France vs Finland: result 2-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on September 7, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Groupama Stadium, Saint-Denis
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What was the result of France vs Finland?
France won 2-0 on September 7, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 25′A. GriezmannFrance
- 53′A. GriezmannFrance
Official lineup for France vs Finland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
France
3-4-1-2- 19K. Benzema
- 9A. Martial
- 7A. Griezmann
- 22T. Hernández
- 13A. Rabiot
- 6P. Pogba
- 2L. Dubois
- 3P. Kimpembe
- 4R. Varane
- 15K. Zouma
- 1H. Lloris
Finland
5-3-2- 10T. Pukki
- 20J. Pohjanpalo
- 6G. Kamara
- 11R. Schüller
- 16U. Nissilä
- 18J. Uronen
- 3D. O'Shaughnessy
- 2P. Arajuuri
- 5L. Väisänen
- 17N. Alho
- 1L. Hrádecký
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, France have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat; Finland have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2021 | Ukraine(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Switzerland(home) | 3-3 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Portugal(away) | 2-2 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Hungary(away) | 1-1 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2021 | Kazakhstan(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Wales(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Belgium(home) | 0-2 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Russia(home) | 0-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Denmark(away) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 France wins, 0 draws, 1 Finland win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2020 | France 0-2 Finland | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
France score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Finland score 1.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Finland | 1.0 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
France sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (16 points from 6 matches) and Finland sit 3rd (10 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FranceGroup D | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | FinlandGroup G | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy