Finland vs Albania Live Score, Lineups, Stream, H2H

Finland vs Albania Live Score (3 Oct, 2026)

Final

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Albania

0-0-0

Finland

0-0-0

Match Events & Live Commentary

90'+7'

End Regular Time

Second Half ends, Finland 2, Albania 1.

90'+6'

End Delay

90'+6'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

90'+5'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Mirlind Daku (Albania).

90'+5'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Samuli Miettinen (Finland).

90'+4'

Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).

90'+3'

Foul by Samuli Miettinen (Finland).

90'+3'

Mirlind Daku (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'+1'

Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).

90'+1'

Corner, Albania. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.

90'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

89'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Adam Markhiyev.

88'

Corner, Albania. Conceded by Samuli Miettinen.

87'

Attempt missed. Mirlind Daku (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.

86'

Attempt missed. Adrian Svanbäck (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

85'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.

85'

Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Svanbäck.

84'

Offside, Albania. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.

83'

Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).

83'

Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Leo Walta.

82'

Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.

82'

Attempt saved. Mirlind Daku (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.

81'

End Delay

80'

🟨Yellow Card

Anis Mehmeti (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

80'

Start Delay

80'

🟨Yellow Card

Myrto Uzuni (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

80'

Myrto Uzuni (Albania) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

78'

Foul by Leo Väisänen (Finland).

78'

Mirlind Daku (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Albania. Juljan Shehu replaces Kristjan Asllani.

77'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Albania. Anis Mehmeti replaces Stavros Pilios.

75'

Attempt blocked. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

74'

🟨Yellow Card

Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

74'

Oiva Jukkola (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

74'

Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).

73'

Attempt blocked. Adam Markhiyev (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.

72'

Leo Väisänen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

72'

Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).

71'

⚽Goal - Free-kick

Goal! Finland 2, Albania 1. Leo Walta (Finland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

70'

Adam Markhiyev (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

65'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Ernest Muçi.

62'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Finland. Leo Väisänen replaces Tony Miettinen.

62'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Finland. Oiva Jukkola replaces Daniel Håkans.

52'

End Delay

52'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

51'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Adam Markhiyev (Finland).

51'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Ylber Ramadani (Albania).

45'

Start 2nd Half

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Albania. Mirlind Daku replaces Rey Manaj.

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Kaan Kairinen.

45'+4'

Halftime

First Half ends, Finland 1, Albania 1.

40'

🟨Yellow Card

Kaan Kairinen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

26'

🟨Yellow Card

Alen Sherri (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

26'

⚽Goal - Free-kick

Goal! Finland 1, Albania 1. Leo Walta (Finland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

25'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Albania. Alen Sherri replaces Arbër Hoxha.

22'

🟥Red Card

Etrit Berisha (Albania) is shown the red card.

⚽Goal - Header

Goal! Finland 0, Albania 1. Rey Manaj (Albania) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a corner.

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Kickoff

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Match ends, Finland 2, Albania 1.

Team Stats

ALB

FIN

40% Possession 60%

5 Shots on Goal 3

14 Shots 11

10 Fouls Committed 13

4 Yellow Cards 1

1 Red Cards 0

6 Corners Won 7

1 Saves 4

Match Leaders

ALB

FIN

A. Ismajli D0 SOG, 0 G

Total Shots

L. Walta M2 SOG, 2 G

B. Djimsiti D60 PASS, 0 BCC

Accurate Passes

S. Miettinen D79 PASS, 0 BCC

B. Djimsiti D2 TKLW, 5 DUELW

Defensive Interventions

J. Lähteenmäki D0 TKLW, 1 DUELW

A. Sherri G3 SOGA, 2 GA

Saves

L. Hradecky G5 SOGA, 1 GA

Player Match Stats

Formation 3-4-3

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	RC	SV	GA
1 E. Berisha G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
18 A. Ismajli CD • Starter	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	–	2
3 M. Mitaj CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
6 B. Djimsiti CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	–	2
8 K. Asllani CM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	2
20 Y. Ramadani CM-R • Starter	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	2
22 S. Pilios LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	–	2
4 E. Hysaj RM • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	2
7 R. Manaj F • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	–	1
21 A. Hoxha CF-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
10 E. Muçi CF-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
19 M. Daku SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	2	1	3	5	0	0	–	1
16 J. Shehu SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
9 A. Mehmeti SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	–	0
11 M. Uzuni SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	1
12 A. Sherri SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2

