Albania (Women) — Wales (Women) 0:1: match report and statistics
World Cup Qualification. Women - League B · 18.04.2026 16:00 · Finished
Compare teamsLizzy Van Der Helm (Netherlands)
Who will win?
Votes: 0- Albania (Women)0%
- Draw0%
- Wales (Women)0%
Overview
Albania (Women) vs Wales (Women) ended 0:1 on 18.04.2026 16:00 (UTC) in World Cup Qualification. Women - League B. The win went to Wales (Women). Goals: Rhiannon Roberts 28'.
Albania (Women), last 6 games: won 2, drawn 1, lost 3. Wales (Women), last 6 games: won 3, drawn 2, lost 1.
All meetings of Albania (Women) and Wales (Women): 1 (wins of Albania (Women): 0, wins of Wales (Women): 1, draws: 0). The last meeting on 14.04.2026 18:15 ended Wales (Women) 4:0 Albania (Women).
Albania (Women) in the standings: place 3, points 7, played 6. Wales (Women) in the standings: place 1, points 14, played 6.
More on the site: Albania (Women), Wales (Women), World Cup Qualification. Women - League B.
More matches: all Football matches of the day. Scores and statistics come from the SportAPI 3D match tracker.
Score by periods
| Team | 1 | 2 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania (Women) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wales (Women) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Match events
Match statistics
- 39% Possession 61%
- 3 Total shots 10
- 1 Shots on target 5
- 2 Corners 9
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 2 Shots off target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 1 Offsides 2
- 11 Free kicks 9
- 27 Throw-ins 17
- 7 Fouls 8
Lineups
Albania (Women)4-3-3Wales (Women)4-3-2-1 Starting line-up
- 12
Rajmonda SpahiuGK - 3
Arbenita Curraj31' - 21
Alma Hila37' - 5
Arbiona Bajraktari - 2
Armela Tukaj83' - 16
Ilarja Zarka83' - 14
Ezmiralda Franja - 20
Klea Hamonikaj - 11
Megi DociC - 22
Mikaela Metalla90+2' - 7
Leonora Ejupi
Substitutes
- 1
Antigona HyskaGK - 4
Suzane Vuksani - 6
Marinela Mema - 8
Aglia Iliadhi - 9
Valentina Troka90+2' - 10
Gresa Berisha83' - 13
Rexhina Maxhalaku - 15
Leonora Dedgjonaj - 17
Mimoza Hamidi - 18
Sara Begallo83' - 19
Xhesika Ndoj - 23
Klesjana SpahoGK
Coach
Armir Grimaj
Starting line-up
- 21
Safia Middleton-PatelGK - 23
Ffion Morgan61' - 5
Rhiannon Roberts28' - 3
Gemma Evans84' - 2
Lily Woodham - 14
Hayley Ladd61' - 8
Angharad James - 4
Sophie IngleC - 13
Rachel Rowe87' - 10
Mared Griffiths73' - 11
Hannah Cain87'
Substitutes
- 1
Poppy SoperGK - 6
Mia Ross - 7
Tianna Teisar - 9
Elise Hughes73' - 12
Lucy Farrell-ShrouderGK - 15
Annie Wilding - 16
Charlie Estcourt - 17
Phibi Poole87' - 18
Esther Morgan87' - 19
Ella Powell61' - 20
Carrie Jones61' - 22
Olivia Francis
Coach
Rian Wikkinson
Lead tracker
Albania (Women) +0Biggest lead+1 Wales (Women)
12
Head-to-head
Albania (Women)?LLWLD
Matches played: 1
draws: 0
0 / 1
Wins
1 / 10 / 4
Goals
4 / 41 / 1
Yellow cards
0 / 10 / 0
Red cards
0 / 0
Wales (Women)?WWDWD
Matches
Previous matches: Albania (Women)
Previous matches: Wales (Women)
Match info
- Tournament
- World Cup Qualification. Women
- Season
- 2027
- Referee
- Lizzy Van Der Helm
World Cup Qualification. Women - League B
Group 1
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales (Women) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17:5 | +12 | 14 | WDWWW |
| 2 |  Czech Republic (Women) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18:8 | +10 | 11 | LDWWW |
| 3 | Albania (Women) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9:14 | -5 | 7 | WDLLL |
| 4 |  Montenegro (Women) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6:23 | -17 | 1 | LDLLL |
