World Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Finland defeated Latvia 2:1. The match was played in World Championship 2025. Goals were scored by J. Parssinen 7′, M. Lehtonen 10′, R. Abols 15′. League standings: Finland #3, Latvia #5. Score by period: P1: 0–0, P2: 1–0, P3: 1–1.
Match Events
Hooking
Slashing
Roughing
Roughing
A. Leppanen
Slashing
Slashing
Holding the stick
Hooking
Tripping
Roughing
Roughing
Interference
Tripping
Tripping
Power-play
R. Freibergs
Holding
Finland and Latvia have met 19 times — Finland won 16, Latvia won 3, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Finland leads the head-to-head with 16 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 98 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.16 per match (69 for the home side, 29 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.
Recent Meetings
Standings
Finland sit #3 and Latvia are #5 in the World Championship table heading into this match.
Group A
| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GP7 | Won6 | Lost0 | Pts19 | |
| #2 | GP7 | Won6 | Lost1 | Pts18 | |
| #3 | GP7 | Won4 | Lost1 | Pts16 | |
| #4 | GP7 | Won2 | Lost3 | Pts10 | |
| #5 | GP7 | Won3 | Lost4 | Pts9 | |
| #6 | GP7 | Won2 | Lost4 | Pts7 | |
| #7 | GP7 | Won1 | Lost5 | Pts4 | |
| #8 | GP7 | Won0 | Lost6 | Pts1 |
Group B
| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GP7 | Won6 | Lost0 | Pts19 | |
| #2 | GP7 | Won5 | Lost1 | Pts17 | |
| #3 | GP7 | Won5 | Lost1 | Pts17 | |
| #4 | GP7 | Won3 | Lost3 | Pts11 | |
| #5 | GP7 | Won3 | Lost3 | Pts10 | |
| #6 | GP7 | Won1 | Lost5 | Pts4 | |
| #7 | GP7 | Won1 | Lost6 | Pts3 | |
| #8 | GP7 | Won1 | Lost6 | Pts3 |
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 15 May 2026