Serbia vs Albania Prediction and Analysis: A Breathtaking Dramatic Match
The World Cup qualifying match between Serbia and Albania will take place at 1:45 AM on October 12th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze the teams' form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest information on the Serbia vs Albania match lineups.
Serbia will be without center-back Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) due to a red card in their defeat to England, along with Sasa Lukic suspended for accumulating too many yellow cards.
Therefore, Milos Veljkovic is likely to start in the center of the defense, while Nemanja Gudelj is expected to return to midfield. In attack, Dusan Vlahovic will remain the main striker for the home team.
On the Albanian side, coach Sylvinho is likely to keep the same starting lineup that beat Latvia.
Striker Rey Manaj, who has scored 10 goals for the national team and is currently the top scorer, will continue to lead the attack, while Qazim Laci is expected to remain in midfield.
Despite a less-than-impressive start to the 2025-26 season with Burnley, striker Armando Broja (24 years old) was still trusted to start in the away match in Serbia.
Latest predicted lineups for Serbia vs Albania
Serbia:
Petrovic; Erakovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic; Maksimovic, Gudelj; Nedeljkovic, Zivkovic, Ilic, Kostic; Vlahovic
Albania:
Strakosha; Hysaj, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj; Asllani, Shehu, Laci; Broja, Manaj, Bajrami
Latest football match prediction: Serbia vs Albania
Serbia suffered a major shock when they were defeated 0-5 by England, dealing a heavy blow to their hopes of competing for the top spot in Group K.
Nevertheless, Serbia's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign has been generally quite stable, with two wins, one draw, and one loss after four matches, earning seven points and currently sitting in third place, just one point behind second-placed Albania.
Coach Dragan Stojkovic's team started the group stage with a 0-0 draw against Albania in June, then won against Andorra and Latvia before suffering a heavy defeat against England.
Serbia has participated in three of the last four World Cups, but has been eliminated in the group stage in all of them, including the 2022 World Cup. At Euro 2024, they also failed to advance beyond the first round.
The two teams have met three times in the past, with each side winning once and drawing once. The last time Serbia beat Albania was in the Euro 2016 qualifiers in October 2015.
On the other side, Albania just won 1-0 against Latvia on September 9th, thanks to a successful penalty by Kristjan Asllani in the first half.
This result propelled coach Sylvinho's team to second place in Group K, with a record of two wins, two draws, and one loss after five matches, totaling eight points.
Albania boasts a solid defense, having conceded only three goals since the start of the campaign, but their attack has struggled, having scored only five goals so far.
This team has never participated in a World Cup, so they are pursuing a historic dream. However, Albania has also shown significant progress, having appeared in two of the last three European Championships (2016 and 2024), although they were eliminated in the group stage both times.
Latest Serbia vs Albania score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Serbia vs Albaniaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Serbia 1-1 Albania
- WhoScore:Serbia 2-1 Albania
- We predict:Serbia 1-1 Albania
When and where can I watch Serbia vs Albania live?
To watch the Serbia vs Albania match live in the World Cup qualifiers, taking place at 1:45 AM on October 12th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
