Spain is an absolute favorite in this game, even though Albania is the team that has a bigger motive going into this game. These two teams will face each other at the Merkur Spiel Arena in Düsseldorf on June 24th.
Albania vs Spain: Initial situation
Spain can already focus on the next stage of the tournament, as they will be there regardless of the outcome of this game. Unlike Spain, Albania has to play their best football and hope that it will be enough to beat Spain. Albania may have some theoretical chances to advance to the next stage even if they win a point against Spain, while an eventual loss would send them packing.
Albania Stats & Form
For the second time in their history, Albania is playing at the EURO, and regardless of what will happen in the game against Spain, they proved that they are a team ready to go against anybody. They scored the fastest goal in EURO history, hitting it after only 23 seconds in the opener against Italy, but could not hold on and lost 2-1. They were the first team to score in the second matchday against Croatia and managed to win a point with a stoppage time equalizer for a final score of 2-2. Albania has had four wins, three draws, and three losses in the last ten games. In each of their last four games, there were at least three goals.
Spain Stats & Form
It is safe to say that Spain has been the best team so far at EURO 2024. They started furious, defeating Croatia by 3-0, with all goals coming in the first half. Spain kept their foot on the gas going into the second matchday, where they defeated Italy by 1-0 in revenge for the loss in the semifinal of the last European championship. Spain has won eight of the last 10 games, with a draw against Brazil and a loss to Colombia. Each of the last four and seven of the last ten games of Spain has seen at least three goals.
Albania vs Spain: Head to Head
These two teams have played eight times before, and Spain has won every single one of them. The last time they met was in a friendly game in 2022, when Spain won 2-1. They were a part of the same group in the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, when Spain won 3-0 at home and 2-0 on the road. Seven of their previous eight head-to-head games went over 2.5 goals in total.
Albania vs Spain Odds
Spain is a major favorite going into this game with -333 odds going in their favor while the odds for the Albania’s win are at 1000. The odds for a draw are 425.
The total goals margin is set at 2.5 with -155 for over and 125 for under.
Betting tip and prediction: Albania vs Spain (24.06.2024)
Spain will play without any pressure on the last matchday of Group B since they won the previous two games, and no matter what happens in the last one, they will finish on top of the group. They have an excellent team with a young core of players who love to compete and function well together.
The draw within the group set Spain up to play against the better teams in the first two games, and since they got the job done already, head coach Luis de la Fuente can give a chance to players who did not play in the first two games.
Albania sees a chance in the lack of motive that may be the case with Spain, since the Albanians will be sure to advance only if they win. They showed a glimpse of quality in the first two games, scoring three goals in total against Italy and Croatia, which deserves all the respect.
However, Spain is a much better team regardless of the players that will suit up from the start of the game.
Spain has great ball movement and will create many scoring opportunities, which will lead them to a win after a lead at halftime.