Match report
Lang's late leveller earns Austria a 1-1 draw at Kosovo
Kosovo and Austria shared the points in a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Nations League, League B, matchday 4 clash at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, with both sides level at 0-0 at half-time before two late goals settled the contest. The result left Austria top of League B Group 3 on 8 points from four games, with Kosovo second on 5.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Kosovo broke the deadlock in the 70th minute when Fisnik Asllani converted an assist from Edon Zhegrova to put the hosts 1-0 ahead. Austria responded quickly, drawing level in the 85th minute through Christoph Lang, who finished off a Saša Kalajdzic assist to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held until the final whistle.
Despite finishing with just 36 percent of possession, Kosovo matched Austria for attacking threat, registering 10 shots to the visitors' 13 and edging the shots on target count 5 to 4. Austria committed far more fouls across the match, 15 to Kosovo's 6, and picked up no cards compared with a single yellow shown to the hosts.
Christoph Lang struck the equaliser in the 85th minute and finished with a rating of 7.94, the highest of any player on the pitch.
Kosovo saw just 36 percent of possession yet still out-shot their expected share, highlighting a match shaped more by directness than control.
Kosovo and Austria drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Kosovo met Austria in the UEFA Nations League (League B - 4). Kick-off was Sunday, 4 October 2026, 16:00 UTC at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri. Referee: Antonio Nobre.
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Key moments
- 70' Goal: Fisnik Asllani (assist: Edon Zhegrova) — 1–0
- 85' Goal: Christoph Lang (assist: Saša Kalajdzic) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Kosovo (3-4-3)
- 16 Amir Saipi
- 2 R. Raci
- 4 Ilir Krasniqi
- 5 Lumbardh Dellova
- 13 Dion Gallapeni
- 20 Veldin Hodža
- 23 Leon Avdullahu
- 15 Mërgim Vojvoda
- 14 Baton Zabërgja
- 18 Vedat Muriqi (c)
- 10 Edon Zhegrova
Austria (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Kosovo 22%, the draw 26%, Austria 52%. It finished Kosovo 1–1 Austria.
Austria's rating gap outweighs Kosovo's home ground — Austria are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Austria's 52%. The draw at 26% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Austria at 52%?
Austria sit 205 points higher on our strength rating — 1619 to 1824. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.6% of 6,704 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 22–25–53.
Why only 52%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 52% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Kosovo at 22%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.8%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,255. The goals environment adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Austria have averaged 8 percentage points more possession than Kosovo in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Kosovo have gained 124 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.0% of 11,167 such games vs 40.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Kosovo vs Austria final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Kosovo 1–1 Austria. Explore more on the Kosovo and Austria team pages or the UEFA Nations League page.