The national team challenges history against Finland, the Rossoneri have the record against them in the confrontations with the Finns

Albania is preparing for one of the most important matches of this edition of the Nations League, but against Finland, the statistics are not in favor of the red and blacks.

In the eight matches between the two teams, the Finns have recorded five victories, Albania has triumphed twice, while one match has ended in a draw. Even the last match, played on October 3 in Helsinki, ended with a 2-1 victory for Finland.

Albania's last victory was in 1980, when they triumphed 2-0 at home, while in 1981 they won again, this time with a score of 1-0. Since then, in the other five matches, Albania has failed to win, getting only a 1-1 draw in the 2002 friendly and suffering four losses. 

However, the situation in the group is different from what the head-to-head matches show. Albania leads Group C1 with 9 points, while Finland and Belarus share second place with 7 points each. For the team led by Rolando Maran, this challenge is an opportunity to maintain the lead and get closer to the goal of first place, which could create an additional opportunity for qualification for the 2028 European Championship.

Both teams come into this match after different results in their last matches. Albania ended their last match with a 2-1 victory over San Marino, while previously they had lost 2-1 in the transfer to Finland. 

In the other two group matches, the Rossoneri had won 3-0 against San Marino and 2-0 against Belarus. 

Finland, on the other hand, is coming off a 1-0 loss to Belarus, while defeating Albania 2-1.

A fiery atmosphere is expected at "Air Albania". The stadium will be at full capacity, with over 20 thousand fans supporting the Rossoneri.

Albania-Finland will be played on November 12, at 20:45, at the “Air Albania” stadium, and is the penultimate match of the group stage. The Reds only need to avoid defeat to maintain their advantage in the standings before the final transfer with Belarus.

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