Ireland U21 vs Finland U21

intl • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification - Final • 2027 • Final • Final

Ireland U21

17:4517 November 2026

Finland U21

Match information

Country: intl
Competition: UEFA U21 Championship Qualification - Final
Season: 2027
Round: Final
Stage: Final
Date: 17 November 2026
Kick-off: 17:45
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

Prediction

Ireland U21 win3%

Draw3%

Finland U21 win70%

Full prediction

Clubs

Ireland U21

Founded: 1921
Country: Ireland
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Capacity: 51 151
Surface: grass

Finland U21

Founded: 1907
Country: Finland
Stadium: Helsingin olympiastadion
City: Helsingfors
Capacity: 40 682
Surface: grass

Recent form

Ireland U21

DDWWW

Finland U21

WWWWD

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Greece U21	8	+13	21
3	Finland U21	8	+12	17
4	Denmark U21	8	+9	15
5	Iceland U21	8	+7	14
6	Ireland U21	8	0	14
7	Turkey U21	8	+1	13

Full standings

Match result probability

Ireland U21 win3%

Draw3%

Finland U21 win70%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 6%
X2: 73%
12: 73%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 76%
Under 1.5: 0%
Over 2.5: 76%
Under 2.5: 0%
Over 3.5: 75%
Under 3.5: 0%

Both teams to score

Yes: 72%
No: 4%

Asian handicap

Handicap	Ireland U21	Finland U21
+4.5 / -4.5	37%	38%
+3.5 / -3.5	27%	49%
+2.5 / -2.5	18%	58%
+1.5 / -1.5	11%	65%
+0.5 / -0.5	6%	70%
-0.5 / +0.5	3%	73%
-1.5 / +1.5	1%	74%
-2.5 / +2.5	1%	75%
-3.5 / +3.5	0%	75%
-4.5 / +4.5	0%	76%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

Ireland U21: James Crawford
Finland U21: Mika Lehkosuo

Missing players

Finland U21

20Otso Liimatta - injured
9David Ezeh - injured

Squad - Ireland U21

#	Player	Age
Goalkeepers
1	A. Maguire	21
1	N. Jauny	21
16	A. Wogan	20
	K. Barrett	21
	N. Juany	-
Defenders
2	J. Slater	21
4	J. Abankwah	21
5	S. Grehan	21
13	D. Okagbue	21
14	G. Otegbayo	20
21	C. McCarthy	19
22	S. Curtis	20
27	C. O'Sullivan	19
37	A. Murphy	21
Midfielders
6	J. Hakiki	21
8	A. Murphy	20
8	R. Akachukwu	19
10	J. Mullins	21
12	H. Vaughan	21
14	E. McJannet	21
15	J. Devaney	18
19	D. Lipsiuc	20
19	J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh	20
24	F. Turley	19
	C. O'Sullivan	18
Forwards
7	R. Vata	20
9	M. Melia	18
9	M. O'Mahony	20
14	C. Dillon	19
20	J. Gardner	20
31	M. Noonan	17
51	T. Koné-Doherty	19
	W. Davis	20

Squad - Finland U21

#	Player	Age
Goalkeepers
1	Jaaso Jantunen	21
12	Aleksi Piispa	20
12	Osku Maukonen	19
23	Ukko Happonen	19
Defenders
3	Akseli Puukko	20
3	Tomas Galvez	21
4	Arttu Lotjonen	22
5	Emil Levealahti	20
5	Oskari Vaisto	21
13	Kaius Simojoki	20
16	Eetu Turkki	19
16	Oscar Haggstrom	22
21	Ilari Kangasniemi	19
22	Miska Ylitolva	22
Midfielders
2	Daniel Armstrong	21
6	Matias Siltanen	19
8	Pyry Mentu	19
9	Julius Paananen	19
10	Jimi Tauriainen	22
10	Luka Hyrylainen	22
11	Marius Soderback	22
14	Gabriel Europaeus	21
14	Jesse Kilo	22
17	Otto Ruoppi	20
18	Julius Korkko	20
18	Niilo Kujasalo	22
19	Tuomas Pippola	21
20	Liam Moller	21
20	Otso Liimatta injured	22
Forwards
7	Juho Talvitie	21
9	David Ezeh injured	20
9	Onni Helen	20
15	Toivo Mero	18

Head-to-head

No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.

Form: last 10 matches

	Ireland U21	Finland U21
W-D-L	4-4-2	7-2-1
Scored (per match)	15 (1.5)	27 (2.7)
Conceded (per match)	15 (1.5)	8 (0.8)
Clean sheets	3 / 10	6 / 10
Both teams scored	5 / 10	4 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	5 / 10	6 / 10

Recent form - Ireland U21

W6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Ireland U21 3 : 1 England U21 (Half-time 2 : 1)
W29 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Ireland U21 4 : 3 Kazakhstan U21 (Half-time 2 : 2)
W25 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Slovakia U21 0 : 2 Ireland U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
D9 June 2026 • Friendlies • Ireland U21 0 : 0 Qatar U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
D6 June 2026 • Friendlies • Croatia U21 2 : 2 Ireland U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Kazakhstan U21 0 : 1 Ireland U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
D26 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Ireland U21 1 : 1 Moldova U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
L18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Andorra U21 4 : 0 Ireland U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
L14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • England U21 2 : 0 Ireland U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
D10 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Ireland U21 2 : 2 Slovakia U21 (Half-time 1 : 2)

Recent form - Finland U21

D6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Kosovo U21 4 : 4 Finland U21 (Half-time 2 : 1)
W30 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Romania U21 0 : 2 Finland U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
W25 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Finland U21 2 : 1 Spain U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
W8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Norway U21 0 : 2 Finland U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
W4 June 2026 • Friendlies • Sweden U21 1 : 3 Finland U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Finland U21 3 : 0 Cyprus U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
W26 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • San Marino U21 0 : 8 Finland U21 (Half-time 0 : 3)
D18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Finland U21 0 : 0 Kosovo U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
W14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Finland U21 2 : 0 Romania U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
L14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Spain U21 2 : 1 Finland U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)

Standings - Ranking of second-placed teams

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Poland U21	8	7	0	1	20	7	+13	21
2	Greece U21	8	7	0	1	19	6	+13	21
3	Finland U21	8	5	2	1	19	7	+12	17
4	Denmark U21	8	4	3	1	15	6	+9	15
5	Iceland U21	8	4	2	2	15	8	+7	14
6	Ireland U21	8	4	2	2	11	11	0	14
7	Turkey U21	8	3	4	1	9	8	+1	13
8	Netherlands U21	8	3	3	2	15	10	+5	12
9	Czech Republic U21	8	3	3	2	10	5	+5	12