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Kosovo — Republic of Ireland, 24 September 2026, 18:45 UTC : score 1:0

match finished UEFA Nations League · Matchday 1 Thursday 24 September · 18:45 UTC
Kosovo Kosovo 4th · 0 pts W
1 : 0 1st half 0:0
Republic of Ireland 3th · 0 pts L Republic of Ireland
venue to be confirmed · referee Lawrence Visser, Belgium
Match predictionValue

Republic of Ireland +2.5

88%

Prediction landed. We predicted “Republic of Ireland +2.5”, and the match finished 1:0.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
Kosovo 57% draw 24% Republic of Ireland 19%
The model was right

The most likely outcome was Kosovo win, and the match finished 1:0. Fans backed Kosovo win — they got it right.

fans 73 votes
Kosovo 66% draw 13% Republic of Ireland 21%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
J. Moylan for C. Ogbene 61'
J. Molumby 66'
J. Abankwah 68'
M. Rashica for B. Zabergja 73'
E. Krasniqi for E. Zhegrova 73'
C. Coventry for J. Abankwah 80'
A. Idah for T. Parrott 80'
V. Muriqi 1-0 83'
E. Osmani for V. Hodza 87'
F. Asllani for V. Muriqi 88'
O. Elding for J. Egan 88'
R. Manning for L. Scales 88'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
Kosovo Kosovo 3-4-2-1 · Franco Foda 3-4-2-1 · Heimir Hallgrímsson Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
1 Arijanet Murić
5 Lumbardh Dellova 4 Ilir Krasniqi 21 Albian Hajdari
15 Mërgim Vojvoda 23 Leon Avdullahu 20 Veldin Hodža 13 Dion Gallapeni
10 Edon Zhegrova 14 Baton Zabergja
18 Vedat Muriqi
7 Troy Parrott
20 Chiedozie Ogbene 11 Finn Azaz
2 James Abankwah 8 Jason Knight 6 Jayson Molumby 3 Liam Scales
5 Jake O'Brien 15 John Egan 4 Dara O'Shea
1 Caoimhin Kelleher
Kosovo bench
  1. 9Albion Rrahmani
  2. 16Amir Saipi
  3. 19Dion Kacuri
  4. 6Erblin Osmani
  5. 17Ermal Krasniqi
  6. 11Fisnik Asllani
  7. 3Milot Avdyli
  8. 7Milot Rashica
  9. 22Muharrem Jashari
  10. 2Ron Raçi
  11. 8Valmir Matoshi
  12. 12Visar Bekaj
Republic of Ireland bench
  1. 10Adam Idah
  2. 14Conor Coventry
  3. 16Gavin Bazunu
  4. 17Jack Moylan
  5. 13Joel Bagan
  6. 22Killian Phillips
  7. 12Liam Kitching
  8. 23Max O'Leary
  9. 19Owen Elding
  10. 21Rocco Vata
  11. 18Ryan Manning
  12. 9Thomas Cannon

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
57%Possession43%
22Shots3
8Shots on target1
8Shots off target2
6Blocked shots0
16Shots inside box3
6Shots outside box0
109Attacks116
55Dangerous attacks35
1Corners0
2Offsides0
12Fouls15
0Yellow cards2
1Saves5
499Passes380
409Accurate passes293
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
0Penalties0
KosovoKosovoRepublic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Kosovo and Republic of Ireland met on matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League on 24 September. Final score — 1:0.

Kosovo sit 4th on 0 points after 1 match (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses). Republic of Ireland sit 3th on 0 points after 1 match (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss).

Season form

all competitions of the season
Kosovo Kosovo last five Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
W form L
1 Matches 1
1 — 0 — 0 Wins — draws — defeats 0 — 0 — 1
1 — 0 Scored — conceded 0 — 1
3 Points per game 0
1 Goals scored per game 0
1 Clean sheets 0
0 Failed to score 1
unbeaten in 1 Current streak winless in 1

Kosovo at home: 1 match, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 1—0, 3 points per match.

Republic of Ireland away: 1 match, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 0—1, 0 points per match.