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Albania — Belarus: 2:0, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Albania L16 Nov 2025 · Home England · 0:2L26 Mar · Away Poland · 1:2L31 Mar · Away Ukraine · 0:1L3 Jun · Home Israel · 0:1L6 Jun · Home Luxembourg · 0:1W26 Sep · Home Belarus · 2:0
2:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Belarus D18 Nov 2025 · Home Greece · 0:0W26 Mar · Away Cyprus · 1:0W29 Mar · Away Armenia · 2:1W5 Jun · Home Syria · 4:1D9 Jun · Home Burkina Faso · 2:2L26 Sep · Away Albania · 0:2
Venue: Arena Kombëtare City: Tirana

In the UEFA Nations League game on 26 September 2026, Albania beat Belarus 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 3:2, corners 5:2.

Match report

Albania and Belarus met on Friday evening in the opening round of League C in the UEFA Nations League. The hosts took all three points with a 2-0 victory at home.

And here's the thing about the first goal — it came from a penalty. Kristjan Asllani converted in the thirty-fourth minute to give Albania the lead, and it was the breakthrough they needed after a tense opening spell.

Just before half-time, Ernest Muci doubled the advantage in the forty-fifth minute plus two. Belarus had made a change at the break, bringing on two players, but the momentum had already shifted in Albania's favour.

We gave: home win, confidence 40%. The prediction came true. By then the yellow cards had started accumulating — Ivan Tikhomirov and Artem Kontsevoy both went to the referee, and Evgeni Malashevich followed shortly after. The game tightened as Belarus tried to find a way back in.

Albania kept possession at 54 per cent and registered 90 attacks, but their shot accuracy was just 15 per cent with only three shots on target. Belarus created nothing like the big chances their opponents did — zero compared to three. The expected goals figures tell the story: 1.83 for Albania against 0.57 for the visitors.

Both teams started the tournament on zero points and zero games played, so this result sets the tone for what comes next. Albania move into first place, while Belarus sit second with a game to play and a point to make up.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46
Shots on target 3 – 2
Shots off target 13 – 5
Expected goals 1.83 – 0.57

Match events

  1. 21' 0:0 Belarus Yellow card ivan tikhomirov
  2. 32' 0:0 Belarus Yellow card Artem Kontsevoy
  3. 34' 1:0 Albania Penalty Kristjan Asllani
  4. 45' 1:0 Belarus Yellow card Evgeni Malashevich
  5. 45' 1:0 Belarus Substitution ivan tikhomirov off: Kirill Gomanov
  6. 45' 1:0 Belarus Substitution Artem Kontsevoy off: Anton Kovalev
  7. 45+2' 2:0 Albania Goal Ernest Muci assist: Elseid Hysaj
  8. 45+3' 2:0 Albania Yellow card Ylber Ramadani
  9. 61' 2:0 Albania Substitution Taulant Seferi off: Myrto Uzuni
  10. 65' 2:0 Belarus Substitution Valeri Gromyko off: Vitali Lisakovich
  11. 65' 2:0 Belarus Substitution Aleksandr Selyava off: Aleksandr Svirepa
  12. 74' 2:0 Albania Substitution Ernest Muci off: Anis·Mehmeti
  13. 74' 2:0 Albania Substitution Rey Manaj off: Mirlind Daku
  14. 85' 2:0 Albania Yellow card Stavros Pilios
  15. 86' 2:0 Belarus Substitution German Barkovskiy off: Timofey Simanenka
  16. 86' 2:0 Albania Substitution Kristjan Asllani off: Juljan Shehu
  17. 87' 2:0 Albania Substitution Arber Hoxha off: Mario Mitaj
  18. 90+2' 2:0 Belarus Yellow card Zakhar Volkov

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46
3 Shots on target 2
13 Shots off target 5
1.83 Expected goals 0.57
3 Big chances 0
90 Attacks 95
5 Corners 2
9 Fouls 23
23 Free kicks 9
0 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
10 Goal kicks 13
16 Throw-ins 9
All statistics
20/3557% Aerial duels 15/3543%
74 Backward passes 58
4 Blocked shots 1
18 Clearances 19
3/1718% Crosses 3/933%
7/1354% Dribbles 12/1771%
0.78 Expected assists 0.69
67 Failed passes 84
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
9 Interceptions 10
15 Key passes 6
28/5650% Long passes 33/6452%
80 Passes into the final third 74
218 Passes in the opposition half 229
273 Passes in own half 193
0.15 Shot accuracy 0.25
12 Shots from outside the box 3
8 Shots inside the box 5
12/1486% Tackles 11/1669%
474 Total passes 413

Line-ups

Albania

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Etrit Berisha 1
4 Elseid Hysaj 4
6 Berat Djimsiti 6
18 Ardian Ismajli 18
22 Stavros Pilios 22
8 Kristjan Asllani 8
17 Taulant Seferi 17
20 Ylber Ramadani 20
7 Rey Manaj 7
10 Ernest Muçi 10
21 Arbër Hoxha 21
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Alen Sherri 12
23 Mario Dajsinani 23
3 Mario Mitaj 3
13 Naser Aliji 13
15 Marash Kumbulla 15
5 Klevi Qefalija 5
9 Anis Mehmeti 9
16 Juljan Shehu 16
11 Myrto Uzuni 11
14 Cristian Shpendi 14
19 Mirlind Daku 19
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Belarus

Starting XI
# Player number
21 Fedor Lapoukhov 21
2 Kirill Pechenin 2
3 Ivan Tikhomirov 3
5 Vladislav Kalinin 5
20 Zakhar Volkov 20
8 Aleksandr Selyava 8
9 Afrid Max Ebong Ngome 9
10 Valeri Gromyko 10
11 German Barkovskiy 11
18 Evgeni Malashevich 18
22 Artem Kontsevoy 22
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Pavel Pavlyuchenko 1
12 Andrey Kudravets 12
6 Roman Begunov 6
13 Kirill Gomanov 13
15 Egor Parkhomenko 15
19 Anton Lukashov 19
4 Valeri Bocherov 4
14 Aleksandr Svirepa 14
16 Anton Kovalev 16
7 Artem Shumanskiy 7
17 Vitaliy Lisakovich 17
23 Timofey Simonenka 23
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Match prediction: Albania — Belarus

Win: Albania

Confidence 40%

Reasoning

  • Албания, last 5 games: 0 wins, 5 losses
  • Беларусь, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses
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L16 Nov 2025 · Home England · 0:2L26 Mar · Away Poland · 1:2L31 Mar · Away Ukraine · 0:1L3 Jun · Home Israel · 0:1L6 Jun · Home Luxembourg · 0:1W26 Sep · Home Belarus · 2:0

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