Albanie – Biélorussie

Recent form · Written before the match

This is matchday one: the provided standings show Albania first and Belarus second, but both teams have 0 matches and 0 points. The latest officially visible European results are Albania 1-0 Latvia on 9 September 2025 and Belarus 0-0 Greece on 18 November 2025; they are too old to describe current form.

Recent statistics, current opponents, rest, travel, shots, possession, pressing, and xG are information not available. The recent streaks reported by the excluded source are not retained.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

No usable recent head-to-head meeting is documented in the retained sources with a complete date, season, and score. The existence and details of the last four meetings therefore cannot be established here.

Even an earlier historical record would have limited prédictive valeur given the changes in coaches and squads, notably the arrival of Rolando Maran in Albania and Viktor Goncharenko in Belarus.

Absences and returns

Confirmed by the FSHF on 25 September 2026: Klisman Çaka is unavailable and continues his recovery; Kristjan Asllani has returned to team training. Confirmed by the FSHF on 19 September 2026: Armando Broja and Nedim Bajrami were absent, Thomas Strakosha was injured, and Etrit Berisha had returned.

Their exact status at kickoff is not fully specified. The absences of Qazim Laçi and Adrion Pajaziti are reported only by a source that was not selected and cannot be used.

Individual absences for Belarus are information not available; its coach only indicated that injuries and suspensions would be taken into account.

Context & news

Albania plays at home at Air Albania Stadium in Tirana on September 26, 2026 at 20 h 45 local time, i.e. 18:45 UTC. Scenario favorable to Albania: its tactical work, Asllani’s return to team training, home support, and the public objective of finishing first could encourage a more aggressive approach.

Scenario favorable to Belarus: its expanded group of 23 outfield players and three goalkeepers could support close sequence management; an Albania dominant in possession but not very dangerous, or weakened offensively, could leave Belarus with transitions and a more closed match. Data on pressing, blocks, chances, and set pieces is unavailable.