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England national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Mar 21, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Wembley Stadium
Albania national football team

England
2 - 0
Albania

Lewis-Skelly (20'), Kane (77')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Djimsiti (33')

The Match

Match Report

England boss Thomas Tuchel makes a winning start to his tenure in Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Albania as Myles Lewis-Skelly creates history on his international debut.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying clash between England and Albania, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how England could line up for Friday's World Cup qualifying clash with Albania.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: England 5-0 Rep. Ireland
Sunday, November 17 at 5pm in Nations League
All competitions
Last Game: Albania 1-2 Ukraine
Tuesday, November 19 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a England win with a probability of 79.2%. A draw had a probability of 14.3% and a win for Albania had a probability of 6.46%.

The most likely scoreline for a England win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.17%) and 1-0 (12.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.73%), while for an Albania win it was 0-1 (2.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for England in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for England.

Result
EnglandDrawAlbania
79.2% (0.27799999999999 0.28) 14.34% (-0.184 -0.18) 6.46% (-0.0951 -0.1)
Both teams to score 38.78% (0.114 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.71% (0.475 0.48)42.28% (-0.477 -0.48)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.31% (0.47199999999999 0.47)64.69% (-0.47399999999999 -0.47)
England Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.36% (0.17699999999999 0.18)8.64% (-0.18 -0.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.21% (0.434 0.43)29.79% (-0.436 -0.44)
Albania Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
42.44% (0.040999999999997 0.04)57.55% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
10.65% (0.023 0.02)89.35% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    England 79.18%
    Albania 6.46%
    Draw 14.34%
EnglandDrawAlbania
2-0 @ 14.9% (-0.07 -0.07)
3-0 @ 12.17% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
1-0 @ 12.17% (-0.16 -0.16)
2-1 @ 8.24% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
4-0 @ 7.45% (0.091 0.09)
3-1 @ 6.72% (0.036 0.04)
4-1 @ 4.12% (0.056 0.06)
5-0 @ 3.65% (0.075 0.07)
5-1 @ 2.02% (0.044 0.04)
3-2 @ 1.86% (0.012 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.49% (0.042 0.04)
4-2 @ 1.14% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 3.26%
Total : 79.18%
1-1 @ 6.73% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-0 @ 4.97% (-0.107 -0.11)
2-2 @ 2.28% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.37%
Total : 14.34%
0-1 @ 2.75% (-0.055 -0.06)
1-2 @ 1.86% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 6.46%

How you voted: England vs Albania

England
88.5%
Draw
3.8%
Albania
7.7%
234
Head to Head
Nov 12, 2021 7.45pm
Group Stage
England
5-0
Albania
Maguire (9'), Kane (18', 33', 45+2'), Henderson (28')

Gjasula (9'), Cikalleshi (21'), Ismajli (25'), Laci (68')
Mar 28, 2021 5pm
Group Stage
Albania
0-2
England

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Walker (69'), Kane (73')
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