Match review Albania vs England, 0:00 on November 17: Searching for a record in Tirana

VHO - Commentary on the match between Albania and England, 2026 World Cup qualifiers, while the home team has no more goals to fight for, Tuchel and his team are still determined to find new records.

Albania vs England form

The Group K situation was decided before the final match. Despite having secured a ticket to the 2026 World Cup, England showed no mercy in their recent match against Serbia. Two classy goals from Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze helped the Three Lions easily defeat Serbia 2-0 at Wembley, thereby extending their winning streak to 7 matches.

The unrivaled strength of England in the qualifying round is clearly shown through the statistics. In the past 7 matches, coach Thomas Tuchel and his team have not dropped any points, scored 20 and have not conceded any goals.

In fact, the number of times goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had to block shots on target from the opposing strikers was only 3. Perhaps, no goalkeeper in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe has more free time than the goalkeeper standing in the Three Lions' goal.

Thanks to the Three Lions' defeat of Serbia, Albania officially took second place in Group K. Coach Sylvinho and his team took advantage of their direct opponent's slip-up and defeated host Andorra 1-0, thereby winning a ticket to the play-off. After 7 matches, Albania has 14 points, 4 more than Serbia.

Having done an excellent job in the qualifying campaign, Albania will certainly go to Kombetare Stadium with a very relaxed and somewhat excited spirit. Facing the rising England team, Elseid Hysaj and his teammates will see this as a quality practice before entering the decisive battle in the play-off.

But spirit and home field advantage alone may not be enough for the home team to create a surprise. In the last 3 encounters with the giants of the foggy land, Albania lost all 3, failed to score any goals and conceded 9 goals. In the first leg at Wembley, despite great efforts, Sylvinho and his team still had to leave with a 0-2 defeat.

Harry Kane and teammates will look for more records in Tirana

England will have the chance to make history when they travel to Tirana. If they win, they will set a record for 11 consecutive wins in official tournaments. If they win and keep a clean sheet, Tuchel's team will also become the second European team in history to win 10 consecutive official matches without conceding a goal, after Spain between 2014 and 2016.

Albania vs England squad information

Albania: Full strength.

England: Nick Pope, Anthony Gordon and Marc Guehi have all withdrawn due to injury. Jude Bellingham's participation is also uncertain.

Expected lineup Albania vs England

Albania: Strakosha; Hysaj, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj; Asllani, Shehu; Broja, Laci, Hoxha; Manaj

UK: Pickford; Spence, Konsa, Stones, Burn; Wharton, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Eze; Kane

Prediction: 0-1

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