Poland vs Albania match stats & report

2–1 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · PGE Narodowy, Warsaw · Ref A. Taylor

Poland stats & fixtures · Albania stats & fixtures

Poland beat Albania 2–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Semi-finals) on 26 March 2026. Poland had 50% of the ball.

Poland vs Albania match statistics

PolandAlbania

50% Ball possession 50%
15 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 6
6 Corners 2
20 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
470 Passes 492
88% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

34' Yellow card M. Mitaj Albania
42' Goal A. Hoxha Albania
63' Goal R. Lewandowski (assist S. Szymański) Poland
73' Goal P. Zieliński (assist S. Szymański) Poland
79' Yellow card E. Hysaj Albania
87' Yellow card R. Lewandowski Poland
88' Yellow card K. Asllani Albania
90+4' Yellow card K. Świderski Poland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Poland

Confirmed 3-4-3 Jan Urban

1 K. Grabara

14 J. Kiwior 5 J. Bednarek 4 T. Kędziora

19 M. Skóraś 10 P. Zieliński 20 S. Szymański 2 M. Cash

13 J. Kaminski 9 R. Lewandowski 17 F. Rozga

Bench M. Kochalski , B. Drągowski , K. Grosicki , B. Bereszyński , K. Piątek , K. Świderski , J. Moder , P. Wiśniewski , J. Ziółkowski , B. Slisz , A. Pyrka , O. Pietuszewski

Albania

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior

1 T. Strakosha

3 M. Mitaj 6 B. Djimsiti 5 A. Ajeti 4 E. Hysaj

8 K. Asllani 16 J. Shehu

21 A. Hoxha 14 Qazim Laci 11 M. Uzuni

10 N. Bajrami

Bench E. Kastrati , Mario Dajsinani , N. Aliji , A. Ismajli , Ylber Ramadani , A. Broja , S. Pilios , A. Pajaziti , A. Mehmeti , B. Pllana , I. Balliu , E. Muci

Form guide

Poland at home

3–3–1 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 7
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Albania away

3–0–3 in 6 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 6
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Poland vs Albania head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Sep 23	Albania v Poland	2–0
27 Mar 23	Poland v Albania	1–0
12 Oct 21	Albania v Poland	0–1
2 Sep 21	Poland v Albania	4–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Poland vs Albania head-to-head record