San Marino hosts Albania in round 3 of the World Cup Qualification. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 31st at Stadio Olimpico (Serravalle)
San Marino is rightfully considered one of the main outsiders of European football. This team represents a tiny country with a population of just over 30 thousand. Not surprisingly, it doesn't achieve much in terms of football. Everyone remembers a 0-9 away defeat to Russia the year before last. In 2020, San Marino managed to gain as many as 2 draws in the fall, and this is a reason for the dwarf to be proud without the slightest irony. But the Blues tied with the same outsides, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar (0-0). Now they may only be proud of the fact that they managed to withstand in matches versus the giants for some minutes. The qualifiers for the World Cup began at Wembley, and Ward-Prowse upset Elia Benedettini already in the 14th minute. On Sunday, Hungary scored even earlier on the road - Szalai converted a penalty in the 13th minute.
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Albania looks expected this spring. The Eagles did not create a single sensation in March matches. They started with a game against the outspoken outsider, Andorra. Edoardo Reja's charges managed to earn three points away but did it with a minimum score - Lenjani scored the only goal in the 41st minute. It seemed that Albania was just trying to save energy for the next opponent. If this was true, it did not help, as the Englishmen gained a confident victory on Sunday. Kane was the best among the Three Lions - Harry used Shaw's pass in the 38th minute and assisted Mount in the 63rd minute. However, no one expected that the Albanians would gain even a draw. But now they will be the undisputed favorites, and they are only going to win.
These national teams organized two friendly matches, and San Marino hosted the Eagles twice. But it did not help the dwarfs – Albania won both games with an identical score of 3-0. Under the management of Reja, Albania shows a quite decent level of the game. Therefore, we think that the visitors will manage to beat their modest opponents with a large goal difference.
Prediction for the match: Albania to win with -2.5 handicap