Latvia vs Albania: 2026 World Cup Qualifier Prediction (11.06.2025)

On June 11, 2025, at 01:45 WIB, a World Cup qualifying match will be held at the “Skonto” Stadium in Riga between the national teams of Latvia and Albania. Bookmakers consider the visitors the favorites. Let’s take a look at the current form of both teams and give our prediction for the match.

Latvia

The Latvian national team has recently been showing far from the best performances. Over the past three years, they have only managed to beat Armenia, the Faroe Islands, and Andorra. In the UEFA Nations League, Latvia played in the third division but finished last in their group. Nevertheless, the team will get an additional chance to defend its place in League C through the playoff round. As for the World Cup qualification, Latvia’s chances of success are also very slim, despite their win in the first round against Andorra (1:0). Already in the second round, Latvia lost to England without any chances. In a friendly match against Azerbaijan, which took place on June 7, Paolo Nicolato’s team drew 0:0.

Albania

The Albanian national team is a very solid and resilient side. It can be said that coach Sylvinho’s team was a bit unlucky in the Nations League, where they played in the second division. They ended up in a very competitive group with Ukraine, Georgia, and the Czech Republic. Until the last round, Albania still had a chance for promotion, but ultimately finished in fourth place and dropped to League C. Nevertheless, Albania collected 7 points and only lost to Georgia on goal difference, and was just one point behind Ukraine. In World Cup qualification, Albania has already given fans a rollercoaster of emotions in three matches. They started with a loss to England (0:2), then a big win over Andorra (3:0), and in their most recent match against Serbia, they managed to secure one point (0:0).

Statistics and Head-to-Head

These teams haven’t met in almost 26 years. Latvia and Albania have played only four matches between 1992 and 1999. Interestingly, all matches ended in a draw.

Prediction

In the Latvia vs. Albania match, we predict the visitors will win. The home side has recently shown less than convincing performances. The team lacks cohesion and has significant defensive problems. Therefore, we recommend betting on an Albania win with odds of 1.89.