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Finland vs Latvia

17 May 2025 at 11:20
P1
00
P2
10
P3
11

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

Key match events between Finland and Latvia — 3 goals and 15 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
!
3′
M. Komuls

Hooking

!
19′
R. Abols

Slashing

E. Tolvanen

Roughing

19′
!
Period 2
!
5′
O. Batna

Roughing

J. Parssinen

A. Leppanen

7′
J. Parssinen

Slashing

7′
!
!
7′
O. Batna

Slashing

H. Bjorninen

Holding the stick

12′
!
!
12′
D. Locmelis

Hooking

N. Matinpalo

Tripping

13′
!
J. Lammikko

Roughing

14′
!
!
14′
J. Jaks

Roughing

!
14′
K. Rubins

Interference

!
18′
D. Locmelis

Tripping

Period 3
!
9′
E. Tralmaks

Tripping

M. Lehtonen

Power-play

10′
15′
R. Abols

R. Freibergs

R. Rissanen

Holding

17′
!

Rivalry since 2008

Finland vs Latvia Head to Head Results· 19

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.

16
wins
Drawn
0
·
3
wins
Total goals
98 · 5.2/match
Both scored
17/19 · 89%
Over 2.5
19/19 · 100%

Recent Meetings

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11/04/24International Friendly
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11/02/22Olympic Games
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Highest-scoring game: 18 v 2018

Standings

Finland sit #3 and Latvia are #5 in the World Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

1Canada19
GP7Won6Lost0
2Sweden18
GP7Won6Lost1
3Finland16
GP7Won4Lost1
4Austria10
GP7Won2Lost3
5Latvia9
GP7Won3Lost4
6Slovakia7
GP7Won2Lost4
7Slovenia4
GP7Won1Lost5
8France1
GP7Won0Lost6

Group B

1Switzerland19
GP7Won6Lost0
2USA17
GP7Won5Lost1
3Czech Republic17
GP7Won5Lost1
4Denmark11
GP7Won3Lost3
5Germany10
GP7Won3Lost3
6Norway4
GP7Won1Lost5
7Hungary3
GP7Won1Lost6
8Kazakhstan3
GP7Won1Lost6

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

API data: 15 May 2026