Friendly

Saudi Arabia 1–4 Finland

Friday 18 Mar 2005 · Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia1–4Finland

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kuivasto Basha Kuqi Nurmela Kuqi

4′0–1Toni Kuivasto Finland
48′1–1A Basha Saudi Arabia
71′1–2Njazi Kuqi Finland
76′1–3Mika Nurmela Finland
78′1–4Njazi Kuqi Finland

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Saudi Arabia: 1668 → 1648
Finland: 1716 → 1736

Expected score for Saudi Arabia: 57.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 4, 1984–2006.

Saudi Arabia wins: 1
Draws: 1
Finland wins: 2

Form either side

Saudi Arabia

Before

3–0 v Tajikistan 25 Jan 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v Turkmenistan 29 Jan 2005 · Friendly
0–0 v Hungary 2 Feb 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Uzbekistan 9 Feb 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Egypt 14 Mar 2005 · Friendly

After

2–0 v South Korea 25 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Kuwait 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Bahrain 27 May 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Kuwait 3 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v Uzbekistan 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Finland

Before

2–1 v Bahrain 1 Dec 2004 · Prime Minister's Cup 2004
0–0 v Oman 3 Dec 2004 · Prime Minister's Cup 2004
2–1 v Latvia 8 Feb 2005 · Cyprus International Tournament 2005
2–1 v Cyprus 9 Feb 2005 · Cyprus International Tournament 2005
1–0 v Kuwait 12 Mar 2005 · Friendly

After

3–4 v Czech Republic 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Denmark 2 Jun 2005 · Friendly
0–4 v Netherlands 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v North Macedonia 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Andorra 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Every Saudi Arabia v Finland match4

From Saudi Arabia's side.


21 Jan 2006	Finland	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Mar 2005	Finland	1–4	Home	Friendly	—
28 Feb 1986	Finland	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
20 Nov 1984	Finland	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: none · Cards: none