Albania vs Belarus: prediction & betting odds 26 September 2026

Odds overview

Albania are clear favourites: an Albania win is available at 1.52, while the draw is around 4.05 and a Belarus win is 7.10. In the main 2.5-goal totals market, Under 2.5 goals at 1.65 is favoured over Over 2.5 goals at 2.25. At a handicap of 0, Albania Draw No Bet is 1.14 against 4.60 for Belarus Draw No Bet, again favouring the hosts.

Why Albania are favourites

The bookmakers give the hosts a clear advantage: an Albania win is quoted at 1.52, the draw at 4.05 and a Belarus win at 7.10.

• Albania held a scheduled training camp under Rolando Maran before the start of the tournament, with 26 players taking part.

• Belarus surrendered a two-goal lead against Burkina Faso in their most recent friendly (2:2), conceding twice after the 70th minute.

Form and Line-up Albania

Albania lost 0:1 to Luxembourg in their most recent friendly. At least one goal has been scored in each of the Eagles' last 10 matches across all competitions.

• Albania have scored fewer than 2.5 goals in 9 of their last 10 matches across all competitions.
• Under 2.5 goals has landed in 8 of Albania's last 10 matches across all competitions.

Probable Albania line-up (4-3-3): Alen Sherri, Elseid Hysaj, Ardian Ismajli, Berat Djimsiti, Mario Mitaj, Taulant Seferi, Ylber Ramadani, Ernest Muci, Anis Mehmeti, Mirlind Daku, Arber Hoxha

Absentees: Juljan Shehu, Medon Berisha, Klisman Cake (injured); Kristjan Asllani, Qazim Laçi (doubtful)

Form and Line-up Belarus

Belarus's opponents have scored at least one goal in 8 of their last 10 matches across all competitions.

• Belarus have scored fewer than 2.5 goals in 9 of their last 10 matches across all competitions.
• Belarus's opponents have scored fewer than 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 matches across all competitions.
• Over 1.5 goals has landed in 8 of Belarus's last 10 matches across all competitions.

Probable Belarus line-up (3-4-2-1): Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Gleb Shevchenko, Kirill Pechenin, Roman Begunov, Vladislav Malkevich, Eugeniy Yablonskiy, Max Ebong, Yevgeny Malashevich, Ruslan Lisakovich, Valery Gromyko, Trofim Melnichenko

The teams' chances

An Albania win is offered at 1.52, with fair odds of 1.59 and a fair probability of 62.9%. The corresponding figures are 4.05, 4.23 and 23.6% for the draw, and 7.10, 7.42 and 13.5% for a Belarus win.

Total goals prediction

Under 2.5 goals is offered at 1.65, against 2.25 for Over 2.5 goals. On the 2-goal line, Over 2 goals is shorter at 1.65, while Under 2 goals is 2.17. On the 3.5-goal line, Under 3.5 goals is 1.20 and Over 3.5 goals is 3.95.

Handicap prediction

Albania (-1.5) are offered at 2.50 and Belarus (+1.5) at 1.50, so the market is noticeably more cautious about a comfortable Albania win. On the 1-goal handicap line, Albania (-1) are 1.87 against 1.93 for Belarus (+1). At a handicap of 0, Albania Draw No Bet at 1.14 is much shorter than Belarus Draw No Bet at 4.60.

Both teams to score prediction

Both teams to score – No is available at 1.57 and looks more likely than Both teams to score – Yes at 2.30: the market expects at least one team not to score.

Double chance forecast

Bookmaker	1X	12	X2
Bet365	7/50	1/4	6/5
William Hill	3/25	1/4	69/50
888sport	3/20	1/4	6/5

Odds are current as of the material publication date

Team total goals prediction

For this match, the bookmakers have set the following team goal totals: Albania at 1.5 goals and Belarus at 0.5 goals.

Albania team total goals

For Albania's team total, Under 0.5 goals is 4.80 and Over 0.5 goals is 1.13; Under 1 goal is 3.40 and Over 1 goal is 1.27. The odds on the 1.5-goal line are almost level: Under 1.5 goals is 1.90 and Over 1.5 goals is 1.85. On the 2-goal line, Under 2 goals is 1.45 and Over 2 goals is 2.65.

Belarus team total goals

For Belarus's team total, Under 0.5 goals is 1.78 and Over 0.5 goals is 1.98. On the 1-goal line, Under 1 goal is 1.17 against 4.15 for Over 1 goal; on the 1.5-goal line, Under 1.5 goals is 1.09 and Over 1.5 goals is 5.70.

Who Will Referee the Match

Sam Barrott (England)

Matches — 10 (international fixtures, 2025/26–2026/27);

Average fouls per match — 28;

Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) — 4.8;

Matches with a red card — 0 out of 10;

Matches with a penalty — 2 out of 10.