Thursday , 2 July 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
19 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

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 wait is over. France get us underway at .
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. France in their trying to find a way past Albania's compact .
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Frederic Veseli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni De Biasi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni De Biasi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anthony Martial is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Albania.
  • 46' Another change for France made on 46 minute. Anthony Martial leaves to be changed by Paul Pogba.
  • 51' The travelling Albania supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Burim Kukeli is booked for Albania — Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' France started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' France manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Antoine Griezmann is hanging Kingsley Coman on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' Odise Roshi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andi Lila on 70 minute.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Albania — Taulant Xhaka on, Burim Kukeli off on 74 minutes.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Andre-Pierre Gignac. He replaces Olivier Giroud on 77 minute.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Amir Abrashi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The Albania manager makes a substitution. Arlind Ajeti departs to be replaced by Frederic Veseli.
  • 88' France player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Goal! Antoine Griezmann scores his 136 goal in 523 matches.
  • The points are shared — France 2-0 Albania. Honours even.

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.