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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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Romania and Albania.
  • 5' is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Albania so far.
  • 6' The referee has no hesitation. Migjen Basha is booked for Albania — Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' 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 Denis Alibec suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' The travelling Albania supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' Albania seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 26' Romania currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Albania come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Dragos Grigore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 43' What a moment for Armando Sadiku! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Lucian Sanmartean. He replaces Andrei Prepelita on 46 minute.
  • 51' Romania have won 15 goals from 148 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' Alexandru Matel is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Romania — Gabriel Torje on, Denis Alibec off on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Another change for Albania made on 59 minute. Armando Sadiku leaves to be changed by Bekim Balaj.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Another substitution for Romania to replace Adrian Popa by Florin Andone on 68 minute.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' Odise Roshi gets the nod from Albania. He replaces Ermir Lenjani and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Albania make a change. Migjen Basha trudges off to be replaced by Lorik Cana on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Cristian Sapunaru is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 90' Romania receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Another three points for Albania.

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.