Czech Republic vs Albania Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview

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At Fortuna Arena, the Czech Republic and Albania are going head-to-head in an electrifying group stage game on Thursday. This is the fifth round of the qualifying for the European Championship, with both teams vying for a spot.

Before the fifth round of the group stage, the Czech Republic are positioned as number one with seven points, while Albania, having picked up six points, rank as number two.

The Czech Republic arrive at this match placed as number 37 in the FIFA world ranking, while Albania lack behind as number 65 in the world.

The Czech Republic have a decent chance of finishing first in their group, since it appears to be a competition between two teams for the top spot. At the least, they should be able to secure the runner-up position without too much hassle.

It would be unexpected if Albania managed to move past the qualifying group stage, given their status as big outsiders too see the next stage.

The Czech Republic vs Albania Prediction

The Czech Republic Form

The Czech Republic should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Moldova, before beating first Faroe Islands by 0-3, then Montenegro in a 1-4 win. The Czech Republic won four of their past six internationals, where they also drew one and lost one. They scored 16 goals and conceded four times.

Albania Form

Albania look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Poland, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Moldova in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-3 win against Faroe Islands in their most recent outing. Albania managed a decent return of three wins in their last six internationals, in which they scored eight while also conceding six times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

The Czech Republic should be too strong at Fortuna Arena to drop any points against Albania, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

The Czech Republic are currently unbeaten in four consecutive games.

The Czech Republic vs Albania Stats

• Czech Republic have scored in 29 of the last 31 home matches
• In 7 of the last 8 Czech Republic matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
• In 7 of the last 8 Czech Republic home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
• In the last 4 Czech Republic home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
• Czech Republic have not lost 9 of the last 10 home matches

• In 13 of the last 15 Albania matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 5 of the last 6 away matches Albania played, both teams scored
• Albania have not won 9 of the last 11 away matches
• Albania have conceded in 9 of the last 10 away matches
• In 6 of the last 8 Albania matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

The Czech Republic vs Albania Team News

Czech Republic vs Albania H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other, the Czech Republic ended up taking the glory in a 3-1 win 8 June 2021. Czech Republic have a 100% win rate in the against Albania, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 1-0-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Czech Republic vs Albania Results

Czech Republic vs Albania Betting Tips

Vaclav Cerny is the most prolific European Championship scorer for the home team, with four goals recently. The Czech Republic will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Albania will be looking to Nedim Bajrami, hoping he can add to his current total of two European Championship goals in his latest game.

The Czech Republic claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Albania won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. The Czech Republic should feel good about scoring on Thursday, since Albania managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came up once in the previous one encounter between the Czech Republic and Albania, as the Czech Republic scored three goals on average per game and Albania averaged one goal. Both teams scored in one time of these matches. Czech Republic scored an average of 1.7 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Albania's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.