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Albania vs Italy Predictions: Italy to See Off Determined Albanians

14:45 Monday 9 October 2017
Simon Winter
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  • Italy have a 100% record against Albania (Italy to win @2/5 Betfair)
  • Albania have only lost once in 4 games
  • Italy have kept clean sheets in 7 of their last 10 matches
  • There has been over 2.5 goals in 5 of Italy’s last 7 (over 2.5 goals @9/10 10Bet )
  • The game starts on October, 9 at 21:45 

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Match Preview

With the top two places already decided in World Cup Qual. UEFA Group G, the away nation in our Albania vs Italy preview are the only team in the contest with something to play for. Whatever happens now, the Italians will have to enter a play-off to decide who goes to Russia next year. The Azzurri’s very disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Macedonia on Friday means that they will want to pick up the points in Albania to help them get a more favourable draw in the playoffs.

One loss in thirteen is a very good recent run of form for Italy manager Gian Piero Ventura, but his side will need to find a huge improvement from their uninspiring performance on Friday. At the back the Azzurri have looked a little ropey lately – in their last three games they have conceded four times. Though that stat is offset a little by the fact that they have kept seven clean sheets in ten overall.

The home side, managed by former Italian international right back Christian Panucci, come into today’s Albania vs Italy betting tips having lost 0-3 in Spain. That was just their first loss in four, which sounds good initially, but when you further analyse their performances, you can see that they have won just twice in nine matches. The international soccer odds for Monday’s clash tip the visiting Italians to win – they have won 100% of their previous meetings with the Albanians and enter their latest contest with them as strong favourites again.

Albania vs Italy Prediction and Betting Advice

The away team’s supporters gave them a really hard time in their last match prior to today’s free OddsDigger Albania vs Italy bet. Italian fans are known to be a fickle bunch and they let their players know in no uncertain terms that their performance against Macedonia wasn’t good enough. That criticism should fire up Ventura’s squad, who have only lost once in nine qualifying games to date.

The Italians have won four of their last five matches outside their peninsula and having beaten the Albanians 2-0 as recent as March, their chances of picking up another victory are high. Although the home team have had a reasonably good campaign, they haven’t managed to take anything from games against the table’s top two so far. Betfair have you covered with the best prices for this free pick.

The value offered by 10Bet for this part of today’s Albania vs Italy predictions makes this one of the best football tips of the week. In five of the last seven Azzurri matches, there has been over 2.5 goals. In four of the Albanian’s last six outings, the over 2.5 goal mark has been passed too. Ventura’s attackers have bagged eighteen goals in their last six appearances, netting an average of three goals per ninety minutes.

There have been ten goals in Albania’s last four fixtures, hitting an average of 2.5 goals per match-up, which is the perfect amount for our prediction to be successful. With little to play for, the home team should play the game in a more open manner, greatly increasing the chances for goals against a visiting team determined to win. Bet365 have all angles covered for this fixture, providing the most valuable odds compared to their competitors.