Finland vs France, IIHF World Championship – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Hockey IIHF World Championship Finland - France
Result
4:3 OT
11/05/2025 at 14:20 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • World Championship
  • Where to Watch on TV:
bosnia-and-herzegovinaBosnia-and-herzegovinaArena Sport 4
canadaCanadaTSN 4
czech-republicCzech-republicCT sport Plus
denmarkDenmarkViaplay
finlandFinlandMTV 3, MTV Katsomo+, MTV Urheilu 1, Viaplay, V Sport 1
norwayNorwayViaplay
polandPolandPolsat Sport Fight
slovakiaSlovakiaJOJ Play, JOJ Sport
sloveniaSloveniaArena Sport 1 Premium
swedenSwedenTV6, Viaplay

Match Stats

Shots on Goal
5119
Shooting PCT
7.84% (4/51)15.79% (3/19)
Goalkeeper Saves
1647
Saves PCT
88.89% (16/18)92.16% (47/51)
Penalties
22
PIM
64
Power-play Goals
02
Shorthanded Goals
00
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)100% (2/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
0% (0/2)100% (2/2)
Faceoffs Won
4131
Faceoffs %
56.9443.06
Empty Net Goals
01

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Period (0 - 0)
  • 09:11, Rech A. (2 min),
  • 16:12, Dair A. (2 min),
  • 2nd Period (1 - 1)
  • 05:11, Parssinen J. (2 min),
  • 08:01, 0 - 1, Bozon K. (G), Spinozzi K. (A), Bozon T. (A2)
  • 17:33, 1 - 1, Teravainen T. (G), Lehtonen M. (A), Saarijarvi V. (A2)
  • 3rd Period (2 - 2)
  • 09:44, Seppala M. (2 min),
  • 10:57, 1 - 2, Bozon T. (G), Perret J. (A), Bellemare P-E. (A2)
  • 17:18, 1 - 3, Perret J. (G), Bellemare P-E. (A),
  • 18:27, 2 - 3, Tolvanen E. (G), Lehtonen M. (A),
  • 19:32, 3 - 3, Tolvanen E. (G), Lehtonen M. (A), Teravainen T. (A2)
  • Overtime (1 - 0)
  • 01:24, 4 - 3, Parssinen J. (G), Tolvanen E. (A), Lammikko J. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning


Finland
81.7%
Draw
11.3%
France
7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
86.2% 9.2% 4.6%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Finland has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.5%)
  • France has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.4%)
  • Finland - France Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.16
    (1.09)
    8.3
    (10.12)
    13.25
    (20.52)
    6.1%
    (6.9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 5.25
  • What is the prediction for Finland - France?
  • Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Finland will win (votes: 15 - 93.8%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 6.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Finland: 82%100%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 4:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Two mid-table teams will face off this time (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ World Championship (Play Offs: Quarter~finals) and 6).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Finland won 4.
    • In recent matches, Finland has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • France has been struggling lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • France may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, Finland is the undisputed favorite.
    • In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Finland won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 15:10. (average 2.5:1.7).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Finland - France were as follows:
    17.05.2023 Finland - France 5:3
    Latest results of Finland
    09.05.2025 Austria - Finland 1:2
    04.05.2025 Sweden - Finland 6:2
    03.05.2025 Switzerland - Finland 8:2
    01.05.2025 Finland - Czech Republic 4:2
    25.04.2025 Finland - Sweden 3:0
    Latest results of France
    10.05.2025 France - Latvia 1:4
    03.05.2025 Slovakia - France 8:1
    02.05.2025 Slovakia - France 4:2
    26.04.2025 France - Norway 4:1
    25.04.2025 France - Norway 1:2
    Draw
    Play Offs

    Quarter-finals
    1Switzerland (B1)Austria (A4)6 : 0
    2Canada (A1)Denmark (B4)1 : 2
    3Sweden (A2)Czech Republic (B3)5 : 2
    4USA (B2)Finland (A3)5 : 2

    Semi-finals
    1Switzerland (B1)Denmark (B4)7 : 0
    2Sweden (A2)USA (B2)2 : 6

    Final
    1Switzerland (B1)USA (B2)0 : 1

    3rd place
    2Sweden (A2)Denmark (B4)6 : 2