Matchday

World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026, Final · 31 Mar 2026

Kosovo 0–1 Türkiye

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.4
Actual xG
–
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: Kosovo 36%, the draw 25%, Türkiye 39%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kenan Yıldız, 81.7 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Kenan Yıldız +19.9, İsmail Yüksek +18.1, Arda Güler +14.2.

Well below it: Hakan Çalhanoğlu −8.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Kosovo

26 Mar 2026W 4–3at Slovakia World Cup Qualification UEFA
18 Nov 2025D 1–1v Switzerland World Cup Qualification UEFA
15 Nov 2025W 2–0at Slovenia World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Oct 2025W 1–0at Sweden World Cup Qualification UEFA
10 Oct 2025D 0–0v Slovenia World Cup Qualification UEFA

Türkiye

26 Mar 2026W 1–0v Romania World Cup Qualification UEFA
18 Nov 2025D 2–2at Spain World Cup Qualification UEFA
15 Nov 2025W 2–0v Bulgaria World Cup Qualification UEFA
14 Oct 2025W 4–1v Georgia World Cup Qualification UEFA
11 Oct 2025W 6–1at Bulgaria World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Kosovo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Edon Zhegrova Forward1900–100.0–
Albion Rrahmani Forward100–93.5–
Fidan Aliti Defender1000–61.4–
Florent Muslija Midfielder9000–59.8+1.2
Fisnik Asllani Forward9000–57.3+11.1
Lumbardh Dellova Defender9000–53.9−0.6
Kreshnik Hajrizi Defender9000–48.3–
Arijanet Murić Goalkeeper9000–45.7−5.4
Vedat Muriqi Forward9000–43.4−5.9
Albian Hajdari Defender8000–42.0−5.8
Elvis Rexhbeçaj Midfielder8000–40.4−4.4
Mërgim Vojvoda Defender7100–38.3−7.8
Milot Rashica Midfielder1000–31.0–

Türkiye

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kenan Yıldız Forward8900–81.7+19.9
Arda Güler Midfielder8300–74.0+14.2
Barış Alper Yılmaz Midfielder2100–70.8–
İsmail Yüksek Midfielder9000–68.2+18.1
Eren Elmalı Defender1400–67.0–
Orkun Kökçü Midfielder9001–65.4+11.1
Abdülkerim Bardakcı Defender9000–60.8+8.1
Ozan Kabak Defender9000–60.4−7.7
Deniz Gül Forward800–59.5–
Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder8300–58.3−8.5
Uğurcan Çakır Goalkeeper9000–55.8+0.0
Zeki Çelik Defender8900–53.2+9.7
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Forward6910–49.7−1.4
Salih Özcan Midfielder1400–47.9–
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender9000–41.5−6.0
Mert Müldür Defender800–40.0–