Saturday , 14 November 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' Three points are at stake. Romania host Albania — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Romania is showing some good football. However, Romania are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 6' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Migjen Basha.
  • 11' Romania 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.
  • 16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Romania and Albania are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Andi Lila has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ermir Lenjani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Romania.
  • 43' The Albania Armando Sadiku breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 0-1!
  • 46' Lucian Sanmartean gets the nod from Romania. He replaces Andrei Prepelita and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Romania in their trying to find a way past Albania's compact .
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexandru Matel on 54 minutes.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Torje. He replaces Denis Alibec on 57 minute.
  • 59' The whistle greets Armando Sadiku as he departs to be replaced by Bekim Balaj.
  • 64' 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.
  • 68' Florin Andone is replacing Adrian Popa for the Romania side.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Albania make a change. Ermir Lenjani trudges off to be replaced by Odise Roshi on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adrian Popa, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 83' Lorik Cana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Migjen Basha at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cristian Sapunaru.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Romania player. Gabriel Torje gets a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Romania 0-1 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.