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Finland vs Slovakia

18 February 2022 at 04:10

Match Summary

Finland defeated Slovakia 2:0. The match was played in Olympic Games 2022. Goals were scored by S. Manninen 15′, H. Pesonen 19′. League standings: Finland #1, Slovakia #3.

Match Events

Key match events between Finland and Slovakia — 2 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
S. Manninen

S. Vatanen

15′
Period 2
!
8′
P. Ceresnak

Tripping

!
9′
P. Regenda

Tripping

Period 3
!
1′
K. Pospisil

Tripping

H. Pesonen

V. Pokka

19′

Rivalry since 2008

Finland vs Slovakia Head to Head Results· 21

Finland and Slovakia have met 21 times — Finland won 19, Slovakia won 2, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Finland leads the head-to-head with 19 victories from 21 meetings. A combined 94 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.48 per match (67 for the home side, 27 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 15 matches (71%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 19 games (90%), 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.

19
wins
Drawn
0
·
Total goals
94 · 4.5/match
Both scored
15/21 · 71%
Over 2.5
19/21 · 90%

Recent Meetings

20/05/25World Championship
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26/05/22World Championship
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10/02/22Olympic Games
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11/05/19World Championship
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21/04/17International Friendly
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19/04/17International Friendly
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15/05/16World Championship
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08/04/16International Friendly
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07/04/16International Friendly
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09/05/15World Championship
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Highest-scoring game: 62 v 2022

Standings

Finland sit #1 and Slovakia are #3 in the Olympic Games table heading into this match.

Group A

1USA9
GP3Won3Lost0
2Canada6
GP3Won2Lost1
3Germany3
GP3Won1Lost2
4China0
GP3Won0Lost3

Group B

1ROC7
GP3Won2Lost0
2Denmark6
GP3Won2Lost1
3Czech Republic4
GP3Won0Lost1
4Switzerland1
GP3Won0Lost2

Group C

1Finland8
GP3Won2Lost0
2Sweden7
GP3Won2Lost0
3Slovakia3
GP3Won1Lost2
4Latvia0
GP3Won0Lost3

Ranking of second-placed teams

1Sweden7
GP3Won2Lost0
2Canada6
GP3Won2Lost1
3Denmark6
GP3Won2Lost1

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

API data: 15 May 2026