On Tuesday night, Albania and Iceland go head-to-head in Group B2 of the Nations League, as both teams look for their opening wins of the campaign.
The home team kick-off this game third-place in the group, having collected just a point from their three matches in the current Nations League campaign. After a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in their opening group game, Albania has suffered back-to-back 2-1 defeats against group leaders Israel.
🎫 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗷𝗲❗️𝗦𝗵𝗾𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶 🆚 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 🗓 27.09.2022🕢 20:45🏟 “Air Albania Stadium” 🎟 mund t’i blini pranë biletarisë së stadiumit Air Albania dhe “Selman Stermasi”📍https://t.co/RbhMZFWNif pic.twitter.com/MbhBqI5pyb— FSHF (@FSHForg) September 19, 2022
🎫 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗷𝗲❗️𝗦𝗵𝗾𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶 🆚 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 🗓 27.09.2022🕢 20:45🏟 “Air Albania Stadium” 🎟 mund t’i blini pranë biletarisë së stadiumit Air Albania dhe “Selman Stermasi”📍https://t.co/RbhMZFWNif pic.twitter.com/MbhBqI5pyb
In fact, Albania has won just three of their previous 12 matches in the Nations League, a run which includes two wins in their last eight outings in the competition.
Albania’s home record in the Nations League could not be more inconsistent, as they have won three and lost three of their six home games in the competition. The majority of their home games in the Nations League have been high-scoring, as four of their six matches on home soil have produced over 2.5 goals.
Like their hosts, Iceland has yet to win in Group B2 of the Nations League, drawing all three of their games in the campaign so far. Their last game in the Nations League was a 2-2 home draw against Israel.
In fact, the Nordic nation has yet to win any of their 13 games in the Nations League. Before the current campaign, Iceland were on a run of ten straight defeats in the competition.
The visitor's matches in the Nations League have proven value for money when it comes to goals at least, as ten of their 13 outings produced over 2.5 goals.
Unsurprisingly, Iceland has won five of their last six away games in the Nations League. A 2-2 draw in Israel in their previous away match ended a five-game losing streak run on their travels.
Forebet predicts that these two teams will remain winless in the group and produce a high-scoring draw.