Thursday , 2 July 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' We are underway at Saint Petersburg Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Dmitrii Barinov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' Glen Kamara was booked on 22.
  • 25' The Russia manager makes a substitution. Mario Fernandes departs to be replaced by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 26' The Russia manager makes a substitution. Mario Fernandes departs to be replaced by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 27' It’s a booking for Russia player. Dmitrii Barinov gets a Yellow card.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Russia player. Magomed Ozdoev gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' It looks surprising Finland does not make any changes. Daler Kuzyaev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robin Lod, as he is very good at scoring at Saint Petersburg Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' Goal! Aleksei Miranchuk scores his 47 goal in 355 matches.
  • 52' It’s high time Stanislav Cherchesov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Artem Dzyuba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Rifat Zhemaletdinov. He replaces Magomed Ozdoev on 61 minute.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Joni Kauko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rasmus Schuller on 67 minute.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Finland. Rasmus Schuller is replaced by Joni Kauko.
  • 73' Finland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 75' Another substitution for Finland to replace Jukka Raitala by Pyry Soiri on 75 minute.
  • 76' Lassi Lappalainen is replacing Teemu Pukki for the Finland side.
  • 81' 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.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Finland. Joona Toivio is replaced by Fredrik Jensen.
  • 86' Russia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maksim Mukhin is hanging Aleksei Miranchuk on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Georgii Dzhikiya.
  • 90' The referee shows Finland player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Finland.

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.