Albania v Iceland Betting Tips [27 September 2022]
Football - UEFA Nations League
27 September 2022 14:45
The match
The final match in Group 2B of the UEFA Nations League sees Albania hosting Iceland at the Air Albania Stadium in Tirana. With Russia already disqualified and relegated to League C as the bottom place team and Israel already having the group locked up with a five point lead, the two sides today are only playing for pride and a second-place group finish. Iceland has drawn all three of their group stage matches but did manage to grab a 1-0 friendly win over Venezuela in their last outing. Albania has only managed a point in this tournament and their 0-1-2 record puts them two points behind second-place Iceland. The two nations drew 1-1 in their first meeting in what was ultimately a very even match deserving of a sharing of the spoils.
These two teams are very close in FIFA’s national team rankings with Albania coming in at 66th while Iceland sit at 63rd. Another tight encounter is likely to be on the cards here but it’s the visiting Iceland that come into the match with the better momentum. Strákarnir okkar has pushed their unbeaten run to five matches with a pair of friendly wins in between the three group stage draws. Iceland has proven themselves to be a tough team to beat for seemingly over a decade as they have consistently managed to overachieve from a nation with less than 400,000 people. It’s been seven matches since Albania last tasted victory with their last win coming against Moldova back in November of 2021. They’ll hope to end the group stages on a positive note but have lacked the offensive firepower to close out games.Key Statistics
- Albania has failed to score more than a single goal in 10 consecutive matches, four of which ended with them failing to find the net at all.
- Iceland has scored in nine of their last 10 matches, only failing to find the net against Spain.
- Albania is 2-3-5 over their last 10 matches while Iceland is 2-5-3 over their last 10.
The bet of our experts
We’re going to back Iceland on the double chance to get at least a draw from this match. The visitors have shown their propensity to draw matches in this competition and Albania haven’t shown enough on the offensive side of the ball to confidently back them to get the three points. We’re likely looking at a situation here where both teams find the net but are ultimately content with the match ending in a draw as there is nothing on the line for both squads.
