20 May 2025 at 14:20

12
Full Time
P1: 01P2: 01P3: 10

Match Summary

Finland defeated Slovakia 2:1. The match was played in World Championship 2025. Goals were scored by P. Puistola 5′, W. Merela 18′, R. Lantosi 14′. League standings: Slovakia #6, Finland #3. Score by period: P1: 0–1, P2: 0–1, P3: 1–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Slovakia and Finland — 3 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.

Slovakia
Finland
Period 1
🏒
5′
P. Puistola

J. Parssinen

!
11′
M. Lehtonen

Hooking

M. Rosandic

Holding

19′
!
Period 2
M. Kaslik

Tripping

7′
!
S. Takac

Interference

11′
!
🏒
18′
W. Merela

R. Rissanen

Period 3
!
1′
L. Hameenaho

Tripping

D. Mudrak

Holding

8′
!
!
14′
A. Oksanen

Tripping

R. Lantosi

M. Sukel

14′
🏒

Slovakia vs Finland Head to Head Results

Slovakia and Finland have met 21 times — Slovakia won 2, Finland won 19, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Finland leads the head-to-head with 19 victories from 21 meetings. A combined 93 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.43 per match (26 for the home side, 67 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 14 matches (67%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 18 games (86%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Finland are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–2 in 2022.

2

Slovakia

0

Drawn

19

Finland

Goals: 26Goals: 67

Recent Meetings (21)

26 May 2022Finland4 – 2Slovakia
18 Feb 2022Finland2 – 0Slovakia
10 Feb 2022Finland6 – 2Slovakia
11 May 2019Slovakia2 – 4Finland
21 Apr 2017Slovakia3 – 2Finland
19 Apr 2017Slovakia0 – 3Finland
15 May 2016Slovakia0 – 5Finland
8 Apr 2016Finland6 – 1Slovakia
7 Apr 2016Finland3 – 2Slovakia
9 May 2015Finland3 – 0Slovakia

Standings

Slovakia sit #6 and Finland are #3 in the World Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
76019
76118
74116
72310
7349
7247
7154
7061

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
76019
2UUSA
75117
75117
73311
73310
7154
7163
7163
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 20 Apr 2026