Finland vs Albania — UEFA Nations League 2018
UEFA Nations League · 3
Top-of-the-table clash — Finland 4 vs Albania 4
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 9+ matches
Finland43%
Albania27%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Finland creates 38% more chances
Season form · 10 home / 9 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under68
- Over32
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No61
- Yes39
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Finland ↓
Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Finland at home — creates 1.20, concedes 0.90 · 10 matches
Albania away — creates 0.78, concedes 1.11 · 9 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Finland attack 1.20 + Albania defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.16
Albania attack 0.78 + Finland defence 0.90 → ÷2 → 0.84
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 43%?"
Finland at 43% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 43% does not mean "Finland will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Insights
- Finland and Albania have never met before
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Style Matchup
Similar stylesHead-to-head
First-ever meeting
Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
No previous meetings between these teams
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Finland host Albania on Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 13:00. The match is part of the UEFA Nations League 2018/2019 season.
Finland vs Albania — Match Preview
Finland face Albania on October 3, 2026 in this UEFA Nations League fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.
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