Albania 0-3 Portugal - October 09, 1996 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998 - Group 9
ALB
10' - Goal
Luis Figo
ALB
46' - Substitution
Gjergji Demais substituted by Sokol Kushta46
68' - Substitution
António Folhais substituted by Paulo Bento 72' - Substitution
Lefter Millois substituted by Viktor Paço72
75' - Goal
Hélder
82' - Substitution
Eduard Abazajis substituted by Saimir Malko82
85' - Substitution
Oceanois substituted by José Taira
87' - Substitution
Luis Figois substituted by Nuno Capucho
88' - Goal
Rui Costa
POR
POR
Team line-ups
Albania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Foto Strakosha | 31 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gjergji Dema | 46 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Salvator Kaçaj | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arian Xhumba | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rudi Vata | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eduard Abazaj | 82 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lefter Millo | 72 | 30 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kliton Bozgo | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Artur Lekbello | 30 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bledar Kola | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Altin Rraklli | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
16
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Vitor Baia | 26 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Oceano | 85 | 34 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Fernando Couto | 27 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hélder | 75 | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Carlos Secretario | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
João Pinto | 34 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paulinho Santos | 25 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Luis Figo | 1087 | 23 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rui Costa | 88 | 24 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
António Folha | 68 | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ricardo Sa Pinto | 23 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Saimir Malko | 82 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Sokol Kushta | 46 | 32 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Viktor Paço | 72 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Paulo Bento | 68 | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
José Taira | 85 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nuno Capucho | 87 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gjergji Dema
IN
Saimir Malko
OUT
Eduard Abazaj
IN
Ledio Pano
OUT
Lefter Millo
IN
Edmond Abazi
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
João Pinto
IN
Rui Jorge
OUT
António Folha
IN
João Pinto
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
11
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Artur Jorge vs Albania
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Oguz Sarvan
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Albania1 match | General total | Portugal2 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Albania1 match | Season total | Portugal1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 09, 1996 | Latest figure on October 14, 1998 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Luis Figo scores 1 goal vs Albania in his professional career
It's the first time Rui Costa scores a goal in his professional career with Portugal since the 24/01/1996 (with Portugal vs France )
Albania keeps its 5 consecutive losses at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 17/02/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 15/11/1989 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LAlbania 1-2 Germany16/11/1994 | LAlbania 0-1 Georgia14/12/1994 | VAlbania 3-0 Moldova29/03/1995 | DAlbania 1-1 Bulgaria06/09/1995 | DAlbania 1-1 Wales15/11/1995 | VAlbania 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina30/11/1995 |
| Overall | DAlbania 1-1 Bulgaria06/09/1995 | LBulgaria 3-0 Albania07/10/1995 | DAlbania 1-1 Wales15/11/1995 | VAlbania 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina30/11/1995 | DBosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Albania24/04/1996 | LGreece 2-1 Albania14/08/1996 |
Current form
| Away | VLiechtenstein 0-7 Portugal15/08/1995 | DAustria 1-1 Portugal11/10/1995 | DEngland 1-1 Portugal12/12/1995 | LFrance 3-2 Portugal24/01/1996 | VIreland 0-1 Portugal29/05/1996 | DArmenia 0-0 Portugal31/08/1996 |
| Overall | DDenmark 1-1 Portugal09/06/1996 | VPortugal 1-0 Turkey14/06/1996 | VPortugal 3-0 Croatia19/06/1996 | LCzech Republic 1-0 Portugal23/06/1996 | DArmenia 0-0 Portugal31/08/1996 | LUkraine 2-1 Portugal05/10/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | João Pinto |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | João Pinto | |
Historical head to head
First head to head everHistorical head to head
First head to head everCompetition info
The other matches
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 07, 1997
June 07, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
Comments