{"id":1410803,"date":"2025-11-14T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1410803"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:47:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:47:17","slug":"match-preview-albania-vs-england-16-11-25-world-cup-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-albania-vs-england-16-11-25-world-cup-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania vs England: predictions, stats, tips &#038; odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>England travel to Albania for a pivotal clash on 16 November 2025, with kick-off set for 17:00 local time. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visitors arrive in imperious form, boasting a perfect record in the group and a defensive record that reads seven matches played, zero conceded. Albania, second in the standings, have impressed at the back but struggled for attacking spark \u2014 a test that becomes even stiffer against England&#8217;s relentless attack. With both sides chasing important qualification points, expect a tactical battle at Arena Komb\u00ebtare, Tirana, where England&#8217;s firepower meets Albania&#8217;s resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-bets-amp-predictions\">Best Bets &amp; Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on England&#8217;s overwhelming dominance in all key metrics \u2014 from goal difference to shot accuracy and clean sheets \u2014 here are our top betting recommendations for this match. We&#8217;re particularly confident in England to win to nil, given their record of not conceding in seven consecutive qualifiers and Albania&#8217;s minimal attacking output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Our Prediction<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Odds &amp; Bookmaker<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Confidence<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Why We&#8217;re Backing It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>England Win to Nil<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/smarkets?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">13\/10 @ SBK<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">England have been in perfect form in Group K, scoring 20 goals in seven matches without conceding. It&#8217;s been an incredible effort from the Three Lions and has led to them being the first European nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Albania have also performed well, securing a playoff place and going five games unbeaten. Despite this they have only managed to score seven goals in their seven group games, with their good record built on a tight defence. We&#8217;re backing England to win without conceding, concluding the perfect group stage for the Three Lions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Under 2.5 Goals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/smarkets?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">11\/10 @ SBK<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Albania\u2019s defensive set-up could limit England&#8217;s chances, with the Albanian side only conceding three times in Group K. Two of those goals came against England in the reverse fixture, highlighting the Three Lions dominance over their opponents. 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It&#8217;s been an incredible effort from the nation and they&#8217;ve been able to secure themselves a playoff spot with a game to spare. They are now on the brink of their first ever qualification to the biggest tournament in international football and will look to continue their good form against an England side that have been rampant in Group K. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>England are close to achieving perfection in the qualifying stage, with seven games played, seven wins and no goals conceded. Another victory without conceding in this match will give Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side the perfect set up to competing at the World Cup next summer. A 2-0 victory over Serbia in midweek saw them defeat the perceived biggest threats in Group K without too much of an issue and they&#8217;ll be very keen to close out the qualification period in the perfect manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-albania-team-news\">Albania team news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a couple of names that will be familiar to fans of British football, with Burnley&#8217;s Armando Broja and Ranger&#8217;s Nedim Bajrami included in Sylvinho&#8217;s squad. Elseid Hysaj will be hoping to see some action as he closes in on 100 caps for his country while Rey Manaj will be hoping to add to his tally of 11 goals for Albania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-england-team-news\">England team news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nico O&#8217;Reilly will be hoping to retain his place in the team after making his international debut against Serbia in midweek while Jarell Quansah and Alex Scott will hoping to collect their first caps. Harry Kane will hope to extend his record as his countries highest ever scorer as he looks for his 77th international goal. Eberechi Eze will hope to claim a place in the starting eleven after impressing in a substitute appearance against Serbia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Season Form &amp; Standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>England have set a perfect pace in the group, winning every match, while Albania have proved the best of the rest, relying on defensive solidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Team<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pos<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">P<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">W<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">D<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">L<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GF<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GA<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GD<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">England<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+20<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Albania<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-head-to-head-last-5-meetings\">Head-to-Head \u2013 Last 5 Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These sides have met only once recently, with England winning 2-0 at home earlier this year. England have won each of the last five meetings between the two nations, conceding just once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"\" data-align=\"center\">Date<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Score<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Competition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21\/03\/25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">England 2-0 Albania<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">European Qualifiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12\/11\/21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">England 5-0 Albania<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">European Qualifiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28\/03\/18<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Albania 0-2 England<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">European Qualifiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">05\/09\/01<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">England 2-0 Albania<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">European Qualifiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28\/03\/01<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Albania 1-3 England<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">European Qualifiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Will England\u2019s perfect defensive run continue, or can Albania spring a surprise at home? All signs point to another controlled England victory, especially given their extraordinary defensive record and Albania\u2019s lack of attacking threat. Backing England to win at <a href=\"\/en\/go\/betfair?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">1\/3 with Betfair<\/a> (75.0%) looks the standout pick for punters seeking a banker bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small>Odds correct at the time of writing. 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