Wales – Albania : Preview & Prediction
Wales and Albania face off in a friendly. This will be the 3º friendly match of the year for Wales, after the previous ones against France and Mexico. In the case of Albania, this will be their 1st friendly of the year. There is only 1 record of recent head-to-head between these two teams, on 20‑11‑2018, which ended with Albania winning by (1‑0). Special attention needs to be paid to the home/away condition, as Wales has different results at home and away.
The home team plays its 3rd friendly match of the year. In previous friendlies he has registered the following results: France (3‑0) Wales and Wales (1‑0) Mexico. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Wales has 8 wins and 2 draws. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, as in 8 of the last 10 they played there were less than 3 goals.
Wales comes for this match after a 2-0 defeat against France, in a preparatory match for the next official matches. Coach Robert Page should keep the team in 4-3-3 privileging the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the right side: Gareth Bale is very fast and competent in transporting the ball to attack. There are no weightless absences for this game.
This will be the visiting team’s first friendly match of the year, which played only 1 last year, with the final score: Albania (2‑1) Kosovo. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with a total of 17 goals scored and 16 conceded. At home, they won 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats, with a total of 19 goals scored and 23 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away win against San Marino, by (0‑2). In the last 9 away matches Albania has won 4, tied 2 and lost 3. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, as 5 of the last 9 matches ended with Under 1.5 goals and 7 out of 9 ended with Under 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Albania comes for this game after a 0-2 victory in the trip to the San Marino field, in a game counting for the qualifying phase for access to the World Cup 2022: the team’s goals were signed by Rey Manaj. In this friendly against the Welsh, coach Edoardo Reja should favor defensive organization and counterattacks through the corridors. Endri Cekici and Rey Manaj are the most dangerous players in this Albanian team, being the first expert in 1×1 and in the offensive transition, while the second is very competent at the time of submission. All players are available for this game.
Wales – Albania : Betting Tips
Wales – Win Odds: 1.35
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
