Saturday , 14 November 2026

France vs Albania, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
France
2 – 0
Full Time
Albania
Wed 15 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Burim Kukeli
Y 81' Amir Abrashi
N'Golo Kante 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Albania — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Francis Connor
  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Damien McGraith
23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Head-to-Head

3
2
France 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Albania
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-15 France 2–0 Albania

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Albania H 2–0 W
10 Jun Romania H 2–1 W
08 May FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
30 Apr Germany H 1–0 W
23 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva A 2–0 W
19 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W
Albania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun France A 0–2 L
11 Jun Switzerland H 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
0% Clean Sheets
Albania this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Albania
Qazim Laci 1 G
Klaus Gjasula 1 G
Nedim Bajrami 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. France is hosting Albania for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Albania is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His France side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Albania started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' 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 Dimitri Payet suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. France must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Albania international Mergim Mavraj has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' France manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Pogba is hanging Anthony Martial on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Deschamps will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Burim Kukeli was booked on 55.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Amir Abrashi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Albania tonight.
  • 67' France ring the changes. Kingsley Coman has done his job and it is now time for Antoine Griezmann to step up.
  • 70' A change in the Albania ranks — Andi Lila exits the field as Odise Roshi enters on 70.
  • 74' Burim Kukeli makes way for Taulant Xhaka at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Albania.
  • 77' Andre-Pierre Gignac is replacing Olivier Giroud for the France side.
  • 81' The referee shows Albania player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 85' Albania make a change. Arlind Ajeti trudges off to be replaced by Frederic Veseli on 85 minutes.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 90' Antoine Griezmann doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Albania Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni De Biasi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.65 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Albania xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 63% + France to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France62% Draw25% Albania13%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

France or Draw
87%
Draw or Albania
38%
France or Albania
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France41% Draw49% Albania10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.1%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Albania covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 27% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Albania keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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