On Friday night, Albania and Israel go head-to-head in the UEFA Nations League. The pair have been drawn together in Group 1 of League C alongside Scotland.
Albania heads into this game on a poor run of form, having won just one of their last seven international games. The home side has also suffered defeat in five of their last six outings, including last time out when they lost 4-1 at home against Ukraine.
Albania’s recent international games have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four outings. A big factor in those high scoring games has been that the home side has conceded at least two goals in three of their last four games.
One of Albania’s biggest issues of late has been poor away form, as they have now lost seven of their last eight home games. The home side has also failed to score in five of their last eight games on home soil.
Just like their hosts, Israel have been on a poor recent run of form. The visitors have won just one of their last eight international games, suffering six defeats in the process. Last time out, they suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Romania.
Israel’s recent international matches have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five outings. A contributing factor to the low scoring matches is that Israel have scored just twice in their last six outings.
The visitors have been inconsistent on their travels of late. However, a record of three away wins from their last ten games is not the greatest in the world. Israel does have recent history on their side in this fixture, as they recorded a 3-0 win in Albania in a qualifier for World Cup 2018.
Forebet predicts that Albania will end their woeful recent run of form by recording a victory in a high scoring clash.