Albania vs Spain Predictions & Match Preview

Albania vs Spain Prediction

Spain joined Germany in the knockout phase after beating Italy 1-0 on Thursday evening.

The Furia Roja have also confirmed the top spot in Group B in the process. They will face Albania on the final day at Dusseldorf Arena.

• Spain won 10, drew 1, and lost 1 of the last 12 matches in all competitions.
• The Furia Roja looked beyond impressive in the opening two games of the tournament.
• Albania conceded two goals in each of their inaugural two outings at the Euro
• Mikel Oyarzabal notched four goals in two exhibition matches earlier this month.

Spain opened the tournament with an empathic 3-0 drubbing of back-to-back World Cup semi-finalists Croatia.

They backed it up with a stunning performance in a narrow 1-0 victory over Italy on Thursday. The Furia Roja allowed the Italians just one shot on target in the 90 minutes of action in the second round.

Albania rescued a point with a last-gasp equalizer against Croatia on Wednesday afternoon. Klaus Gjasula were their saviour as he redeemed himself for the earlier own-goal.

Albania have one point from two matches and can only qualify with a victory over section winners Spain on the final day.

Albania vs Spain Predicted Lineups and Team News

Luis de la Fuente will have the luxury of resting his main players for this game. Regardless of the outcome, Spain will finish first in the group.

This is an ideal opportunity for de la Fuente to test other players ahead of the knockout-stage affairs. We certainly expect many changes in Spanish starting XI on Monday.

The same can’t be said for the Albanians. Head coach Sylvinho will likely send the same starting lineup from the clash against Croatia in the second round.

Albania (4-3-3): Strakosha – Hysaj, Djimsiti, Ajeti, Mitaj – Asllani, Ramadani, Laci – Asani, Manaj, Bajrami

Spain (4-3-3): Raya – Navas, Vivian, Laporte, Grimaldo – Baena, Zubimendi, Merino – Ferran, Oyarzabal, Olmo

Heavily rotated Spanish lineup to still have too much for Albania

Spain will rotate heavily on Monday but we still see them as the clear favourites against Albania.

Luis de la Fuente’s reserve players will be motivated to prove their worth to the head coach and the clash against Albania will give them the best possible opportunity for something like that.

Spain are flying high with 10 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in the last 12 outings across competitions. They are yet to concede at the Euro.

Albania shipped two goals in each of their inaugural two matches against Italy and Croatia.

They are now up against the best team in the section and we can hardly see them getting much from this match.

Spain are 2.20 to have the lead at the half time and win the match at the end.

Mikel Oyarzabal to take advantage of minutes on the pitch

Mikel Oyarzabal has featured in both of Spain’s matches so far in the tournament, coming from the bench on both occasions.

He has scored four goals in two friendlies against Andorra and Northern Ireland earlier this month.

Oyarzabal will almost definitely start on Monday and we fancy him to score anytime at the sky-high 2.60 odds.

Over 2.5 goals pick is also another great betting option at the odds of 1.80.

Steffen Schmidt- June 21, 2024

Albania vs Spain Betting Tips

HT/FT Spain/Spain

OK

2.18 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.80 Odds

Correct Score: Spain 3-0

OK

11.50 Odds