Albania vs Italy: result 0-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 10Kick-off on October 9, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadiumi Loro Boriçi, Shkodër
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What was the result of Albania vs Italy?
Italy won 0-1 on October 9, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 73′A. CandrevaItaly
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Albania have 5 wins, 1 draws and 8 defeats; Italy have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2017 | Spain(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 5, 2017 | FYR Macedonia(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Liechtenstein(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Israel(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 4, 2017 | Luxembourg(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2017 | FYR Macedonia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Israel(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Spain(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Liechtenstein(home) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Uruguay(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Albania win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Italy win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | Italy 2-0 Albania | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Albania score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 14; Italy score 2.5 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 4/14 | 6/14 |
| Italy | 2.5 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Albania sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (14 points from 8 matches) and Italy sit 2nd (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Albania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy