Ukraine has never lost to Albania in its history
On October 7, as part of the first round of the League of Nations The Ukrainian national team will play against the Albanian national team in Prague. Upcoming match – seventh in the history of the Ukraine-Albania confrontation. The blue-yellows have never lost to the Albanians, and the current head coach of the Ukrainian team, Serhiy Rebrov, has two goals against the Albanian team. Collected 10 facts about the confrontation between Ukraine and Albania.
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One match out of six The Albanian team managed to draw against Ukraine, having lost five matches. This happened 19 years ago – in October 2005, as part of the group stage of the 2006 World Cup qualification.
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Two goals in matches with Albania scored by the current head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov. Both were in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. Both brought the blue-yellows two minimal victories.
Two goal for blue and yellow The goal was scored by one of the best forwards in the history of the Albanian national team, Erjon Bogdani.
Three balls In the matches with Albania, two Ukrainian footballers scored – Andriy Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka. Each of them scored twice in the most recent match between Ukraine and Albania.
Four coaches led the Ukrainian national team in six matches against Albania: Jozsef Sabo and Oleg Blokhin played two matches each, Mikhail Fomenko and Andriy Shevchenko – one each.
Five cities previously hosted matches between Ukraine and Albania. Shkoder hosted two games, Kyiv, Dnipro and Bergamo hosted one each.
In six matches between Ukraine and Albania at least one goal was scored, in four – at least two. In total, the blue-yellows have scored 13 goals.
Seven goals in two Ukraine scored against Albania in the last matches. Conceded two.
Eight football players The Ukrainian national team scored against Albania. Three of them scored more than one goal.
16.5 years It has been a while since the first ever match between Ukraine and Albania.
| Date | Home/Out | Match status | Check | Goals of Ukraine |
| 29.03.1997 | Departure | 1998 World Cup Qualification | 1:0 | Rebrov |
| 26.08.1997 | At home | 1998 World Cup Qualification | 1:0 | Rebrov |
| 09.02.2005 | Departure | 2006 World Cup Qualification | 2:0 | Rusol, Gusin |
| 08.10.2005 | At home | 2006 World Cup Qualification | 2:2 | Shevchenko, Rotan |
| 03.06.2016 | Neutral | Comradely | 3:1 | Stepanenko, Yarmolenko, Konoplyanka |
| 03.06.2018 | Departure | Comradely | 4:1 | Yarmolenko-2, Konoplyanka-2 |
Source: Sportarena
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