' Finland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Russia. Magomed Ozdoev is replaced by Rifat Zhemaletdinov.
  • 66' Robin Lod is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Finland tonight.
  • 67' Another substitution for Finland to replace Rasmus Schuller by Joni Kauko on 67 minute.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Finland. Rasmus Schuller is replaced by Joni Kauko.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Russia that had 105 games and scored 16 goals.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Finland — Pyry Soiri on, Jukka Raitala off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Lassi Lappalainen is replacing Teemu Pukki for the Finland side.
  • 81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' The Finland manager makes a substitution. Joona Toivio departs to be replaced by Fredrik Jensen.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Russia! Maksim Mukhin comes on to replace Aleksei Miranchuk.
  • 88' The referee shows Russia player a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel O'Shaughnessy on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Finland and Russia share the spoils 0-1.

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.