England vs Albania Preview, Prediction and Lineups

England vs. Albania in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Group K European Zone on Saturday, 22 March 2025 at 01.15 IST.

The hosts have won all 6 of their previous meetings with the visitors, with a more impressive 100% record against weaker teams.

Here are the England vs. Albania 2026 World Cup Qualifiers score predictions, head-to-head comparisons, line-ups and statistics as quoted by Sports Mole.

Head to Head

08 March 1989 Albania 0-2 England
26 April 1989 England 5-0 Albania
28 March 2001 Albania 1-3 England
05 September 2001 England 2-0 Albania
28 March 2021 Albania 0-2 England
12 November 2021 England 5-0 Albania

Statistics

The hosts are unbeaten in their last 31 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, winning 23 of them.

England hold the longest such record of any European nation, having lost only once in their opening match.

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Albania have never won a competitive match against a team ranked in the top 10 of the FIFA World Ranking.

The visitors have lost 17 of their last 19 outings and will not be expecting anything from their opening game.

They have scored just one goal in half a dozen matches and will be looking to make a late debut at the finals.

England : Pickford; Walker, Guehi, Colwill, Lewis-Skelly; Henderson, Rice; Foden, Bellingham, Rashford; Kane Albania : Strakosha; Ballu, Ismajli, Djimsiti, Aliji; Asllani, Ramadhani; Asani, Bajrami, Muci; Manaj

Predicted line-ups

England XI: Pickford; Walker, Guehi, Colwill, Lewis-Skelly; Henderson, Rice; Foden, Bellingham, Rashford; Kane

Albania XI: Strakosha; Ballu, Ismajli, Djimsiti, Aliji; Asllani, Ramadhani; Asani, Bajrami, Muci; Manaj

Score prediction

The experienced hosts are expected to challenge for glory at the 2026 World Cup, given their status as regulars in the latter stages of major tournaments. They should beat Albania on home soil, with England 3-0 Albania predicted .***

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