6 October 2026, 18:45 UTC

Belarus vs Finland UEFA Nations League prediction & result

Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, Budapest
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
Full time1 – 0

Final score: Belarus 1-0 Finland.

Before kick-off the model made it 34% Belarus, 29% draw, 37% Finland — fair odds of 2.94, 3.45 and 2.70.

Most likely scoreline: 0-1.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Finland at 37%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Belarus96%Draw4%Finland0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Artem Shumanskiy
1'
⚽Zakhar Volkov (pen)
15'
Artem Shumanskiy
27'
German Barkovskiy
27'
Valery Bocherov
38'
🔁Valery Bocherovout: Vitali Lisakovich
45'
🔁Artem Shumanskiyout: Anton Kovalev
45'
58'
🔁adrian svanbackout: Joel Pohjanpalo
58'
🔁Onni Valakariout: Oiva Jukkola
🔁German Barkovskiyout: Trofim Melnichenko
62'
67'
🔁Matti Peltolaout: Santeri Väänänen
67'
🔁Juho Lähteenmäkiout: Benjamin Källman
74'
🔁Ryan Mahutaout: Daniel Håkans
75'
Benjamin Källman
Kirill Pechenin
83'
🔁Aleksandr Selyavaout: Evgeni Yablonski
84'
90+2'
Samuli Miettinen

Match stats — Belarus vs Finland

26%Possession74%
6Shots14
2On target2
1Corners5

Line-ups

Belarus 4-2-3-1
  • 21F. LapoukhovG
  • 5V. KalininD
  • 20Z. VolkovD
  • 13K. GomanovD
  • 2K. PecheninD
  • 4V. BocherovM
  • 8A. SelyavaM
  • 19A. LukashovM
  • 9M. EbongM
  • 7A. ShumanskiyM
  • 11G. BarkovskiyF
Substitutes
  • 10V. GromykoM
  • 15D. GalyataM
  • 22A. KontsevoyM
  • 16A. KovalevM
  • 12A. KudravetsG
  • 17V. LisakovichF
  • 18E. MalashevichM
  • 23T. MelnichenkoF
  • 1P. PavlyuchenkoG
Coach: V. Goncharenko
Finland 4-3-3
  • 1L. HrádeckýG
  • 13J. LähteenmäkiD
  • 15M. TenhoD
  • 5S. MiettinenD
  • 17R. MahutaD
  • 11A. MarhievM
  • 2M. PeltolaM
  • 10L. WaltaM
  • 9A. SvanbäckF
  • 18T. KeskinenF
  • 8O. ValakariF
Substitutes
  • 23L. BergströmG
  • 22D. HåkansM
  • 14O. JukkolaM
  • 19B. KällmanF
  • 4T. MiettinenD
  • 20J. PohjanpaloF
  • 12V. SinisaloG
  • 3A. StåhlD
  • 16A. SuhonenM
Coach: J. Friis

Form going into Belarus vs Finland

Belarus

UEFA Nations League

  • W4-0San Marino3 October 2026
  • D0-0away to Finland29 September 2026
  • L0-2away to Albania26 September 2026

Finland

UEFA Nations League

  • W2-1Albania3 October 2026
  • D0-0Belarus29 September 2026
  • W7-0away to San Marino26 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

UEFA Nations League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
2Belarus531172+510
3Finland521294+57

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Belarus vs Finland

  • 29 September 2026Finland 0–0 BelarusUEFA Nations League
  • 9 June 2018Finland 2–0 BelarusFriendlies

Leading scorers: Belarus and Finland

Belarus

No player in UEFA Nations League's leading scorers — 7 league goals as a side.

Finland

GoalsAssists

  • L. Walta41

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Belarus beat Finland 1–0. The model had leaned towards a win for Finland at 37% and given a win for Belarus 34%. The goal: Artem Shumanskiy 1' for Belarus.

How the call on Belarus v Finland has moved

First published on 30 Sep at 42% / 29% / 29% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 2 updates, it read 34% / 29% / 37%: the biggest move is Belarus's chance of winning, down 8 points.

  1. Belarus win34%▼ −8
  2. Draw29%=
  3. Finland win37%▲ +8

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.