San Marino vs Albania Predictions

• Albania won four internationals on the spin prior to Sunday’s 0-2 defeat against England.
• However, Edy Reja’s men only managed one goal in their opening Group I clash away to Andorra.
• San Marino limited England to five goals last week and conceded just three here against Hungary on Sunday.

Easy but not emphatic for Albania

Another game involving San Marino sparks the question of how many goals their opponents can score, but we think the bottom nation in the FIFA Rankings can keep things reasonably respectable against Albania this Wednesday.

Albania aren’t the mugs which they used to be and Edy Reja’s side won four internationals on the spin prior to their 0-2 defeat at home to England on Sunday.

That loss was still a fair effort from The Eagles considering the gulf in quality between the teams, and it’s unthinkable that they won’t regain the winning thread at Stadio Olimpico di Estadi. Only recent goalless draws against Gibraltar and Liechtenstein permeate years of defeats for the hosts who should again offer next to nothing in attack.

Nevertheless, an emphatic victory may not be forthcoming this week for the visitors, who only managed to score once past Andorra in their opener.

The Sammarinese also limited England to five goals and conceded just three here against Hungary at the weekend, so an Albania win and under 3.5 goals looks the way to go for punters in this clash, while we’re also tipping up a 0-2 score-line.