England v Finland Head-to-Head Stats: How Many Times Have The Sides Met?

As the Nations League journey continues for the Three Lions – it’s the England v Finland head-to-head stats that come under the microscope next as the pair face-off at Wembley on Tuesday night.

So, just how many times have we seen an England v Finland clash, and which nation holds the upper hand ahead of tonight’s football match?

What Are England and Finland’s FIFA World Ranking?

The England FIFA world ranking has seen the Three Lions move up a place to 4th after reaching the Euro 24 final – with Spain, who won moving up five slots to third.

Finland, who England will face in the Nations League on Tuesday 10th September, are back in 63rd place – meaning there are 59 positions between the two sides in the FIFA world rankings.

England v Finland Head-to-Head Stats Ahead Of Nations League Clash

See below a summary of the key England v Finland head-to-head stats that you could use with the best football betting sites in the UK before the game.

England and Finland last played on 24th March 2001, in a game that ended 2-1 to the Three Lions.

What Time Does England v Finland Kick-off And How To Watch?

📅Date: Tuesday 10th September 2024
⌚Time: 7:45pm
⚽️Venue: Wembley Stadium
📺 TV: ITV1

England Have NEVER Lost To Finland

As England embark on their second Nations League match against Finland, the good news for interim boss Lee Carsley is that England have NEVER lost to Finland from the 11 times they’ve met.

Therefore, Carsley will, of course, not want to become the first England manager to taste defeat to Finland.

Over the years we’ve seen nine England wins and two draws from the 11 clashes – with the last coming over 20 years ago on March 24th 2001.

England won that World Cup qualifier 2-1 thanks to strikes from David Beckham and Michael Owen.

England vs Finland Head-to-Head Stats Suggest Plenty Of Goals

If you’re not an England or Finland football fan you probably don’t care who wins.

But if you are still planning on watching this Nations League match, then at least the head-to-heads suggest there might be plenty of goals.

This is backed up with nine of the previous 11 head-to-heads seeing OVER 2.5 GOALS scored, with England firing in a massive 36 goals in all these encounters – this works out at an average 3.05 goals scored by England per game.

Don’t Rule Out Finland Scoring, Having Netted In 67% Of Matches Against England

Despite England having the dominate overall head-to-head record over Finland, the stats still suggest the visitors can get on the scoresheet.

Finland have managed to find the back of the net in seven of their 11 clashes with England – meaning they’ve scored in a healthy 67% of meetings against the Three Lions.

Gary Neville Was The Last Person To Score For Finland Against England

Finland lost 2-1 in their most recent game vs England (March 2001) – but the scorer of their goal wasn’t one of their players.

It was in fact former Manchester United player Gary Neville – with the ball coming off his leg and going in (watch above).

This means you have to go back to the game before in 1992 to find the last time a Finnish player scored against England.

Who was Ari Hjem from the penalty spot in another 2-1 loss – both England goals that day came from David Platt (watch below).

David Beckham Scored The Last England Goal vs Finland

With the last England vs Finland head-to-head coming in March 2001, the side back then had a very different look to today’s line-up.

After the already mentioned Gary Neville own goal in the 27th minute, Michael Owen levelled things up on 43 mins – before a certain David Beckham getting the winner in the 50th min.

Meaning, heading into Tuesday’s Nations League match, you can impress your friends down the pub by telling them the last England player to score vs Finland was Becks.

Temu Pukki Is Finland’s Top Goal Scorer With 42 International Strikes

If you do think Finland can score against England on Tuesday night at Wembley, then former Norwich player Temu Pukki could be the player to strike.

Pukki, with 42 international goals for Finland, is their top scorer and with proven form playing in the UK a trip to Wembley won’t faze the old Canary.

England v Finland: All The Past Matches