San Marino vs Finland 0-7: result, September 26, 2026

San Marino Stadium

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Written before the match

San Marino and Finland face off in the UEFA Nations League, with Finland holding a perfect record in their two previous meetings against their hosts.

Recent form

San Marino enters this fixture after a difficult run, having failed to secure a win in their newest six matches. Across their recent outings, including a goalless draw with Andorra in March and losses to Faroe Islands, Bangladesh, and Azerbaijan, they have struggled for control, holding clearly less of the ball. Goalkeeper Edoardo Colombo has been kept busy, recording 11 saves over the matches we hold statistics for, while Nicolas Giacopetti has contributed one goal over the listed matches. Finland also arrives without a win in their newest three matches, having lost to Germany and Hungary in recent friendlies. They recorded a victory against New Zealand and a draw with Cape Verde Islands earlier in the year. Over their matches with available statistics, goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký has made 6 saves, while Tony Miettinen has provided one goal and Oiva Jukkola has registered one assist over the listed matches.

Previous meetings

Finland has won both of their previous encounters with San Marino. They secured a comfortable victory in June 2023 and followed it with a closer result in November 2023.

Key factors

San Marino has struggled to compete for possession, consistently holding clearly less of the ball than their opponents.
Finland's matches have seen them face tougher defensive tests, with opponents averaging 15 shots per match against them.
The match flow indicates San Marino has conceded heavily in both halves across their recent outings.
Finland's recent results include a win and a draw in their newest four matches where we hold statistics.

What to expect

Finland enters this encounter with a dominant historical record against San Marino, having won both previous meetings. While both sides have faced challenges in their recent form, Finland's ability to generate attacking output compared to San Marino, who have had to defend against significantly higher shot counts, points towards a difficult evening for the home side. The lean is towards Finland, led by the contributions of Lukáš Hrádecký over the listed matches, continuing their success in this matchup.

What our records do not hold

We have no information regarding player absences or injuries for either side ahead of this fixture.

Data considered:

recent form
home and away form
head-to-head
rest days
odds
provider statistics
players
match flow
set-up

Team statistics

169Accurate passes716
1Shots outside box5
9Free kicks14
4Saves0
1Shots off goal7
2Offsides2

Line-ups

San Marino 4-1-2-1-2

1E. ColomboG
4F. FabbriD
5M. CevoliD
15M. PasoliniD
12A. TosiD
8L. CapicchioniM
16C. MeloniM
17A. GolinucciM
10S. ZannoniM
11N. GiacopettiF
9N. NanniF

Finland 4-3-3

Timeline

5'GoalJoel PohjanpaloFinland
14'Goaladrian svanback (assist: Leo Walta)Finland
33'GoalBenjamin Källman (assist: adrian svanback)Finland
50'GoalLeo WaltaFinland
55'GoalLeo Walta (assist: Juho Lähteenmäki)Finland
79'GoalJoel Pohjanpalo (assist: adrian svanback)Finland
88'PenaltyJoel PohjanpaloFinland

Players of the match

9.82J. PohjanpaloFinland
9.7L. WaltaFinland
9.44A. SvanbäckFinland

Player	Minutes	Rating
J. Pohjanpalo	90	9.82
L. Walta	70	9.7
A. Svanbäck	90	9.44
J. LÃ¤hteenmÃ¤ki	90	8.18
B. Källman	59	7.78
T. Keskinen	45	7.7
V. Koski	45	7.65
A. Ståhl	45	7.58
S. Miettinen	90	7.35
T. Miettinen	45	7.33
A. Marhiev	45	7.2
S. Väänänen	45	7.2
K. Kairinen	90	7.1
O. Valakari	20	6.96
R. Lod	31	6.9
V. Sinisalo	90	6.62
N. Giacopetti	59	6.44
S. Pancotti	31	6.19
N. Nanni	90	6.13
M. Pasolini	90	6.01
E. Colombo	90	5.91
L. Capicchioni	59	5.86
S. Zannoni	70	5.82
Balda Enea Della	20	5.76
M. Cevoli	79	5.69
M. Mularoni	31	5.67
G. Benvenuti	11	5.52
S. Giocondi	20	5.4
C. Meloni	90	5.27
A. Golinucci	51	5.04
A. Tosi	90	4.98
F. Fabbri	70	4.56
L. Bergström	0	0
L. Hrádecký	0	0
L. Väisänen	0	0
A. Suhonen	0	0
R. Mahuta	0	0
G. Kamara	0	0
O. Jukkola	0	0
M. Zavoli	0	0
D. Rossi	0	0
M. De Angelis	0	0
L. Lazzari	0	0
G. Capicchioni	0	0
Fausto Marino Salicioni Ortiz	0	0
P. Marinucci	0	0