Wales 3-0 Finland - October 13, 1971 / Euro Qualifying 1972
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WAL
0' - Goal
Alan Durban 0' - Goal
Gilbert Reece
0' - Goal
John Toshack0
WAL
46' - Substitution
Gary Sprakeis substituted by Anthony Millington46
FIN
FIN
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gary Sprake | 46 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Peter Rodrigues | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Roberts | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Hennessey | 29 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rod Thomas | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Evans | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Durban | 30 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mike England | 29 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gilbert Reece | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Trevor Hockey | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Toshack | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Anthony Millington | 46 | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gary Sprake
IN
Anthony Millington
OUT
Trevor Hockey
IN
Ronnie Rees
OUT
William Hennessey
IN
Steve Derrett
OUT
Rod Thomas
IN
Ray Mielczarek
OUT
Peter Rodrigues
IN
Dick Krzywicki
OUT
Brian Evans
IN
Wayne Jones
OUT
Mike England
IN
Malcolm Page
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
43
39
Success rate in this team:
21 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Bowen vs Finland
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Bowen vs Laaksonen
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
61
Success rate in this team:
16 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
16 %
Laaksonen vs Wales
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Laaksonen vs Bowen
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
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Key figures
Finland keeps its 3 matches with at least 3 goals conceded in Euro Qualifying running (since 16/06/1971). It's a record streak. The first of history
Finland keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw in Euro Qualifying running (since 11/10/1970). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 24/09/1967 (3 matches)
Finland keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 29/06/1912). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWales 1-3 East Germany22/10/1969 | DWales 1-1 England18/04/1970 | VWales 1-0 Northern Ireland25/04/1970 | DWales 0-0 Romania11/11/1970 | LWales 1-3 Czechoslovakia21/04/1971 | DWales 0-0 Scotland15/05/1971 |
| Overall | DWales 0-0 Romania11/11/1970 | LWales 1-3 Czechoslovakia21/04/1971 | DWales 0-0 Scotland15/05/1971 | DEngland 0-0 Wales19/05/1971 | LNorthern Ireland 1-0 Wales22/05/1971 | VFinland 0-1 Wales26/05/1971 |
Current form
| Away | LSpain 6-0 Finland15/10/1969 | LNorway 2-0 Finland17/06/1970 | DCzechoslovakia 1-1 Finland07/10/1970 | LRomania 3-0 Finland11/10/1970 | LSweden 4-1 Finland20/05/1971 | DDenmark 0-0 Finland08/09/1971 |
| Overall | LSweden 4-1 Finland20/05/1971 | LFinland 0-1 Wales26/05/1971 | LFinland 0-4 Czechoslovakia16/06/1971 | DFinland 1-1 Norway24/08/1971 | DDenmark 0-0 Finland08/09/1971 | LFinland 0-4 Romania22/09/1971 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 22 | 14 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
13 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.2 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.6 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
| John Toshack | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Ron Davies | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Ron Davies | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Ron Davies | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| John Toshack | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Away
1 gf
0 ga
Total
1 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Home
0 gf
1 ga
Total
0 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
May 26, 1971 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Finland
|
John Toshack | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
Players with most games played vs Finland
|
Gilbert Reece | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Malcolm Page | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Alan Durban | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
 |
Ray Mielczarek | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Wayne Jones | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
John Toshack | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
Competition info
The other matches
October 07, 1970
October 11, 1970
November 11, 1970
April 21, 1971
May 16, 1971
May 26, 1971
June 16, 1971
September 22, 1971
October 27, 1971
November 14, 1971
November 24, 1971
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