vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

With the season only just under way the table gives no guidance, so recent games count. San Marino come in with five defeats and a draw in their six latest matches: 2-1 lost away to Azerbaijan, before that 2-1 lost to Bangladesh, 0-0 with Andorra, 2-1 lost to Faroe Islands, 7-1 lost away to Romania and 1-0 lost away to Czechia. That is four goals scored and 14 conceded. Albania have a similar record: in their six latest they lost five times, nearly always by a single goal (the exception is the 2-0 defeat to England), with one win, 1-0 away to Andorra, the furthest back of the six. That is two goals scored and seven conceded; the last three outings were three 1-0 defeats, against Luxembourg, Israel and Ukraine. In the two previous meetings with a recorded score Albania won both: 5-0 in 2021 at home and 2-0 away at San Marino, also in 2021. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.