Group 2
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland (Women) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18:5 | +13 | 16 | WWDWW |
| 2 |  Turkey (Women) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11:5 | +6 | 13 | WWDLW |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland (Women) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10:9 | +1 | 6 | LLWWL |
| 4 |  Malta (Women) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4:24 | -20 | 0 | LLLLL |
Group 3
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal (Women) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17:4 | +13 | 15 | LWWWW |
| 2 |  Finland (Women) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15:6 | +9 | 15 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Slovakia (Women) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8:17 | -9 | 6 | WLLLL |
| 4 |  Latvia (Women) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4:17 | -13 | 0 | LLLLL |
Group 4
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland (Women) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24:2 | +22 | 14 | WWDDW |
| 2 |  Belgium (Women) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22:1 | +21 | 14 | WWDDW |
| 3 |  Israel (Women) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10:20 | -10 | 6 | LLWWL |
| 4 |  Luxembourg (Women) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1:34 | -33 | 0 | LLLLL |
- Promotion - World Cup. Women (Promotion - Play-off)
Match forecast
Quick readEven matchOver 2.5 76%Both teams to score 75%Goal peak 61-75
41%Win · Albania (Women)2.43
21%Draw4.84
38%Win · Wales (Women)2.62
4.02Expected goals
11.9Expected corners
3.7Expected cards
- The model expects 4.02 goals: 2.05 for Albania (Women) and 1.97 for Wales (Women).
- Most likely score is 2–1 (7%), followed by 2–2 (7%).
- Corners: about 11.9 (5.9 — 6).
- Most goals in both teams' matches come in 61-75: 10 in total.
- Expected goals by half: 1st — 1.83, 2nd — 2.19.
Correct score by the model
2–17.4%2–27.3%1–17.3%1–27.2%3–15.1%3–25%2–34.8%1–34.7%2–03.8%
Scores 4+ goals: Albania (Women) — 15%, Wales (Women) — 14%
| Market | history | history | Model | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 98% | 1.02 |
| Over 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 91% | 1.10 |
| Over 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 76% | 1.31 |
| Over 3.5 | 60% | 43% | 57% | 1.76 |
| Over 4.5 | 40% | 29% | 37% | 2.67 |
Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (5), away team away (7). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.
Trends
- Scored in 9 matches in a row100%
- Unbeaten in 5 matches100%
- Over 2.5 in 4 matches in a row100%
- Over 2.5 in 3 matches in a row100%
- First-half goal in 10 of 10 matches100%
- Scored under 2.5 in 9 of 10 matches90%
- Conceded over 0.5 in 9 of 10 matches90%
- First-half goal in 9 of 10 matches90%
- Under 4.5 cards in 9 of 10 matches90%
- Over 2.5 goals in 9 of 10 matches90%
- Scored over 0.5 in 9 of 10 matches90%
- Under 9.5 corners in 7 of 8 matches88%
Based on recent matches: home team — 10, away team — 10
Markets by recent matches
Albania (Women)matches: 5 · 7Wales (Women)
matches: 5 · 7Wales (Women)4.6Avg match total3.4
100%5/5Over 0.5100%7/7
0%0/5Under 0.50%0/7
100%5/5Over 1.586%6/7
0%0/5Under 1.514%1/7
100%5/5Over 2.557%4/7
0%0/5Under 2.543%3/7
60%3/5Over 3.543%3/7
40%2/5Under 3.557%4/7
40%2/5Over 4.529%2/7
60%3/5Under 4.571%5/7
Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.
