Latvia vs Finland — Match Details | Betmana

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World Championship· Season 2026

21 May 2026 at 15:20

Match Summary

Finland defeated Latvia 7:1. The match was played in World Championship 2026. Goals were scored by R. Balcers, H. Bjorninen 5′, H. Jokiharju 10′, S. Maenalanen 15′, W. Merela 8′, A. Lundell, P. Puistola 1′, A. Raty 5′. League standings: Latvia #6, Finland #2. Score by period: P1: 1–3, P2: 0–1, P3: 0–3.

Match Events

Key match events between Latvia and Finland — 8 goals and 13 cards recorded during the match.

Latvia

Finland

Period 1

R. Balcers

5′

H. Bjorninen

W. Merela

A. Andzans

Interference

8′

10′

H. Jokiharju

M. Lehtonen

F. Buncis

Slashing

12′

15′

S. Maenalanen

Period 2

A. Barkov

Tripping

8′

W. Merela

H. Bjorninen

17′

W. Merela

Cross-checking

R. Mamcics

Cross-checking

17′

R. Krastenbergs

Slashing

19′

K. Zile

Cross-checking

20′

Period 3

A. Lundell

A. Barkov

1′

P. Puistola

J. Kuokkanen

3′

L. Hameenaho

Slashing

5′

A. Raty

M. Lehtonen

6′

A. Lundell

Tripping

M. Dzierkals

Tripping

9′

11′

A. Lundell

Holding the stick

15′

H. Jokiharju

Tripping

16′

H. Bjorninen

Hooking

Rivalry since 2008

Latvia vs Finland Head to Head Results· 19

Latvia and Finland have met 19 times — Latvia won 3, Finland won 16, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Finland leads the head-to-head with 16 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 93 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.89 per match (29 for the home side, 64 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 17 matches (89%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 19 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–8 in 2018.

Latvia

wins

Drawn

Finland

wins

Total goals

93 · 4.9/match

Both scored

17/19 · 89%

Over 2.5

19/19 · 100%

Recent Meetings

22/04/26Finland

1–2

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10/04/25Latvia

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09/04/25Latvia

3–2

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3–2

Finland

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11/04/24Latvia

2–3

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2–3

Finland

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10/04/24Latvia

2–3

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2–3

Finland

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14/05/22Latvia

1–2

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1–2

Finland

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11/02/22Latvia

1–3

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1–3

Finland

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30/05/21Finland

3–2

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3–2

Latvia

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06/05/18Latvia

1–8

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1–8

Finland

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Highest-scoring game: 1–8 v 2018

Standings

Latvia sit #6 and Finland are #2 in the World Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

Switzerland12

GP4Won4Lost0

Finland9

GP3Won3Lost0

Austria9

GP4Won3Lost1

USA5

GP4Won1Lost2

Hungary3

GP3Won1Lost2

Latvia3

GP3Won1Lost2

Germany1

GP4Won0Lost3

Great Britain0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Switzerland	GP4	Won4	Lost0	Pts12
#2	Finland	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts9
#3	Austria	GP4	Won3	Lost1	Pts9
#4	USA	GP4	Won1	Lost2	Pts5
#5	Hungary	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts3
#6	Latvia	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts3
#7	Germany	GP4	Won0	Lost3	Pts1
#8	Great Britain	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group B

Czech Republic10

GP4Won3Lost0

Canada9

GP3Won3Lost0

Slovakia8

GP3Won2Lost0

Sweden6

GP4Won2Lost2

Norway6

GP3Won2Lost1

Slovenia3

GP4Won0Lost2

Denmark0

GP3Won0Lost3

Italy0

GP4Won0Lost4

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Czech Republic	GP4	Won3	Lost0	Pts10
#2	Canada	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts9
#3	Slovakia	GP3	Won2	Lost0	Pts8
#4	Sweden	GP4	Won2	Lost2	Pts6
#5	Norway	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts6
#6	Slovenia	GP4	Won0	Lost2	Pts3
#7	Denmark	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0
#8	Italy	GP4	Won0	Lost4	Pts0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 22 May 2026