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Saturday 3 October 2026, 15:00 CEST

Finland v Albania

36%Finland
30%Draw
34%Albania

Match events

Minute by minute
  1. 4'0–1 Goal: Rey ManajAssist: Kristjan Asllani Albania
  2. 22' Red card: Etrit Berisha Albania
  3. 25' Substitution: Alen SherriOff: Arbër Hoxha Albania
  4. 26'1–1 Goal: Leo Walta Finland

Match stats

Finland v Albania
Possession49%51%
Passes completed88%88%
Shots24
Shots on target11
Corners22
Fouls14
Offsides01
Yellow cards00
Red cards01
Saves00

Line-ups

Confirmed
Finland4-3-33-4-3Albania
  • 1 Hradecky
  • 13 Lähteenmäki
  • 5 Miettinen
  • 4 Miettinen
  • 3 Stahl
  • 10 Walta
  • 11 Markhiev
  • 14 Kairinen
  • 22 Håkans
  • 20 Pohjanpalo
  • 9 Svanbäck
  • 1 Berisha
  • 3 Mitaj
  • 18 Ismajli
  • 6 Djimsiti
  • 22 Pilios
  • 8A Asllani
  • 20 Ramadani
  • 4 Hysaj
  • 2125' Hoxha
  • 7 Manaj
  • 10 Muçi
Finland bench
  • 16Anssi Suhonen
  • 19Benjamin Kallman
  • 6Glen Kamara
  • 15Leo Väisänen
  • 23Lucas Bergstrom
  • 2Matti Peltola
  • 21Oiva Jukkola
  • 8Onni Valakari
  • 17Ryan Mahuta
  • 7Santeri Vaananen
  • 18Topi Keskinen
  • 12Viljami Sinisalo
Albania bench
  • 12Alen Sherri25'
  • 9Anis Mehmeti
  • 14Cristian Shpendi
  • 2Feta Fetai
  • 16Juljan Shehu
  • 5Klisman Cake
  • 15Marash Kumbulla
  • 23Mario Dajsinani
  • 19Mirlind Daku
  • 11Myrto Uzuni
  • 13Naser Aliji
  • 17Taulant Seferi

Too close to call.

Tested

Out of 100: Finland 36, draw 30, Albania 34. No result stands out.

Forecast by Vesta, published Saturday 3 October 2026, 12:51 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals41%
Both teams score48%
Expected goals1.2 v 1.1
Most likely score1-114% chance

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals89%
2 or more goals68%
3 or more goals41%
4 or more goals21%
5 or more goals9%

Exactly

0 goals11%
1 goal22%
2 goals27%
3 goals20%
4 goals12%
5 goals5%
6 or more goals3%

Goals by team

Tested
Finland: 1 or more69%
Finland: 2 or more33%
Finland: 3 or more12%
Albania: 1 or more68%
Albania: 2 or more32%
Albania: 3 or more11%
Both teams score48%
At least one team does not score52%

Winning margin

Tested
Finland by 3 or more5%
Finland by 210%
Finland by 121%
Draw30%
Albania by 120%
Albania by 210%
Albania by 3 or more5%

Result combinations

Tested
Finland win or draw66%
Either team wins (no draw)70%
Albania win or draw64%

Clean sheets

Tested
Finland keep a clean sheet32%
Albania keep a clean sheet31%
Finland win without conceding21%
Albania win without conceding20%
No goals at all11%

The first goal

Model estimate
Finland score first45%
Albania score first44%
No goals11%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1529%
Minutes 16-3020%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-758%
Minutes 76-90+6%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Finland goals down, Albania goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
010.510.66.32.40.70.2
110.914.17.52.90.80.2
26.77.74.71.70.50.1
32.63.01.70.70.2·
40.80.90.50.20.1·
50.20.20.1···

Halves

Model estimate
A goal in the first half65%
A goal in the second half72%
Finland ahead at half-time27%
Level at half-time46%
Albania ahead at half-time27%
Finland win the second half30%
Second half level40%
Albania win the second half29%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half41%
Same goals in both halves29%

Half-time and full-time

Model estimate
Finland ahead at half-time, Finland win21%
Level at half-time, Finland win13%
Albania ahead at half-time, Finland win2%
Finland ahead at half-time, draw5%
Level at half-time, draw20%
Albania ahead at half-time, draw5%
Finland ahead at half-time, Albania win2%
Level at half-time, Albania win13%
Albania ahead at half-time, Albania win19%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
FinlandAlbania

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works