San Marino vs Albania Prediction, Tips & Odds
San Marino vs Albania
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Albania enters this knockout fixture against San Marino as the stronger side based on recent competitive form. While both teams are starting their UEFA Nations League journey at a neutral venue, Albania has shown some signs of life with recent victories against Andorra and Jordan, despite a tough stretch against higher-ranked teams. San Marino, on the other hand, has struggled significantly, suffering heavy defeats and failing to secure a win in their last eight matches, which included multiple friendly contests. With both teams looking to secure a win to advance, the stakes are high. A victory for Albania would not only boost their confidence but also set a positive tone for their group stage campaign. San Marino will need to overcome their recent form to stand a chance, but given their lack of competitive success, the odds appear stacked against them. One caveat to consider is the small sample of recent meetings between these teams, which limits our ability to predict outcomes based on historical performance. The Daily Punt Analysis Team has assessed this fixture using an in-house model that incorporates aggregated bookmaker probabilities and the current tournament context, but no model probability is available for this match.
About the Teams
San Marino
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Albania
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Betting Predictions
How the model works, and its full prediction record, are set out on our How It Works and Accuracy pages.
San Marino have kept a clean sheet in 8% of matches. Albania average 1.1 goals per game.
Combined goal output is high (1.5 per game). The over has been the right side more often than not.
The most likely scoreline per our model at 21.8% probability.
Albania have been the stronger side, winning 54% of their matches.
Our model projects a 0-3 Albania win as the most likely scoreline at 21.8% probability. These six outcomes together cover the bulk of the projected probability for this fixture.
Lines averaged across 1 bookmaker. Albania are the favourites on the spread, so the larger handicaps pay more if they win comfortably while the smaller lines protect the bet on a narrower result.
Best Betting Odds
San Marino vs Albania| Bookmaker | 1X2 | O/U 2.5 | BTTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X | 2 | Over | Under | Yes | No | |
| 51.00 | 15.75 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 2.84 | 5.35 | 1.12 | |
| 34.00 | 14.00 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 2.88 | — | — | |
| 49.91 | 18.19 | 1.04 | — | — | — | — | |
| 32.68 | 6.86 | 1.03 | — | — | — | — | |
| 46.00 | 13.00 | 1.04 | — | — | 4.60 | 1.18 | |
| 29.00 | 15.00 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 1.22 | |
| 55.00 | 17.00 | 1.05 | 1.36 | 2.84 | 5.35 | 1.13 | |
Betano | 37.00 | 13.50 | 1.05 | 1.40 | 2.80 | 4.40 | 1.17 |
BetVictor | 61.00 | 11.50 | 1.04 | 1.33 | 3.13 | 4.60 | 1.15 |
Goals Probability
Avg. bookmaker oddsDouble Chance
Bet covers two outcomesHead to Head
Last 3 Meetings (Albania leads 2-0)In their last three meetings, Albania has won twice, while San Marino has not secured a victory, and there have been no draws. The encounters took place between 2020 and 2021, with the most recent match occurring in September 2021. Out of the three meetings, two were competitive World Cup qualification matches, while one was a friendly, which tends to have less tactical intensity and squad rotation. Given the limited sample size, it is difficult to assert a definitive trend, but Albania has shown a clear advantage in the competitive fixtures.
Key Statistics
2026 SeasonSan Marino have won 0 of their last 7 matches at home, drawing 1 and losing 6. Their recent home fixtures include lost to San Marino 0-3 and lost to San Marino 0-7.
Overall, the wider run reads 0W 1D 12L from the last 13 games (0% win rate). The form line has been negative, with defeats outweighing wins across the sample.
Albania have won 4 of their last 7 matches on the road, drawing 0 and losing 3. Their recent away fixtures include lost to Albania 2-1 and beat San Marino 0-3.
Overall, the wider run reads 7W 0D 6L from the last 13 games (54% win rate). The form line is positive, with more wins than defeats across the sample.
Lineups
Lineups not yet announced
National-team lineups are genuinely unknown until 1 to 2 hours before kick-off, when the starting XI is confirmed. Until then, only predicted lineups are possible.
Unavailable Players
0 playersSan Marino
No reported absences
Albania
No reported absences
Betting Strategy
High-probability picks are the most likely outcomes. Value selections are markets where our model's probability sits above the price implied by the odds. They will not always come in, but the odds are in your favour over time.
Yellow Card Prediction
Mihaly Kapraly has averaged 2.0 yellow cards per match across 1 recent fixtures we have data for. Our pick is under 3.5 yellow cards at 1.95.
Corner Prediction
San Marino have averaged 2.1 corners per match at home; Albania 4.2 on the road. Combined that projects roughly 4.2 corners in this fixture. Our pick is under 9.5 corners at 1.80.
Player Stats Bet
Albania have generated 0.91 xG per game across their recent matches, winning 54% of them. They put 3.2 shots on target per match, giving their attackers the volume needed to land a goal-involvement bet. Albania player to score or assist at 1.55 looks well supported by the data.
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Data-driven football predictions and betting tips
This forecast was built by the The Daily Punt Analysis Team using our in-house statistical model. We feed the model two layers of data for every fixture: each team's recent expected goals (xG and xGA) and their actual goals scored and conceded, split by home and away venue. The numbers run through a Poisson distribution that produces a probability for every possible scoreline, which we then convert into fair odds for the 1X2, correct score, BTTS, and over/under markets.
Before publishing, we cross-check our fair odds against the prices the major bookmakers are offering. Where a bookmaker is paying out more than our model says is mathematically fair, we flag that market as a value bet on this page.