Finland vs Belarus — match summary
Europe · UEFA Nations League · kick-off 29 Sept 2026 23:00
Full time · score 0-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Finland 33 · Belarus 21
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Finland 31 · Belarus 49
Shots on target 2-3 · corners 8-2 · possession 61-39
NextGOAL tip: Finland -0.75 · 2 stars
In this UEFA Nations League match, Finland host Belarus. Both teams played their first game of this competition on 26 Sep and picked up wins in contrasting styles: Finland thrashed their opponent 7-0, while Belarus lost 0-2. This game is therefore one where both sides want points to steady themselves before the next round of fixtures. Finland come into this match with confidence from their last game, but looking back over five matches shows that before that they lost two in a row in friendlies (0-4 and 1-2) before returning to score heavily in the opening fixture. Belarus, meanwhile, had won three in a row in warm-up games, but when they met real opposition in this competition they lost 0-2. The numbers from the last 10 matches paint a clear picture: Finland hit 5 shots on target per game and have 51.4% possession, while Belarus have only 37% possession and concede 6.8 shots on target per game. According to the expected line-ups, Finland are likely to set up an attacking structure that pushes high and looks for space from the wide areas, while Belarus tend to sit deep and wait to counter. If Finland score first from sustained pressure, the game should open up further and the hosts have a chance to pull away. But if Belarus hold out until late in the first half, the game could become one where the hosts have to push harder and risk being caught on the counter more often.