Albania v Belarus

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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCMatchday 1

Pre-game analysis— full article

Albania Seeks Reset Against Surging Belarus in Nations League Opener

Albania looks to snap a five-match losing streak under new manager Rolando Maran as they host a resilient Belarus side riding a six-game unbeaten run.

7 cited sources · Sep 26 · Read the article →

Match stats

AlbaniaBelarus

54Possession46

20Shots8

3Shots on target2

13Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Shots inside box5

12Shots outside box3

5Corners2

9Fouls23

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Saves1

473Passes414

406Accurate passes331

Match events

32′Artem Kontsevoy
34′Kristjan Asllani · penalty
45′Evgeniy Malashevich
45′Ernest Muçi (assist Elseid Hysaj)
45′Ylber Ramadani
45′Artem Kontsevoy ← Anton Kovalev
61′Taulant Seferi → Myrto Uzuni
65′Valeriy Gromyko ← Vitali Lisakovich
65′Aleksandr Selyava ← Aleksandr Svirepa
74′Ernest Muçi → Anis Mehmeti
74′Rey Manaj → Mirlind Daku
85′Stavros Pilios
86′German Barkovskiy
86′Kristjan Asllani → Juljan Shehu
87′Arbër Hoxha → Mario Mitaj
90′Zakhar Volkov

Albania · Belarus

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Albania4-3-3

48.0Hysaj

17.3Berisha

67.2Djimsiti

187.2Ismajli

87.8↓86'Asllani

206.5Ramadani

76.8↓74'Manaj

107.8↓74'Muçi

176.8↓61'Seferi

216.8↓87'Hoxha

226.9Pilios

Belarus3-4-2

216.1Lapoukhov

26.3Pechenin

56.3Kalinin

206.0Volkov

86.3↓65'Selyava

96.3Ebong

106.3↓65'Gromyko

116.3↓86'Barkovskiy

226.0↓45'Kontsevoy

186.0Malashevich

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Albania

4Elseid Hysaj8.0
1Etrit Berisha7.3
6Berat Djimsiti7.2
18Ardian Ismajli7.2
8Kristjan Asllani7.8
20Ylber Ramadani6.5
7Rey Manaj6.8
10Ernest Muçi7.8
17Taulant Seferi6.8
21Arbër Hoxha6.8
22Stavros Pilios6.9

Belarus

10Valeriy Gromyko6.3
9Max Ebong6.3
2Kirill Pechenin6.3
21Fyodor Lapoukhov6.1
22Artem Kontsevoy6.0
8Aleksandr Selyava6.3
5Vladislav Kalinin6.3
20Zakhar Volkov6.0
11German Barkovskiy6.3
18Evgeniy Malashevich6.0

AlbaniaTale of the tapeBelarus

4-3-3Formation—

LDWLLFormDLDDW

Head to head

First meeting

Albania and Belarus have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2024-2025, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Albania

LDWLL

vsUkraine1-2
vsCzech Republic0-0
@Georgia1-0
@Czech Republic0-2
vsGeorgia0-1

Belarus

DLDDW

@Bulgaria1-1
@N.Ireland0-2
vsLuxembourg1-1
vsN.Ireland0-0
@Luxembourg1-0

This season — other meeting

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