Albania vs Belarus Prediction, 11/18/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Albania vs Belarus

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Location: Air Albania Stadium in Tirana, Albania

TV: ESPN 3

Odds/Point Spread: Albania (-128) Belarus (+347)

Air Albania Stadium is the venue where Amir Abrashi and Albania (2-2-1 in Nations League) will take on Belarus (3-1-1 in Nations League) on Wednesday. The starting goalkeepers are Thomas Strakosha for Albania and Alyaksandr Hutar for Belarus. The Belarusans are at at +347 while the Albanians are priced at -128. The total is set at 2.25.

Albania has been able to control possession for 56.8% of the time. Their players have committed 69 fouls and have drawn 71 fouls in this tournament. They have launched 65 shots at the goal with 25 of them being on target, which calculates to a 38.5% SOT percentage. Albania have collected 5 goals for the tournament, which ranks them 24th in the league.

Amir Abrashi is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the Albanians. He has totaled 16 assists while tallying 10 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Abrashi has started 80 matches so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.50 G/90. The midfielder born in Albania has earned 38 goals scored in 6,873 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Rey Manaj, the forward representing Albania. Manaj has been on the pitch for 19,133 minutes in 215 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 58 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 29 total goals. He averages 0.14 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Albania will be Thomas Strakosha. Strakosha has played for 13,185 minutes and has 414 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.23 (180 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .729. The goalie taking the field for Albania has had 572 shots sent in his direction in 146 career starts. Strakosha (75-33-38 record during his soccer career) has totaled 41 clean sheets, which gives him a 28.1% clean sheet percentage.

Belarus has tallied 79 fouls in the tournament (10th in the league) with 81 fouls drawn. In the UEFA Nations League, they are controlling possession of the ball 49.2% of the time. The Belarusans average a total of 3.8 shots on target per 90 minutes while having a total of 8 goals thus far. They have hit on 40.4% of their shots on 47 total shots.

Stanislaw Drahun should be someone to watch for Belarus. He scores 0.07 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 60 outings during his pro soccer career. The midfielder hailing from Belarus has been on the pitch for 5,216 minutes while he has scored 4 goals. He has 12 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 0 times. You should also watch out for Vitaly Lisakovich, the forward representing for Belarus. Lisakovich has been given 21 yellow cards in 16,622 minutes (177 starts). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.15. He has tallied 27 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 17 different times.

Alyaksandr Hutar is expected to look after the goal for Belarus. Hutar has racked up 2 shutouts while defending 110 shots tried against him in 2,160 mins throughout his career. He has a save % of .700 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 8.3%. He has given up 1.54 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 3-4-17. So far in his career, Hutar has conceded 37 goals while tallying 73 saves in 24 starts.

Who will win tonight's UEFA Nations League game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Belarus (+347)

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