Match Report
Finland went into the game 2nd in the table on 3 points; Belgium sat 1st on 9 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Finland no better than 15th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Finland were scoring 0.33 and conceding 1, Belgium 2.33 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Belgium arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Finland held 3 points of 15 and Belgium 13.
Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg staged the fixture, a ground that holds 68,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.