Comments and predictions for Albania vs Ukraine: Tense match
The match between Albania vs Ukraine in the Nations League takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 20. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Albania vs Ukraine team information
Albania is without two key strikers, Armando Broja and Rey Manaj, forcing coach Sylvinho to choose Indrit Tuci to start instead of Mirlind Daku. Besiktas striker Ernest Muci, despite a foot injury, could return to the squad.
The absence of Marash Kumbulla and Berat Djimsiti meant Sylvinho used the central defensive pairing of Ardian Ismajli and Arlind Ajeti in the last game, and could continue with that option. If Lazio captain Elseid Hysaj starts, he will play behind the midfield, with Ylber Ramadani and Kristjan Asllani providing the organisation.
For Ukraine, goalkeeper Andriy Lunin is unable to play, leaving Anatoliy Trubin from Benfica to guard the goal. The visitors are also without Viktor Tsygankov and the trio Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Andriy Yarmolenko, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok from Dynamo Kyiv.
Ukraine's attack will be led by Artem Dovbyk, with Mykhaylo Mudryk supporting. Despite having played little in the Premier League this season, Mudryk is still trusted for his ability to accelerate.
Latest expected lineup Albania vs Ukraine
Albania:
Strakosha; Hysaj, Ismajli, Ajeti, Mitaj; Asllani, Ramadani; Asani, Bajrami, Uzuni; Tuci
Ukraine:
Trubin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Brazhko; Hutsulyak, Shaparenko, Sudakov, Mudryk; Dovbyk
Latest football commentary on Albania vs Ukraine
Albania are third in their group with one game remaining and need to improve to avoid a relegation playoff. Georgia are separated by goal difference, while the Czech Republic are one point ahead. Albania can go top with a win on Tuesday night.
Following a 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic, Albania kept their hopes of automatic promotion alive, taking their points tally to seven. They opened their Nations League campaign with a 2-1 win away to Ukraine, then lost two games before beating Georgia.
This is the second time in three days that Albania are playing at home in Tirana and will be hoping to take advantage to secure promotion.
Ukraine started their campaign with a defeat to Albania and have won just one game since, with Mykhaylo Mudryk scoring the winner against Georgia. Despite their tight group, Ukraine still have a chance of finishing in the top two.
A loss or draw would see Ukraine drop to League C, but a win would secure a promotion playoff. They kept their hopes alive after drawing with Georgia, despite losing the lead in the final 15 minutes in Batumi.
Ukraine have bounced back from two defeats in September and face a do-or-die final in Albania where any mistake could render the effort futile.
Albania vs Ukraine score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Albania vs Ukraineas follows:
- Sportsmole:Albania 1-1 Ukraine
- WhoScore:Albania 1-2 Ukraine
- Our newspaper predicts:Albania 1-1 Ukraine
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