Match Report
Albania went into the game 2nd in the table on 14 points; Latvia sat 4th on 5 — a 9-point gap. Latvia had been under-performing their position — 44th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Albania were scoring 0.88 and conceding 0.63, Latvia 0.63 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Arena Kombëtare in Tirana staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. On the scoreboard, Albania led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Albania: Kristjan Asllani (25')