Albania vs Spain | UEFA Euros 2024 | Pre Match
Albania vs Spain
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Spain have won all eight of their previous encounters with Albania (31 goals for, 3 against). It’s Spain’s best 100% record against any opponent, alongside Liechtenstein and Malta, whom they’ve also faced and beaten on eight occasions.
2
Albania have conceded at least twice in all eight of their meetings with Spain in all competitions. Their 9-0 defeat against them in a EURO qualifier in December 1990 remains their largest ever competitive defeat.
3
Albania have netted the opening goal in each of their two UEFA EURO 2024 matches, although they are yet to win (D1 L1). No nation has ever scored first in three European Championship games in a row and failed to win any of them.
4
Spain will be looking to win their opening three games of a UEFA European Championship tournament for just a second time, having previously done so in 2008 – an edition they would go on to win (1-0 v Germany in the final).
5
Albania have conceded two goals in each of their last two games, both at UEFA EURO 2024 (1-2 vs Italy, 2-2 vs Croatia), having only shipped two or more goals in one of their previous 14 games in all competitions. They haven’t conceded 2+ goals in three games in a row since a run of five between October 2016 and June 2017.