First goal and after
First to score…
Albania (Women)Wales (Women)
Wales (Women)60%3/5Scores first29%2/7
67%2/3…and wins50%1/2
0%0/3…and draws50%1/2
33%1/3…and loses0%0/2
33%1/3…and then concedes100%2/2
First to concede…
40%2/5Concedes first71%5/7
50%1/2…and then scores80%4/5
0%0/2…and comes back to win0%0/5
0%0/2…and saves a draw40%2/5
Overall
40%2/5Scores in both halves14%1/7
80%4/5Scores at all86%6/7
- • Albania (Women) opened the scoring in 60% of matches.
- • Albania (Women) avoided defeat after conceding first in 0% of such matches.
- • Wales (Women) opened the scoring in 29% of matches.
- • Wales (Women) avoided defeat after conceding first in 40% of such matches.
Goals by time
matches: 5 · 7
| Albania (Women) | Wales (Women) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Ag. | % | Period | % | For | Ag. |
| 1 | 1 | 40% | 1–15 | 71% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 80% | 16–30 | 29% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 60% | 31–45 | 43% | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 40% | 46–60 | 43% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 80% | 61–75 | 57% | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 5 | 60% | 76–90 | 43% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 60% | 37–HT | 43% | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 40% | 87–FT | 29% | 1 | 1 |
- • Albania (Women) scores most in 16–30: 3 of 9 goals (33%).
- • Albania (Women) concedes most in 76–90: 5 of 14 conceded.
- • Albania (Women) scores 33% of goals after the 60th minute.
- • Wales (Women) scores most in 1–15: 2 of 8 goals (25%).
- • Wales (Women) concedes most in 1–15: 4 of 16 conceded.
- • Wales (Women) scores 38% of goals after the 60th minute.
- Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.
Corners and cards
Averages per match
Albania (Women)Wales (Women)
Wales (Women)4.0Corners won, avg4.0
8.0Corners conceded, avg7.8
12.0Match corners, avg11.8
2.0Corners in 1st half, avg1.8
Match total
100%2/2Over 7.5100%5/5
100%2/2Over 8.560%3/5
100%2/2Over 9.560%3/5
100%2/2Over 10.560%3/5
50%1/2Over 11.560%3/5
1st half total
100%2/2Over 2.580%4/5
100%2/2Over 3.580%4/5
100%2/2Over 4.580%4/5
100%2/2Over 5.540%2/5
Team total
50%1/2Team over 2.5 corners80%4/5
50%1/2Team over 3.5 corners60%3/5
50%1/2Team over 4.5 corners40%2/5
50%1/2Team over 5.5 corners20%1/5
0%0/2Team over 6.5 corners0%0/5
Corner handicap
0%0/2Handicap -2.50%0/5
0%0/2Handicap -1.50%0/5
50%1/2Handicap -0.50%0/5
50%1/2Handicap +0.50%0/5
50%1/2Handicap +1.520%1/5
50%1/2Handicap +2.540%2/5
Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.
xG and shots
Albania (Women)per matchWales (Women)
per matchWales (Women)—xG for0.66
—xG against3.9
3.0Shots6.4
11.0Shots against17.8
3.0Shots on target3.4
6.0On target against6.8
60%Conversion18%
1.67Shots per goal5.6
7.0Fouls7.4
2.0Offsides0.6
- • Wales (Women) scores 0.48 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
- • Wales (Women) concedes 1.58 per match fewer than opponents' xG.
Half-time / full-time
Row — after the 1st half, column — final result
Albania (Women)matches: 5
Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W2led and won0led, drew1led, lostHalf-time: D0level → won0draw0level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew2trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)1:5 ×13:0 ×11:2 ×14:0 ×10:7 ×1
Wales (Women)matches: 7
Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W0led and won1led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D1level → won2draw0level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew3trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)1:1 ×22:2 ×11:6 ×11:4 ×10:1 ×12:1 ×1
From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.