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Spain vs Albania: result 3-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 9Kick-off on October 6, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante

Spain
3-0
Albania

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What was the result of Spain vs Albania?

Spain won 3-0 on October 6, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 16′RodrigoSpain
  • 23′IscoSpain
  • 26′Thiago AlcântaraSpain

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Spain have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Albania have 5, 1 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Spain
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2017Liechtenstein(away)8-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 2, 2017Italy(home)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 11, 2017FYR Macedonia(away)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 7, 2017Colombia(home)2-2Friendlies
Mar 28, 2017France(away)2-0Friendlies
Albania
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
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
Mar 28, 2017Bosnia & Herzegovina(home)1-2Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Spain win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Albania win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2016Albania 0-2 SpainWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Last archived meeting: Albania vs Spain on Oct 9, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Spain score 2.9 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Albania score 1.0 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Spain2.90.695/1510/15
Albania1.01.244/135/13

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Spain sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (16 points from 6 matches) and Albania sit 2nd (14 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Spain651021216
2Albania84227514

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

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