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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

Albania
0-1
Italy

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What was the result of Albania vs Italy?

Italy won 0-1 on October 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 73′A. CandrevaItaly

Official lineup for Albania vs Italy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Albania

4-1-4-1
  1. 17E. Grezda
  1. 10A. Sadiku
  2. 20E. Kaçe
  3. 9Ledian Memushaj
  4. 8Migjen Basha
  1. 21O. Roshi
  1. 4E. Hysaj
  2. 5F. Veseli
  3. 15Mërgim Mavraj
  4. 7Ansi Agolli
  1. 1E. Berisha

Italy

4-2-2-2
  1. 10L. Insigne
  2. 11C. Immobile
  1. 17Éder
  2. 8R. Gagliardini
  1. 18M. Parolo
  2. 6A. Candreva
  1. 7L. Spinazzola
  2. 4M. Darmian
  3. 3G. Chiellini
  4. 19L. Bonucci
  1. 1G. Buffon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Albania have 5 wins, 1 draw 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.

Albania
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2017Spain(away)0-3World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 5, 2017FYR Macedonia(away)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 2, 2017Liechtenstein(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 11, 2017Israel(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 4, 2017Luxembourg(away)1-2Friendlies
Italy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2017FYR Macedonia(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 5, 2017Israel(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 2, 2017Spain(away)0-3World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 11, 2017Liechtenstein(home)5-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 7, 2017Uruguay(home)3-0Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Albania wins, 0 draws, 1 Italy win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 24, 2017Italy 2-0 AlbaniaWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Last archived meeting: Italy vs Albania on Mar 24, 2017

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.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Albania0.91.444/146/14
Italy2.50.876/159/15

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).

2025-26 standings
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2AlbaniaGroup K84227514
2ItalyGroup I8602211218

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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