Albania vs England Prediction: Mistakes at the start of the second half
The World Cup qualifying match between Albania and England will take place at 00:00 on November 17th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest information on the Albania vs England squad
Nick Pope, Anthony Gordon, and Marc Guehi all withdrew from the squad ahead of the match against Serbia, but the Three Lions had no injury problems following Thursday night's game.
Tuchel prioritizes stability by continuing to use Morgan Rogers in the number 10 position, but Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham will certainly want to reclaim the role. Eze could also compete with Marcus Rashford for the left wing spot.
With no second striker on the roster, Tuchel brought Phil Foden on to replace Harry Kane in the second half, but the Bayern Munich forward was still expected to return to the starting lineup for this match.
On the Albanian side, Sylvinho is likely to keep the same lineup that beat Andorra, including the emotional Armando Broja.
The striker, born in Slough, was substituted after 59 minutes for tactical reasons and broke down in tears after the match, because he couldn't contribute as much as he had hoped to the team's playoff qualification.
Broja was comforted by the presence of veteran defender Elseid Hysaj – who became Albania's most capped player in history with 94 appearances this week – and both are likely to continue in the starting lineup.
Latest predicted lineups for Albania vs England
Albania:
Strakosha; Hysaj, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj; Asllani, Shehu; Broja, Laci, Hoxha; Manaj
Older brother:
Pickford; Spence, Konsa, Stones, Burn; Wharton, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Eze; Kane
Latest football match prediction: Albania vs England
The weather was incredibly harsh, but the finishing wasn't, as England extended their perfect World Cup qualifying run on Thursday night thanks to two spectacular goals from Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze, in a victory over Serbia.
The Arsenal duo helped England secure a comfortable 2-0 home win against an opponent they had previously faced at Euro 2024, a result that did not affect the group standings as England had already secured their qualification in October, becoming the first UEFA representative to qualify for the World Cup.
With a perfect record and clean sheets in all matches, England are now one of only three European teams to have not conceded a goal in the qualifiers, alongside Spain and Switzerland – two teams that have played three fewer games than Thomas Tuchel's side.
Pursuing the goal of making history, the visiting team, having won every game they travel to Tirana, could set a new record with 11 consecutive wins in official competitions, after equaling the previous record of 10 wins on Thursday night.
Not only that, England have gone nine consecutive official matches without conceding a goal, and they could become only the second European team in history to win 10 consecutive matches while keeping a clean sheet, after Spain in the 2014–2016 period.
Hosts Albania are also showing solid defensive form. They recorded their fourth clean sheet in five matches when they beat Andorra on Thursday, thus keeping their World Cup hopes alive.
Torino midfielder Kristjan Asllani scored the only goal midway through the second half, and thanks to England's victory over Serbia – who were just behind Albania before the round of matches – the Rossoneri secured second place in the group.
Therefore, Sylvinho and his players owe the visiting team a thank you, as they now advance to the play-offs in March to compete for a place in the World Cup finals for the first time in history, although their opponent is yet to be determined.
Currently, the goal against Andorra also marks Albania's sixth consecutive victory in all competitions, including four consecutive World Cup qualifying matches where they have beaten Andorra, Latvia and Serbia with the same 1-0 scoreline since the beginning of September.
However, Albania lost 0-2 to England in March, bringing their total number of defeats against the Three Lions to seven in seven encounters. England have scored a total of 21 goals and conceded only one in their upcoming matches against this opponent.
Latest Albania vs England score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Albania vs Englandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Albania 0-1 England
- WhoScore:Albania 1-2 England
- We predict:Albania 0-1 England
When and where can I watch Albania vs England live?
To watch the Albania vs England match live in the World Cup qualifiers, taking place at 00:00 on November 17th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
