Germany vs Finland Predictions & Betting Tips - Die Mannschaft to Win with a Clean Sheet in Mainz

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: Sun 31 May 2026 11:56

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Eddy Tora 31 May 2026

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Germany have won their previous 7 matches
Finland have never qualified for the World Cup
Die Mannschaft should be too strong in Mainz

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Germany last met Finland in 2016 (Getty)

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
Germany Form & Squad
Finland Form & Squad

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

Verdict

Germany v Finland

Finland are expected to be outclassed in Mainz where Germany will want to build some confidence before the World Cup. Julian Nagelsmann’s side should be too good and win this one with a clean sheet.

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Eddy was born in Melbourne, Australia and studied at La Trobe University. Eddy writes about a number of sports including football, AFL and NRL. You will find him covering big football matches from around Europe and beyond. Follow Eddy on LinkedIn.