| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo U21 | 15 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5/15 | 4-6 |
| Italy U21 | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7/15 | 6-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | LL | 8 | -4 |
| Italy U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | DL | 6 | -3 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-26
Kosovo U21 went into the game 4th in the table on 0 points; Italy U21 sat 3rd on 1 — a 1-point gap. Kosovo U21 had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Kosovo U21 ran at 1 scored and 2.5 conceded, Italy U21 at 1 and 2.
