Finland 3-0 Azerbaijan - June 08, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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FIN
FIN
46' - Substitution
Mika Nurmelais substituted by Simo Valakari46 60' - Goal
Jari Vanhala60
60' - Substitution
Velli Kasumovis substituted by Zaur Tagizade
62' - Substitution
Jonatan Johanssonis substituted by Joonas Kolkka62
65' - Substitution
Tarlan Ahmadovis substituted by Bakhtiyar Musayev
75' - Goal
Jari Litmanen75 82' - Goal
Antti Sumiala82 84' - Substitution
Sami Mahliois substituted by Kai Nyyssönen84 89' - Substitution
Emin Agaevis substituted by Mirbagir Isayev
AZE
AZE
Team line-ups
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Antti Niemi | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jussi Nuorela | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sami Hyypiä | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jukka Koskinen | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kari Rissanen | 30 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sami Mahlio | 84 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mika Nurmela | 46 | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jari Litmanen | 75 | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jonatan Johansson | 62 | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Antti Sumiala | 82 | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jari Vanhala | 60 | 31 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Azerbaijan
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Aleksandr Zhidkov | 32 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tarlan Ahmadov | 65 | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Emin Agaev | 89 | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Faig Jabbarov | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rasim Abushev | 33 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Deni Gaysumov | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rufat Guliyev | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Vyacheslav Lychkin | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Velli Kasumov | 60 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Yunis Huseynov | 32 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gurban Gurbanov | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Simo Valakari | 46 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Joonas Kolkka | 62 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kai Nyyssönen | 84 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Bakhtiyar Musayev | 65 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mirbagir Isayev | 89 | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Zaur Tagizade | 60 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jari Vanhala
IN
Marko Tuomela
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
59
11
Success rate in this team:
27 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Möller Nielsen vs Azerbaijan
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Möller Nielsen vs Sadygov
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
38
4
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Sadygov vs Finland
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Sadygov vs Möller Nielsen
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Alain Hamer
5 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Finland6 matches | General total | Azerbaijan5 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
5 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Finland1 match | Season total | Azerbaijan1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on August 11, 2010 | Latest figure on November 17, 2007 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Finland keeps its 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 02/04/1997). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 01/09/1996 (2 matches)
Azerbaijan keeps its 4 consecutive losses away from home running (since 02/06/1996). It's a record streak. The first of history
Azerbaijan keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 02/06/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 01/09/1994-11/10/1995 time period (10 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DFinland 0-0 Turkey04/10/1995 | DFinland 1-1 Romania B13/02/1996 | LFinland 1-2 Turkey02/06/1996 | LFinland 2-3 Switzerland06/10/1996 | DFinland 2-2 Estonia30/10/1996 | VFinland 1-0 Singapore25/02/1997 |
| Overall | DTurkey 1-1 Finland12/02/1997 | LMalaysia 2-1 Finland21/02/1997 | LChina 2-1 Finland23/02/1997 | VFinland 1-0 Singapore25/02/1997 | VAzerbaijan 1-2 Finland02/04/1997 | DNorway 1-1 Finland30/04/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LFrance 10-0 Azerbaijan06/09/1995 | LIsrael 2-0 Azerbaijan11/10/1995 | DBelarus 2-2 Azerbaijan27/05/1996 | LNorway 5-0 Azerbaijan02/06/1996 | LOman 2-0 Azerbaijan07/10/1996 | LEstonia 1-0 Azerbaijan04/06/1997 |
| Overall | LAzerbaijan 0-3 Hungary10/11/1996 | LEstonia 2-0 Azerbaijan01/03/1997 | VAzerbaijan 3-0 Turkmenistan22/03/1997 | LAzerbaijan 1-2 Finland02/04/1997 | LTurkmenistan 2-0 Azerbaijan25/04/1997 | LEstonia 1-0 Azerbaijan04/06/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 12 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 9 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 12 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
10 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1.25 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.5 |
|
3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
5 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-3 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-5 |
Bookings
|
5 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Antti Sumiala | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Vidadi Rzaev | |
| Joonas Kolkka | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Joonas Kolkka | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Nazim Suleymanov |  |
| Joonas Kolkka | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Antti Sumiala | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Nazim Suleymanov | |
Historical head to head
Away
2 gf
1 ga
Total
2 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
2 ga
Total
1 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
April 02, 1997 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
April 02, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
Best historical scorers against Azerbaijan
 |
Mixu Paatelainen | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Jari Litmanen | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
Best historical scorers against Finland
|
Nazim Suleymanov | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Azerbaijan
|
Jari Litmanen | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Jussi Nuorela | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Janne Mäkelä | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Kari Rissanen | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Jukka Koskinen | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Sami Hyypiä | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Finland
 |
Mahmud Gurbanov | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Tarlan Ahmadov | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Yunis Huseynov | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Mehman Yunusov | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Vyacheslav Lychkin | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Mirbagir Isayev | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 02, 1996
August 31, 1996
September 01, 1996
October 06, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 08, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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