Albania vs Latvia
Ref: D. Sylwestrzak
Match recap
Albania beat Latvia 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Asllani scored for Albania. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.67 for Albania versus 1.65 for Latvia.
First Half
15'
Šits
Yellow Card
⚽
Asllani
Penalty
27'
Jurkovskis
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Meļņiks
55'
Černomordijs
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Dašķevičs
61'
⇄
Vapne
⇄
Bajrami
78'
⇄
Šits
⇄
Manaj
⇄
Laçi
86'
⇄
Jurkovskis
⇄
Broja
Match Statistics
AlbaniaLatvia
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.67VS1.65
Attack4 · 2 won
13
Shots
10
3
Shots on target
2
7
Shots in the box
9
6
Shots outside box
1
9
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
667
Total passes
396
620
Accurate passes
351
93%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
2
Albania
4-2-3-1
Latvia
5-4-1
Albania
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1T. StrakoshaG
- 3M. MitajD
- 4E. HysajD
- 5A. AjetiD
- 6B. DjimsitiD
- 7R. ManajF
- 8K. AsllaniM
- 10N. BajramiM
- 14Q. LaçiM
- 18J. ShehuM
- 22A. BrojaM
Substitutes
- 2I. BalliuD
- 9J. AsaniF
- 11A. PajazitiM
- 12M. DajsinaniG
- 13N. AlijiD
- 15M. KumbullaD
- 16M. BerishaM
- 17C. ShpendiF
- 19M. DakuF
- 20E. ÇokajM
- 21A. HoxhaF
- 23S. SimoniG
Latvia
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1K. ZviedrisG
- 2D. BalodisD
- 5A. ČernomordijsD
- 7E. DašķevičsM
- 8R. VarslavānsM
- 13R. JurkovskisD
- 14A. CigaņiksD
- 15D. ZelenkovsM
- 17L. VapneM
- 18D. ŠitsF
- 21D. MeļņiksD
Substitutes
- 4R. VeipsD
- 6K. PenkevicsM
- 9V. GutkovskisF
- 10B. MelnisF
- 11R. SavaļnieksD
- 12F. OrolsG
- 16A. JaunzemsD
- 19M. ToņiševsD
- 20M. RegžaF
- 22A. SaveļjevsM
- 23R. MatrevicsG
Albania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Mitaj | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Elseid Hysaj | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3/4 |
| Kristjan Asllani | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Juljan Shehu | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Arlind Ajeti | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Berat Djimsiti(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Qazim Laci | M | 83 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Rey Manaj | F | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Thomas Strakosha | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nedim Bajrami | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/6 |
| Armando Broja | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Medon Berisha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasir Asani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enis Çokaj | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Dajsinani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Shpendi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Simoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Balliu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marash Kumbulla | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naser Aliji | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arber Hoxha | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Mirlind Daku | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adrion Pajaziti | M | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Latvia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrejs Cigaņiks | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Dmitrijs Zelenkovs | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Antonijs Černomordijs(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Krišjānis Zviedris | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renārs Varslavāns | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Daniels Balodis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Raivis Jurkovskis | D | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dario Sits | F | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lūkass Vapne | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eduards Daskevics | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Deniss Melniks | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rihards Matrevics | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts Veips | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksims Tonisevs | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frenks Orols | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alvis Jaunzems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristers Penkevics | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vitālijs Jagodinskis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleksejs Saveljevs | M | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roberts Savaļnieks | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vladislavs Gutkovskis | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Bruno Melnis | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marko Regža | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |