EURO Cup-Albania vs Spain

 

Albania is coming off a 2-2 Euro 2024 draw against Croatia.

Albania has failed to prevent opponents from scoring in five of their past six games, conceding nine goals. However, that trend is unlikely to continue in this encounter.

 

Spain enters this round after defeating Italy 1-0 in the most recent Euro 2024 match.

Goals have been scored 21 times in Spain's last six matches, indicating a preference for productive contests, with an average of 3.5 goals per game. Opposing teams have managed five of these goals.

 

Spain will most likely have a large number of shots on goal and make them count. In contrast, Albania may find it difficult to score.

 

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UEFA Nations League A Championship Playoff »Spain VS Italy

 

 

Team News

Spain

Robin Le Normand is set to make his first Spain appearance having switched allegiance from France to La Roja, and he should partner Aymeric Laporte at the back.

While he starred in the Champions League final at the weekend, Rodri is tipped to start here.

 

Italy

Champions League final playing quarter Federico Dimarco, Alessandro Bastoni, Francesco Acerbi and Nicolo Barella are all expected to start for the Azzurri on Thursday.

Despite his inexperience on the international stage, Mateo Retegui is set to lead the line for Italy once more.

 

Prediction

Spain will look to bounce back from an indifferent start to Euro 2024 qualifying that has seen them win one and lose one of their opening two matches. They topped Group 2 with 11 points from six games, though Luis Enrique was the man in charge for these six games.

Italy, like Spain, also topped their group with 11 points, pipping Hungary to top spot in the final round of fixtures. And like Spain, the Azzurri have won one and lost one of their opening two Euro 2024 qualification matches.

After such a long season, this game is unlikely to be played at a high tempo, so a draw may be on the cards.