Poland vs Albania

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 2 Sep 2021, 18:45
Poland
Poland
4–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Albania
Albania
🏟 Stadion Narodowy (Warszawa) 👤 M. Mariani Round 4

Match report

Poland cruised past Albania 4-1 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 2 September 2021.

Albania had 12 shots to Poland's 6.

The match was played at Stadion Narodowy (Warszawa), with M. Mariani in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 6 - 12 On target 4 - 4 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 25 - 11 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Robert Lewandowski
Poland · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Karol Linetty 1 goal
8 Sokol Cikalleshi 1 goal
8 Jan Bednarek captained the side
7 Grzegorz Krychowiak 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 4–5
Shots On Goal 2–4 2–0
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 1–1 1–2
Attacks 47–64 51–70
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
98 Attacks 134
20 Dangerous Attacks 48
5 On Target 4
1 Off Target 9
6 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 4
1 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 7
25 Fouls 11
2 Corners 3
2 Offsides 3
49% Ball Possession 51%
2 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 0
411 Passes Total 421
322 Passes Accurate 329
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Poland · 4-4-2
1 W. Szczesny
18 B. Bereszynski 15 K. Glik 5 J. Bednarek 13 M. Rybus
7 K. Józwiak 16 J. Moder 10 G. Krychowiak 21 P. Frankowski
14 A. Buksa 9 R. Lewandowski
Albania · 3-5-2
1 E. Berisha
18 A. Ismajli 15 M. Kumbulla 6 B. Djimsiti
4 E. Hysaj 7 K. Bare 8 K. Gjasula 22 A. Abrashi 20 L. Trashi
16 S. Cikalleshi 10 R. Manaj
Poland
Coach
Paulo Sousa
Substitutes
  • 12 Lukasz Skorupski
  • 22 Bartlomiej Dragowski
  • 23 Tymoteusz Puchacz
  • 3 Pawel Dawidowicz
  • 2 Kamil Piatkowski
  • 4 Tomasz Kedziora
  • 6 Michal Helik
  • 20 Bartosz Slisz
  • 8 Karol Linetty
  • 17 Damian Szymanski
  • 11 Karol Swiderski
  • 19 Jakub Kaminski
Albania
Coach
E. Reja
Substitutes
  • 23 Thomas Strakosha
  • 12 Gentian Selmani
  • 13 Enea Mihaj
  • 2 Erjon Hoxhallari
  • 17 Albi Doka
  • 3 Ramen Cepele
  • 14 Qazim Laci
  • 21 Odise Roshi
  • 9 Endri Çekiçi
  • 5 Ylber Ramadani
  • 11 Myrto Uzuni
  • 19 Bekim Balaj
Substitutions
  • 33' ↑ P. Dawidowicz ↓ B. Bereszyński Poland
  • 62' ↑ K. Linetty ↓ P. Frankowski Poland
  • 67' ↑ O. Roshi ↓ L. Trashi Albania
  • 68' ↑ B. Balaj ↓ R. Manaj Albania
  • 74' ↑ E. Çekiçi ↓ A. Abrashi Albania
  • 81' ↑ K. Świderski ↓ A. Buksa Poland
  • 81' ↑ T. Puchacz ↓ M. Rybus Poland
  • 83' ↑ M. Uzuni ↓ S. Cikalleshi Albania
Cards
  • 4' A. Abrashi Albania
  • 7' K. Bare Albania
  • 12' E. Hysaj Albania
  • 56' K. Gjasula Albania
  • 65' R. Manaj Albania
  • 82' K. Swiderski Poland
  • 86' J. Bednarek Poland
Head-to-head
Poland 3 0 draws 0 Albania
2026-03-26 Poland vs Albania 2 - 1
2021-10-12 Albania vs Poland 0 - 1
2021-09-02 Poland vs Albania 4 - 1
Recent form
Poland D W W W W
Albania L L W D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Poland vs Albania?
Poland won 4-1 against Albania on 2 September 2021.
Who won Poland vs Albania?
Poland won the match 4-1.
Where was Poland vs Albania played?
The match was played at Stadion Narodowy (Warszawa).
Who had more possession in Poland vs Albania?
Albania had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.