Albania vs England
Ref: M. Guida
Match recap
England beat Albania 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Kane and Kane scored for England. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.60 for Albania versus 1.66 for England.
First Half
Ramadani
Yellow Card
⇄
Hysaj
39'
Wharton
Yellow Card
Second Half
62'
⇄
Rice
62'
⇄
Eze
74'
⚽
Kane
⇄
Bajrami
75'
⇄
Wharton
75'
⇄
Bowen
80'
Bellingham
Yellow Card
82'
⚽
Kane
Assist: Rashford
⇄
Laçi
84'
⇄
Bellingham
Match Statistics
AlbaniaEngland
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.60VS1.66
Attack0 · 5 won
6
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
7
4
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
30%
Possession
70%
286
Total passes
686
211
Accurate passes
633
74%
Pass accuracy
92%
Discipline3 · 0 won
9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
3
Albania
4-2-3-1
England
4-3-3
Albania
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1T. StrakoshaG
- 4E. HysajD
- 6B. DjimsitiD
- 8K. AsllaniM
- 10N. BajramiM
- 11M. UzuniF
- 14Q. LaçiM
- 17N. AlijiD
- 18A. IsmajliD
- 20Y. RamadaniM
- 21A. HoxhaM
Substitutes
- 2I. BalliuD
- 3K. CakeD
- 5A. AjetiD
- 7R. ManajF
- 9J. AsaniF
- 12M. DajsinaniG
- 13I. TuciF
- 15A. PajazitiM
- 16M. BerishaM
- 19M. DakuF
- 22A. BrojaF
- 23S. SimoniG
England
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2J. QuansahD
- 4D. RiceM
- 5J. StonesD
- 9H. KaneF
- 10J. BellinghamM
- 12D. BurnD
- 13D. HendersonG
- 16A. WhartonM
- 18N. O'ReillyD
- 19E. EzeF
- 20J. BowenF
Substitutes
- 1J. PickfordG
- 3R. JamesD
- 6T. ChalobahD
- 7B. SakaF
- 8J. HendersonM
- 11M. RashfordF
- 14D. SpenceD
- 15M. RogersF
- 17P. FodenM
- 21E. AndersonM
- 22J. TraffordG
- 23A. ScottM
Albania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Strakosha | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qazim Laci | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Berat Djimsiti(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Myrto Uzuni | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nedim Bajrami | M | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Elseid Hysaj | D | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Naser Aliji | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ardian Ismajli | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristjan Asllani | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Arber Hoxha | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Ylber Ramadani | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Indrit Tuci | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Klisman Cake | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Dajsinani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasir Asani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arlind Ajeti | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Manaj | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medon Berisha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirlind Daku | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Simoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Broja | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Iván Balliu | D | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrion Pajaziti | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
England
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kane(C) | F | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jude Bellingham | M | 84 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Dean Henderson | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Declan Rice | M | 62 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| John Stones | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Wharton | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jarrod Bowen | F | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Eberechi Eze | F | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Scott | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Pickford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djed Spence | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Rashford | F | 15 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 15 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Foden | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Morgan Rogers | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |