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Albania vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, 2017

League One 2017/18 · 2017
Albania
3 – 1
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Sat 6 Jan 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Albania vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Albania 3.10
Draw 3.50
FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2.37

Head-to-Head

2
2
Albania 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2018-01-06 Albania 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-09-16 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Albania 2017-02-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Albania 2016-09-24 Albania 4–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

Albania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–1 W
01 Jan Real Madrid CF H 0–1 L
30 Dec RSC Anderlecht A 1–3 L
26 Dec Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–3 L
23 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D
16 Dec FC Porto H 2–1 W
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Albania A 1–3 L
01 Jan Hebburn Town FC A 0–2 L
30 Dec Romania H 1–2 L
26 Dec Galatasaray SK H 3–1 W
23 Dec France A 1–3 L
16 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Albania players.

Lineups

Albania Lineups

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

H2H

Head to Head

2018-01-06 Albania 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-09-16 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Albania 2017-02-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Albania 2016-09-24 Albania 4–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Albania Form

2018-01-06 Albania 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2018-01-01 Albania 0–1 Real Madrid CF L 2017-12-30 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 Albania L 2017-12-26 Club Atletico de Madrid 3–0 Albania L 2017-12-23 Albania 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2017-12-16 Albania 2–1 FC Porto W

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2018-01-06 Albania 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2018-01-01 Hebburn Town FC 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2017-12-30 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Romania L 2017-12-26 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Galatasaray SK W 2017-12-23 France 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2017-12-16 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.87 Albania xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: Albania to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Albania57% Draw24% FK Shakhtar Donetsk19%
Actual: Albania win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Albania or Draw
80%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
43%
Albania or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Albania40% Draw44% FK Shakhtar Donetsk16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Albania

Handicap Albania covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Albania keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.