FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Sweden 4–1 Albania

Wednesday 14 Oct 2009 · Solna, Sweden

Sweden4–1Albania

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mellberg Berg Mellberg Salihi Svensson

6′1–0Olof Mellberg Sweden
40′2–0Marcus Berg Sweden
42′3–0Olof Mellberg Sweden
56′3–1Hamdi Salihi Albania
86′4–1Anders Svensson Sweden

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Sweden

Came on

16Daniel AnderssonMF↑21′
17Marcus BergFW●↑37′
18Markus RosenbergFW↑77′

Albania

Came on

14Jahmir HykaMF↑22′
9Edmond KapllaniFW↑79′
11Besart BerishaFW↑87′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Sweden: 1792 → 1799
Albania: 1497 → 1491

Expected score for Sweden: 90.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1988–2024.

Sweden wins: 4
Draws: 1
Albania wins: 1

Form either side

Sweden

Before

4–0 v Malta 10 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Finland 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
2–1 v Hungary 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Malta 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Denmark 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

0–1 v Italy 18 Nov 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Oman 20 Jan 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Syria 23 Jan 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Wales 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
4–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 May 2010 · Friendly

Albania

Before

0–3 v Denmark 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–2 v Portugal 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Georgia 10 Jun 2009 · Friendly
6–1 v Cyprus 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
1–1 v Denmark 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

0–0 v Estonia 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Northern Ireland 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Montenegro 25 May 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Andorra 2 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Uzbekistan 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Sweden

0–0 v Portugal 28 Mar 2009
0–1 v Denmark 6 Jun 2009
4–0 v Malta 10 Jun 2009
2–1 v Hungary 5 Sep 2009
1–0 v Malta 9 Sep 2009
0–1 v Denmark 10 Oct 2009
4–1 v Albania 14 Oct 2009

Albania

0–0 v Malta 11 Feb 2009
0–1 v Hungary 28 Mar 2009
0–3 v Denmark 1 Apr 2009
1–2 v Portugal 6 Jun 2009
1–1 v Denmark 9 Sep 2009
1–4 v Sweden 14 Oct 2009

Every Sweden v Albania match6

From Sweden's side.


25 Mar 2024	Albania	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2009	Albania	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
6 Sep 2008	Albania	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
18 Feb 2004	Albania	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Oct 1989	Albania	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
5 Nov 1988	Albania	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1988	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN