Albania vs Serbia Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
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Albania reached UEFA EURO 2024 and will believe they have a chance of a play-off for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as Serbia begin their qualifying campaign with a trip to Tirana this weekend.
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Key stats
- Albania have won four of their last five World Cup qualifying matches at home (L1).
- Albania have kept four clean sheets in their last five World Cup qualifying matches at home.
- Serbia have lost only one of their last 21 World Cup qualifying matches (W14 D6) and are unbeaten in nine (W7 D2).
- Serbia have not failed to score in their last 23 World Cup qualifying matches.
Albania vs Serbia prediction
Coached by Sylvinho, with Pablo Zabaleta as his assistant coach, Albania are in a tough European qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside England and Serbia. The Albanians suffered a 2-0 loss to England at Wembley in Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge of England in March before they then hammered Andorra by three goals to nil at home.
Serbia, on the other hand, are perhaps one of the great underachievers in international football in the last half a decade or so with a squad that should be capable of more than it has shown at major tournaments. They managed to avoid relegation from League A of the UEFA Nations League with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Austria in March.
This is a bit of an international derby so should be a fierce affair and home advantage means Albania should take the initiative against a naturally attacking Serbia side so both teams scoring may well seem a good bet.
Albania vs Serbia tip: Both teams to score
