Thursday , 2 July 2026

Romania vs Albania, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Romania
0 – 1
Full Time
Albania
Sun 19 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Migjen Basha
Alexandru Matel 54' Y
Cristian Sapunaru 86' Y
Y 86' Ledian Memushaj
Gabriel Torje 90' Y
Y 90' Elseid Hysaj

Overview

Match Preview

Romania vs Albania — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Pavel Kralovec
  • Referee Petr Ardeleanu
  • Referee Roman Slysko
  • Referee Tomas Mokrusch
  • Referee Michal Patak

Head-to-Head

2
2
1
Romania 5 games · Avg 1.4 goals Albania
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-19 Romania 0–1 Albania

Recent Form

Romania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Albania H 0–1 L
15 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
10 Jun France A 1–2 L
08 May Turkey A 0–3 L
30 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–4 L
26 Apr FC Porto A 1–2 L
Albania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Romania A 1–0 W
15 Jun France A 0–2 L
11 Jun Switzerland H 0–1 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Romania this season
0% Clean Sheets
Albania this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Romania
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ 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)

Romania
Razvan Marin 2 G
Denis Dragus 1 G
Nicolae Stanciu 1 G
Albania
Qazim Laci 1 G
Klaus Gjasula 1 G
Nedim Bajrami 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Albania kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' Migjen Basha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 16' Romania are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Albania's shape.
  • 21' Romania is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' It’s high time Anghel Iordanescu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' 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 Adrian Popa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Armando Sadiku makes it 0-1.
  • 46' Romania manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucian Sanmartean is hanging Andrei Prepelita on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexandru Matel.
  • 57' Romania make a change. Denis Alibec trudges off to be replaced by Gabriel Torje on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Albania ring the changes. Armando Sadiku has done his job and it is now time for Bekim Balaj to step up.
  • 64' Romania currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Romania — Florin Andone on, Adrian Popa off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' Odise Roshi gets the nod from Albania. He replaces Ermir Lenjani and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Romania and Albania are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' Albania manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lorik Cana is hanging Migjen Basha on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Cristian Sapunaru. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee shows Romania player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Romania will have plenty to reflect on. Albania were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Romania Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anghel Iordanescu

Albania Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni De Biasi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Romania xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Albania xG
I would bet for: Albania or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Romania31% Draw32% Albania37%
Actual: Albania win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
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

Romania or Draw
63%
Draw or Albania
69%
Romania or Albania
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Romania21% Draw54% Albania25%
Actual: Albania win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Romania

Handicap Romania covers Push Albania covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Romania keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Albania keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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