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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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Romania is hosting Albania for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Romania in their trying to find a way past Albania's compact .
  • 6' Migjen Basha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' Romania is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Albania international Ermir Lenjani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adrian Popa made 379 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Romania side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ciprian Tatarusanu, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' What composure from Armando Sadiku! The Albania international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 46' The whistle greets Andrei Prepelita as he departs to be replaced by Lucian Sanmartean.
  • 51' The -year-old has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Alexandru Matel is booked for Romania — Yellow card on 54.
  • 57' The Romania bench stirs into life. Denis Alibec is withdrawn and Gabriel Torje gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Albania ring the changes. Armando Sadiku has done his job and it is now time for Bekim Balaj to step up.
  • 64' Romania started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 68' A change in the Romania ranks — Adrian Popa exits the field as Florin Andone enters on 68.
  • 73' Andi Lila has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 77' The Albania bench stirs into life. Ermir Lenjani is withdrawn and Odise Roshi gets his opportunity.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 83' Lorik Cana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Migjen Basha at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Romania player. Cristian Sapunaru gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Gabriel Torje catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Romania 0-1 Albania. Honours even.

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.