Latvia and Albania are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 10 June, in another game of the ongoing World Cup qualifiers.
With the two teams separated by just one point in Group K standings, who will emerge victorious from this match? Find that out by reading our Latvia vs Albania prediction and preview.
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Latvia vs Albania prediction: Guests to take the three points
Key stats
- Latvia have lost four of their last seven games and have just one win in that span, over Andorra.
- We saw both teams score in just one of the last five Latvia's matches.
- Both teams have scored in just one of the previous seven Albania's games.
Correct score prediction: Latvia 0-2 Albania
While Albania haven't been in great form lately, they had a few impressive wins and their problem has mostly been consistency. On the other hand, Latvia just aren't that good of a team.
Of course, Latvia have enough quality to maybe avoid a loss if Albania doesn't do as well as they can, but we just can't see that happening, just like we don't expect the hosts to score in this match.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies backing Albania
- HOME: 19/5 (4.80) – 20.80%
- DRAW: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.80%
- AWAY: 4/6 (1.67) – 60.00%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
We can see from these Latvia vs Albania odds that the guests are the expected winners, which isn't surprising at all.
After all, Latvia are 138th in the FIFA rankings, while Albania are 66th, which shows clearly enough why the guests are favoured to win this match.
In any case, if you liked our predictions for this game, remember to also check our other football betting tips for today.
Most recent H2Hs: All draws so far
These two teams have met five times before and all five of these matches have ended in draws. That being said, their last meeting was in 1999, so things have clearly changed a bit since then, especially for Albania, who have improved quite significantly in the last decade.
Latvia preview: Already have a win in these qualifiers
The Baltic nation is in the lower echelon in Europe when it comes to national teams, as we can see from their FIFA rankings, but which is also evident from the fact that they barely avoided relegation to League D of the UEFA Nations League. That being said, Latvia had a solid start to their WC qualifying campaign since they managed to beat Andorra at home, along with a loss to England.
Predicted lineup: Zviedris (GK), Jurkovskis, Cernomordijs, Balodis, Savaļnieks, Saveljevs, Zelenkovs, Ciganiks, Jaunzems, Ikaunieks & Gutkovskis
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 24/03/25
L
England
3
Latvia
0
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 21/03/25
W
Andorra
0
Latvia
1
UEFA Nations League C 17/11/24
L
Armenia
2
Latvia
1
UEFA Nations League C 14/11/24
L
North Macedonia
1
Latvia
0
UEFA Nations League C 13/10/24
D
Faroe Islands
1
Latvia
1
Albania preview: Hoping to do better than against Serbia
The much-anticipated duel between Albania and Serbia a few days ago wasn't too exciting since it ended without any goals, but Albania had their chance to snatch a big win. However, a missed penalty from Rey Manaj cost Albania a couple of points, so now they have four points after three games of these WC qualifiers.
Predicted lineup: Strakosha (GK), Hysaj, Ajeti, Ismajli, Mitaj, Asllani, Shehu, Broja, Laci, Hoxha & Manaj
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 24/03/25
W
Andorra
0
Albania
3
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 21/03/25
L
England
2
Albania
0
UEFA Nations League B 19/11/24
L
Ukraine
2
Albania
1
UEFA Nations League B 16/11/24
D
Czechia
0
Albania
0
UEFA Nations League B 14/10/24
W
Georgia
0
Albania
1
Player to watch: Rey Manaj
With 10 goals in the Albanian national team, Sivasspor's forward is currently the best scorer in the Albanian national team. Manaj will look to bounce back from last game against Serbia, when he missed a penalty that could've won the game for Albania, so that's another reason why he's our player to watch against Latvia.
