France vs Albania preview for Saturday’s European Championship qualifying match in Paris. France are level on points with Turkey and Iceland at the top of Group H.
Albanian star man is wing-back Elseid Hysaj – linked with a big-money move to the Premier League over the summer – and he will earn his 49th cap while captain Mergim Mavraj makes it to 50.
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World champions France host Albania at the Stade de France on Saturday knowing that anything other than victory could hand the initiative elsewhere at the top of Group H of Euro 2020 qualifying.
France: Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez; Matuidi, Sissoko; Ikone, Griezmann, Coman; Giroud
Albania: Berisha; Veseli, Ismajli, Mavraj; Hysaj, Abrashi, Xhaka, Memushaj, Lenjani; Uzuni, Balaj
France vs Albania Head-To-Head Record
Last 3 matches
- June 15 2016: France 2-0 Albania
- June 13 2015: Albania 1-0 France
- November 14 2014: France 1-1 Albania
Total head-to-head matches played: 7
- France wins: 5
- Albania wins: 1
- Draws: 1
France vs Albania Match Preview
France cannot afford to take anything for granted in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign and must leave nothing to chance when they face Albania at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Albania will not be as easy a touch as Andorra are expected to be next up for France, but Saturday’s visitors have also only beaten the two teams below them in the standings so far. Even with their list of absentees, France have a star-studded squad and more than enough quality to pick up all three points.
The situation is far from critical for France at this stage, but after a 2-0 defeat in Turkey they cannot afford to slip up when hosting Albania – who are only three points behind and not completely out of the mix themselves if they can pull off a couple of strong results.
Albania contested Euro 2016 in France and lost 2-0 to Didier Deschamps’ side after a couple of very late goals during the group stage, since when they appear to have regressed.