Thursday , 2 July 2026

Albania vs Spain, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Albania
0 – 1
Full Time
Spain
Mon 24 Jun 2024 · 19:00 UTC Merkur Spiel-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Ferran Torres
Nedim Bajrami 67' Y
Medon Berisha 89' Y
Y 90' Daniel Vivian

Overview

Match Preview

Albania vs Spain — European Championship at Merkur Spiel-Arena.

  • Albania 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Spain 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
  • Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
16 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Albania 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-24 Albania 0–1 Spain

Recent Form

Albania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Spain H 0–1 L
19 Jun Croatia A 2–2 D
15 Jun Italy A 1–2 L
05 May AS Roma H 2–2 D
28 Apr FC Porto A 0–1 L
21 Apr Valencia CF H 2–0 W
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Albania A 1–0 W
20 Jun Italy H 1–0 W
15 Jun Croatia H 3–0 W
06 Dec Morocco A 0–3 L
01 Dec Japan A 1–2 L
27 Nov Germany H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Albania this season
43% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Albania
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Albania
Qazim Laci 1 G
Klaus Gjasula 1 G
Nedim Bajrami 1 G
Spain
Dani Olmo 3 G 2 A
Fabian Ruiz 2 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Alvaro Morata 1 G
Dani Carvajal 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Merkur Spiel-Arena will turn into a battlefield for Albania and Spain.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 119 games and scored 51 goals.
  • 13' GOAL! Ferran Torres scores on 13. Assisted by Dani Olmo
  • 18' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mikel Merino suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albania needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Nedim Bajrami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' The Spain manager makes a substitution. Aymeric Laporte departs to be replaced by Robin Le Normand.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Albania is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' Another substitution for Albania to replace Rey Manaj by Armando Broja on 59 minute.
  • 62' Fermin Lopez is replacing Mikel Oyarzabal for the Spain side.
  • 67' Albania receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 70' Medon Berisha is replacing Qazim Laci for the Albania side.
  • 72' Another change for Spain made on 72 minute. Joselu leaves to be changed by Alvaro Morata.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alejandro Grimaldo, as he is very good at scoring at Merkur Spiel-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' Ernest Muci is replacing Jasir Asani for the Albania side.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Spain. Dani Olmo is replaced by Alex Baena.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Medon Berisha.
  • 90' Spain player sees a card in front of him.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Albania.

Lineups

Albania Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sylvinho

Spain Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Albania xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Spain xG
I would bet for: Albania or Spain 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Albania34% Draw32% Spain34%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Albania or Draw
66%
Draw or Spain
66%
Albania or Spain
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Albania23% Draw54% Spain23%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Albania

Handicap Albania covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Albania keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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