Poland v Albania

World Cup Qualifiers – Europe Thu 26 Mar

2:1

Full time

Poland v Albania in World Cup Qualifiers – Europe ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Poland v Albania

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Poland at 49.8% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Poland	X	2 · Albania	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	49.8%	17.7%	32.5%	Home win · Poland	✔ Correct
Final score	2:1			Home win · Poland

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Poland v Albania

18′Ardian Ismajli · Substitution (off: Arlind Ajeti)
34′Mario Mitaj · Yellow card
42′Arbër Hoxha · Goal
46′Oskar Pietuszewski · Substitution (off: Filip Rózga)
62′Karol Świderski · Substitution (off: Tomasz Kedziora)
63′Robert Lewandowski · Goal (assist: Sebastian Szymanski)
68′Armando Broja · Substitution (off: Nedim Bajrami)
68′Stavros Pilios · Substitution (off: Arbër Hoxha)
73′Piotr Zieliński · Goal (assist: Sebastian Szymanski)
79′Elseid Hysaj · Yellow card
81′Jakub Moder · Substitution (off: Piotr Zieliński)
82′Ernest Muci · Substitution (off: Qazim Laci)
87′Robert Lewandowski · Yellow card
88′Kristjan Asllani · Yellow card
90+4′Karol Świderski · Yellow card
90+1′Arkadiusz Pyrka · Substitution (off: Jakub Kamiński)
90+2′Bartosz Slisz · Substitution (off: Robert Lewandowski)

Match statistics: Poland v Albania

Statistic	Poland	Albania
Possession	50%	50%
Shots on target	4	2
Total shots	15	8
Shots off target	7	2
Blocked shots	1	1
Corners	2	1
Fouls	20	12
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	2	10
Red cards	10	4
Saves	1	2
Passes	471	491
Pass accuracy	88%	82%

Line-ups: Poland v Albania

Poland 3-4-3

Starting XI

1 Kamil Grabara 6.6
2 Matty Cash 6.1
4 Tomasz Kedziora 7.0
5 Jan Bednarek 7.0
9 Robert Lewandowski 7.0
10 Piotr Zieliński 7.9
13 Jakub Kamiński 6.8
14 Jakub Kiwior 7.5
17 Filip Rózga 6.5
19 Michal Skoras 6.9
20 Sebastian Szymanski 8.5

Substitutes (12)

3 Przemysław Wiśniewski
6 Bartosz Slisz
7 Karol Świderski 6.5
8 Jakub Moder 6.6
11 Kamil Grosicki
12 Mateusz Kochalski
15 Arkadiusz Pyrka
16 Jan Ziolkowski
18 Bartosz Bereszyński
21 Oskar Pietuszewski 7.2
22 Bartlomiej Dragowski
23 Krzysztof Piatek

Albania 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 Thomas Strakosha 5.5
3 Mario Mitaj 6.8
4 Elseid Hysaj 7.0
5 Arlind Ajeti 6.6
6 Berat Djimsiti 6.4
8 Kristjan Asllani 6.8
10 Nedim Bajrami 6.2
11 Myrto Uzuni 6.4
14 Qazim Laci 6.9
16 Juljan Shehu 7.3
21 Arbër Hoxha 7.2

Substitutes (12)

2 Iván Balliu
7 Adrion Pajaziti
9 Anis Mehmeti
12 Elhan Kastrati
13 Naser Aliji
15 Bujar Pllana
17 Ernest Muci 6.5
18 Ardian Ismajli 6.2
19 Stavros Pilios 6.3
20 Ylber Ramadani
22 Armando Broja 6.5
23 Mario Dajsinani

Form and head-to-head: Poland v Albania

Poland

DLWD

3 Jun 2026HNigeria2–2D
31 May 2026HUkraine0–2L
17 Nov 2025AMalta3–2W
14 Nov 2025HNetherlands1–1D

Albania

LLLW

6 Jun 2026HLuxembourg0–1L
3 Jun 2026HIsrael0–1L
16 Nov 2025HEngland0–2L
13 Nov 2025AAndorra1–0W

WC Qualification Europe standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	England	8	8	0	0	+22	24	WWWWWWWW
1	Netherlands	8	6	2	0	+23	20	WWWDWWWD
2	Albania	8	4	2	2	+2	14	WWLDDWWL
2	Poland	8	5	2	1	+7	17	DWWLWDWW
3	Serbia	8	4	1	3	-1	13	LWLLWWDW
3	Finland	8	3	1	4	-6	10	LWDWLWLL
4	Malta	8	1	2	5	-15	5	WLLLDLDL
4	Latvia	8	1	2	5	-10	5	LLLWDLDL
5	Andorra	8	0	1	7	-13	1	LLLLLLLD
5	Lithuania	8	0	3	5	-9	3	LLDDDLLL

Managers: Poland v Albania

PolandManagerJ. Urban

AlbaniaManagerS. Campos Junior

Match information: Poland v Albania

Kick-off: Thu 26 Mar · 19:45
Competition: World Cup Qualifiers – Europe
Round: 28
Venue: Stadion Slaski
City: Chorzów
Surface: grass
Capacity: 54,378

Live commentary: Poland v Albania

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