Finland 0-2 Sweden - May 22, 1980 / Nordic Tournament 1978/1980
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FIN
6' - Goal
Mats Nordgren
31' - Goal
Thomas Sjöberg
FIN
46' - Substitution
Mikko Lampiis substituted by Aki Lahtinen 46' - Substitution
Pasi Rautiainenis substituted by Miikka Toivola46 52' - Substitution
Mats Nordgrenis substituted by Peter Nilsson 72' - Substitution
Atik Ismailis substituted by Tuomo Hakala72
75' - Substitution
Jan Svenssonis substituted by Anders Linderoth
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Seppo Sairanen | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mikko Lampi | 46 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Esko Ranta | 33 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pasi Rautiainen | 46 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jyrki Nieminen | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pettri Kupiainen | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Leo Houtsonen | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kari Virtanen | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Atik Ismail | 72 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Arto Tolsa | 34 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Seppo Pyykkö | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
2
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jan Möller | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hans Borg | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ingemar Erlandsson | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leif Gustavsson | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Conny Karlsson | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sten-Ove Ramberg | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mats Nordgren | 652 | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tord Holmgren | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jan Svensson | 75 | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thomas Sjöberg | 31 | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Torbjörn Nilsson | 25 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Aki Lahtinen | 46 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Miikka Toivola | 46 | 30 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tuomo Hakala | 72 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Peter Nilsson | 52 | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anders Linderoth | 75 | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jan Möller
IN
Ronnie Hellström
OUT
Mats Nordgren
IN
Anders Linderoth
OUT
Jan Svensson
IN
Ralf Edström
OUT
Leif Gustavsson
IN
Kent Jönsson
OUT
Thomas Sjöberg
IN
Stefan Larsson
OUT
Tord Holmgren
IN
Magnus Andersson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
17
Success rate in this team:
18 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Malm vs Sweden
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Malm vs Arnesson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
3
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Arnesson vs Finland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Arnesson vs Malm
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Ib Nielsen
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Finland2 matches | General total | Sweden2 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Finland1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 02, 1981 | Latest figure on February 23, 1984 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Finland keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a win vs Sweden at home in Nordic Football Championship running (since 10/08/1967). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Mats Nordgren scores 1 goal in Nordic Football Championship
It's the first time Thomas Sjöberg scores a goal in his professional career with Sweden since the 03/06/1978 (with Sweden vs Brazil )
General ranking
| 1 | Denmark | 9 pts | 5 rd | |
| 2 | Sweden | 6 pts | 6 rd | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 pts | 4 rd | |
| 4 | Finland | 2 pts | 5 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Denmark | 9 pts | 5 rd | |
| 2 | Sweden | 6 pts | 6 rd | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 pts | 4 rd | |
| 4 | Finland | 2 pts | 5 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VFinland 2-1 Hungary20/09/1978 | VFinland 4-1 Denmark Olympic07/06/1979 | DFinland 1-1 Soviet Union04/07/1979 | LFinland 0-1 Norway21/08/1979 | DFinland 0-0 Denmark29/08/1979 | DFinland 0-0 Germany Olympic10/10/1979 |
| Overall | DFinland 0-0 Germany Olympic10/10/1979 | LHungary 3-1 Finland17/10/1979 | DNorway 1-1 Finland26/10/1979 | DSoviet Union 2-2 Finland31/10/1979 | DMexico 1-1 Finland21/11/1979 | VBermuda 0-2 Finland26/11/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LNorway 2-0 Sweden15/08/1979 | LItaly 1-0 Sweden26/09/1979 | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Sweden10/10/1979 | DLuxembourg 1-1 Sweden23/10/1979 | VMalaysia 1-3 Sweden14/11/1979 | VSingapore 0-5 Sweden17/11/1979 |
| Overall | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Sweden10/10/1979 | DLuxembourg 1-1 Sweden23/10/1979 | VMalaysia 1-3 Sweden14/11/1979 | VSingapore 0-5 Sweden17/11/1979 | LSweden 1-5 Soviet Union29/04/1980 | LSweden 0-1 Denmark07/05/1980 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
2 |
|
4 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.2 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Atik Ismail | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Torbjörn Nilsson | |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Tommy Berggren | |
||
| Atik Ismail | 1 goal during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Hans Borg | |
Historical head to head
Home
50 gf
114 ga
Away
32 gf
140 ga
Total
82 gf
254 ga
Historical head to head
Home
140 gf
32 ga
Away
114 gf
50 ga
Total
254 gf
82 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 29, 1921 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
June 13, 1952 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 1 |
August 15, 1954 |
| Away | 10 - 1 |
August 15, 1954 |
Latest head to head
June 28, 1978 - Nordic Tournament 1978/1980
August 11, 1976 - Nordic Tournament 1972/1977
June 01, 1976 - Nordic Tournament 1972/1977
August 29, 1973 - Nordic Tournament 1972/1977
July 08, 1973 - Nordic Tournament 1972/1977
Best historical scorers against Sweden
|
Heikki Suhonen | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Atik Ismail | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Matti Paatelainen | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Jouko Suomalainen | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
Best historical scorers against Finland
 |
Kurt Hamrin | 4 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Birger Eklund | 3 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Lennart Bunke | 2 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
|
Sven-Ove Svensson | 2 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Henry Thillberg | 2 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Torbjörn Nilsson | 2 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
|
Jouko Suomalainen | 5 matches | 1971 - 1976 |
 |
Arto Tolsa | 4 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
|
Erkki Vihtilä | 4 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
|
Matti Paatelainen | 4 matches | 1971 - 1976 |
|
Miikka Toivola | 4 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Esko Ranta | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Finland
 |
Bjorn Nordqvist | 5 matches | 1966 - 1978 |
 |
Ronnie Hellström | 5 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
|
Kent Karlsson | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
 |
Conny Torstensson | 4 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
 |
Bo Larsson | 4 matches | 1966 - 1973 |
 |
Ove Kindvall | 3 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Denmark | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
2
|  | Sweden | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
3
|  | Norway | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
4
|  | Finland | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
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