Formation 4-3-3

Player	APP	G	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV	GA
1 L. Hradecky G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
5 S. Miettinen CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	1
4 T. Miettinen CD-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	–	1
13 J. Lähteenmäki LB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
3 A. Stahl RB • Starter	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	–	1
11 A. Markhiev CM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	0	3	5	0	–	1
10 L. Walta LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	–	1
14 K. Kairinen RM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	–	1
20 J. Pohjanpalo F • Starter	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	–	1
22 D. Håkans LF • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	–	1
9 A. Svanbäck RF • Starter	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	–	1
8 O. Valakari SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
15 L. Väisänen SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	0
6 G. Kamara SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	0
2 M. Peltola SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
21 O. Jukkola SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	0

Head-to-Head

ALB

No previous meetings found

FIN

Last Five Matches

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
9/29/26	@ SMR	W3-0	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
9/26/26	vs BLR	W2-0	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
6/6/26	vs LUX	L0-1	2026 International Friendly
6/3/26	vs ISR	L0-1	2026 International Friendly
3/31/26	@ UKR	L0-1	2026 International Friendly

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
9/29/26	vs BLR	D0-0	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
9/26/26	@ SMR	W7-0	2026-27 UEFA Nations League
6/5/26	@ HUN	L1-2	2026 International Friendly
5/31/26	@ GER	L0-4	2026 International Friendly
3/29/26	@ CPV	L1-1	2026 International Friendly

Albania

Formation 3-4-3

Finland

Formation 4-3-3

Albania Squad

Goalkeepers

Etrit BerishaG

Midfielders

#22

Stavros PiliosLM

Elseid HysajRM

Forwards

Rey ManajF

Other

#18

Adrian IsmajliCD

Mario MitajCD-L

Berat DjimsitiCD-R

Kristjan AsllaniCM-L

#20

Ylber RamadaniCM-R

#21

Arbër HoxhaCF-L

#10

Ernest MuçiCF-R

Feta FetaiSUB

#19

Mirlind DakuSUB

#23

Mario DajsinaniSUB

#13

Naser AlijiSUB

#16

Juljan ShehuSUB

Klisman CakeSUB

Anis MehmetiSUB

#11

Myrto UzuniSUB

#15

Marash KumbullaSUB

#14

Cristian ShpendiSUB

#17

Taulant SeferiSUB

#12

Alen SherriSUB

Finland Squad

Goalkeepers

Lukas HradeckyG

Defenders

#13

Juho LähteenmäkiLB

Adam StahlRB

Midfielders

#11

Adam MarkhievCM

#10

Leo WaltaLM

#14

Kaan KairinenRM

Forwards

#20

Joel PohjanpaloF

Other

Samuli MiettinenCD-L

Tony MiettinenCD-R

#22

#18

#17

Ryan MahutaSUB

#12

#19

#15

#16

Glen KamaraSUB

#21

#23

Albania

Finland

Match Statistics

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

39.6

Possession

60.4

SHOTS

ON GOAL

0.4

On Target %

0.3

Penalty Goals

Penalty Kicks Taken

335

Accurate Passes

541

396

Passes

603

0.8

Pass Completion %

0.9

Accurate Crosses

Crosses

0.2

Cross %

0.2

Long Balls

Accurate Long Balls

0.5

Long Balls %

0.4

Blocked Shots

Effective Tackles

Tackles

0.7

Tackle %

0.5

Interceptions

Effective Clearances

Clearances

FAQs: Albania vs Finland

What channel is Finland vs Albania on in the U.S.?

FS2, also known as FOX Sports 2, will broadcast Finland vs Albania in the U.S. It is the TV channel carrying the October 3 matchup.

Can I stream Finland vs Albania live?

You can stream the match through Fubo, DirecTV Stream or ViX. These are the U.S. streaming options for this fixture, giving fans alternatives to watching the FS2 broadcast through a traditional TV service.

What time does Finland vs Albania start?

The match starts at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday, October 3, 2026. That is 4:00 p.m. local time in Helsinki, where the game is being played.

Where is the match being played?

The teams will play at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. The stadium's address is Paavo Nurmen tie 1, and the Finnish Football Association is organizing the event.

What competition is this match part of?

This is a UEFA Nations League match in League C, Group C1. It is part of the competition's league phase, rather than a friendly or a knockout-round game.

Who is the home team?

Finland is the home team for the October 3 meeting. Albania will host the reverse Nations League fixture on November 12, 2026, so these are two separate matches.