Germany won their final four World Cup qualifiers with clean sheets. That trend can continue against a Finland side that could struggle to hold onto the ball in Mainz.
HTH - Germany Lead 16-1
These nations have met 23 times, Finland winning just once in 1923. The last encounter was a friendly in 2016, Max Meyer and Mesut Ozil scoring in a 2-0 win in Monchengladbach.
Germany Form & Squad
Germany lost their opening World Cup qualifier in Slovakia but recovered to win their next five matches. They won 1-0 in Northern Ireland and 2-0 in Luxembourg to set up a shootout on the final matchday.
Die Mannschaft came through in style, thrashing Slovakia 6-0 in Leipzig to finish top of Group A. Nick Woltemade opened the scoring to make if four for the campaign.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side played two friendlies in March, starting with a 4-3 win in Switzerland where they had 2.63-0.59 xG. Germany took on Ghana in Stuttgart, Deniz Undav scoring in the 88th minute to secure a 2-1 victory.
| Pos | Player | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Manuel Neuer | 40 | Bayern Munich |
| GK | Oliver Baumann | 35 | Hoffenheim |
| GK | Alexander Nubel | 29 | Stuttgart |
| DF | Antonio Rudiger | 33 | Real Madrid |
| DF | Waldemar Anton | 29 | Borussia Dortmund |
| DF | Jonathan Tah | 30 | Bayern Munich |
| DF | Pascal Gross | 34 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| DF | Nico Schlotterbeck | 26 | Borussia Dortmund |
| DF | Nathaniel Brown | 22 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| DF | David Raum | 28 | Leipzig |
| DF | Malick Thiaw | 24 | Newcastle United |
| MF | Aleksandar Pavlovic | 22 | Bayern Munich |
| MF | Joshua Kimmich (captain) | 31 | Bayern Munich |
| MF | Leon Goretzka | 31 | Bayern Munich |
| MF | Jamie Leweling | 25 | Stuttgart |
| MF | Jamal Musiala | 23 | Bayern Munich |
| MF | Angelo Stiller | 25 | Stuttgart |
| MF | Florian Wirtz | 23 | Liverpool |
| MF | Leroy Sane | 30 | Galatasaray |
| MF | Nadiem Amiri | 29 | Mainz |
| MF | Felix Nmecha | 25 | Borussia Dortmund |
| MF | Lennart Karl | 18 | Bayern Munich |
| FW | Kai Havertz | 26 | Arsenal |
| FW | Nick Woltemade | 24 | Newcastle |
| FW | Maximilian Beier | 23 | Borussia Dortmund |
| FW | Deniz Undav | 29 | Stuttgart |
Finland Form & Squad
Finland’s wait to qualify for the World Cup continued after finishing third in Group G. They finished ten points behind Netherlands and seven behind Poland, conceding 14 goals in eight games.
Jacob Friis’ side went to New Zealand to play two friendlies in March. Goals to Joel Pohjanpalo and Jaakko Oksanen secured a 2-0 win against the hosts in Auckland.
The second clash ended in a 1-1 draw against Cape Verde, going on to lose the penalty shootout.
| Pos | Player | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lukas Hradecky | 36 | Monaco |
| GK | Jesse Joronen | 33 | Palermo |
| GK | Viljami Sinisalo | 24 | Celtic |
| DF | Tony Miettinen | 23 | Mjallby |
| DF | Miro Tenho | 31 | Djurgarden |
| DF | Ryan Mahuta | 23 | Pardubice |
| DF | Samuli Miettinen | 21 | Istra 1961 |
| DF | Nikolai Alho | 33 | Asteras Tripolis |
| DF | Ville Koski | 24 | Alaves |
| DF | Rony Jansson | 22 | Kalmar |
| MF | Matti Peltola | 23 | D.C. United |
| MF | Niklas Pyyhtia | 22 | Modena |
| MF | Leo Walta | 22 | Swansea City |
| MF | Robin Lod | 33 | Chicago Fire |
| MF | Santeri Vaananen | 24 | Rosenborg |
| MF | Adam Markhiyev | 24 | Nurnberg |
| MF | Juho Kilo | 23 | Den Haag |
| MF | Anssi Suhonen | 25 | OB |
| MF | Doni Arifi | 24 | Greuther Furth |
| FW | Oliver Antman | 24 | Rangers |
| FW | Naatan Skytta | 24 | Kaiserslautern |
| FW | Topi Keskinen | 23 | Aberdeen |
| FW | Benjamin Kallman | 27 | Hannover |
| FW | Joel Pohjanpalo | 31 | Palermo |
| FW | Daniel Hakans | 25 | Lech Poznan |
| FW | Oiva Jukkola | 24 | Kairat |
| FW | Casper Terho | 22 | Sparta Rotterdam |