Ukraine host Albania in the Friendlies on 31 March 2026, Tuesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:45 UK Time.
Ukraine come into this fixture looking to respond after a heavy defeat, while Albania arrive with a mixed but competitive run of results. Both sides have shown moments of quality, yet consistency remains the key issue heading into this clash.
The game sets up as a contrast between Ukraine’s open approach and Albania’s more controlled structure. That dynamic could shape a tighter contest than recent scorelines might suggest.
Ukraine fell 1-3 against Sweden in their most recent outing, continuing a pattern of matches with high goal involvement. Their games rarely settle into control, with defensive lapses often undermining attacking output.
Despite that, Ukraine have shown they can produce going forward, scoring five against Iceland and two against Azerbaijan in recent wins. The issue remains balance, as they have conceded multiple goals in two of their last three matches.
At home, Ukraine tend to take initiative early, pushing numbers forward and increasing tempo. This approach creates chances but also leaves space that disciplined teams can exploit.
Albania lost 2-1 to Poland last time out, though the performance remained competitive throughout. That narrow margin reflects a team that stays organised and difficult to break down.
The Eagles have recorded three wins in their last five matches, including disciplined away victories against Serbia and Andorra. Their defensive structure often keeps scorelines tight, even against stronger opposition.
Away from home, Albania focus on compact lines and controlled transitions. They rarely commit too many players forward, which helps limit exposure but can reduce attacking threat.
The leading bet for this match is Ukraine win at 2.68 odds. Despite recent defensive issues, their attacking output and home approach should give them enough edge against a cautious Albania side.
We also find value in backing under 2.5 goals at 1.98 odds, as Albania’s structured setup is likely to slow the tempo and limit clear chances.
Our correct score tip is Ukraine 2-0 offered at 12.00 odds. This reflects a scenario where Ukraine control the game while tightening defensively against an Albania side that may struggle to create consistent opportunities.
| Ukraine | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 0 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 3 | 0 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 0 |
| Ukraine | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 1 | 0 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 1 | 0 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 0 |
|
31.05.26
|
Poland Ukraine |
0-2 |
|
31.03.26
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.03.26
|
Ukraine Sweden |
1-3 |
|
16.11.25
|
Ukraine Iceland |
2-0 |
|
13.11.25
|
France Ukraine |
4-0 |
|
13.10.25
|
Ukraine Azerbaijan |
2-1 |
|
10.10.25
|
Iceland Ukraine |
3-5 |
|
09.09.25
|
Azerbaijan Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
05.09.25
|
Ukraine France |
0-2 |
|
10.06.25
|
New Zealand Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
07.06.25
|
Canada Ukraine |
4-2 |
|
23.03.25
|
Belgium Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Ukraine Belgium |
3-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Georgia Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Ukraine Czech Republic |
1-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Ukraine Georgia |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Czech Republic Ukraine |
3-2 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
26.06.24
|
Ukraine Belgium |
0-0 |
|
21.06.24
|
Slovakia Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
17.06.24
|
Romania Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Moldova Ukraine |
0-4 |
|
07.06.24
|
Poland Ukraine |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Germany Ukraine |
0-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Ukraine Iceland |
2-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
20.11.23
|
Ukraine Italy |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Malta Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
14.10.23
|
Ukraine North Macedonia |
2-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Italy Ukraine |
2-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
Ukraine England |
1-1 |
|
19.06.23
|
Ukraine Malta |
1-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
North Macedonia Ukraine |
2-3 |
|
12.06.23
|
Germany Ukraine |
3-3 |
|
26.03.23
|
England Ukraine |
2-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Ukraine Scotland |
0-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
Armenia Ukraine |
0-5 |
|
21.09.22
|
Scotland Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Ukraine Ireland |
1-1 |
|
11.06.22
|
Ukraine Armenia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.22
|
Ireland Ukraine |
0-1 |
|
05.06.22
|
Wales Ukraine |
1-0 |
|
01.06.22
|
Scotland Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
16.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
0-2 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ukraine Bulgaria |
1-1 |
|
12.10.21
|
Ukraine Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Finland Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
08.09.21
|
Czech Republic Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
04.09.21
|
Ukraine France |
1-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.03.26
|
Ukraine Sweden |
1-3 |
|
16.11.25
|
Ukraine Iceland |
2-0 |
|
13.10.25
|
Ukraine Azerbaijan |
2-1 |
|
05.09.25
|
Ukraine France |
0-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Ukraine Belgium |
3-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Ukraine Czech Republic |
1-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Ukraine Georgia |
1-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
26.06.24
|
Ukraine Belgium |
0-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Ukraine Iceland |
2-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
Ukraine Italy |
0-0 |
|
14.10.23
|
Ukraine North Macedonia |
2-0 |
|
09.09.23
|
Ukraine England |
1-1 |
|
19.06.23
|
Ukraine Malta |
1-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Ukraine Scotland |
0-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Ukraine Ireland |
1-1 |
|
11.06.22
|
Ukraine Armenia |
3-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ukraine Bulgaria |
1-1 |
|
12.10.21
|
Ukraine Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
04.09.21
|
Ukraine France |
1-1 |
|
03.07.21
|
Ukraine England |
0-4 |
|
21.06.21
|
Ukraine Austria |
0-1 |
|
17.06.21
|
Ukraine North Macedonia |
2-1 |
|
07.06.21
|
Ukraine Cyprus |
4-0 |
|
03.06.21
|
Ukraine Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
23.05.21
|
Ukraine Bahrain |
1-1 |
|
31.03.21
|
Ukraine Kazakhstan |
1-1 |
|
28.03.21
|
Ukraine Finland |
1-1 |
|
13.10.20
|
Ukraine Spain |
1-0 |
|
10.10.20
|
Ukraine Germany |
1-2 |
|
03.09.20
|
Ukraine Switzerland |
2-1 |
|
14.11.19
|
Ukraine Estonia |
1-0 |
|
14.10.19
|
Ukraine Portugal |
2-1 |
|
11.10.19
|
Ukraine Lithuania |
2-0 |
|
10.09.19
|
Ukraine Nigeria |
2-2 |
|
10.06.19
|
Ukraine Luxembourg |
1-0 |
|
07.06.19
|
Ukraine Serbia |
5-0 |
|
31.05.26
|
Poland Ukraine |
0-2 |
|
13.11.25
|
France Ukraine |
4-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Iceland Ukraine |
3-5 |
|
09.09.25
|
Azerbaijan Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
New Zealand Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
07.06.25
|
Canada Ukraine |
4-2 |
|
23.03.25
|
Belgium Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Georgia Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Czech Republic Ukraine |
3-2 |
|
21.06.24
|
Slovakia Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
17.06.24
|
Romania Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Moldova Ukraine |
0-4 |
|
07.06.24
|
Poland Ukraine |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Germany Ukraine |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
17.10.23
|
Malta Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
12.09.23
|
Italy Ukraine |
2-1 |
|
16.06.23
|
North Macedonia Ukraine |
2-3 |
|
12.06.23
|
Germany Ukraine |
3-3 |
|
26.03.23
|
England Ukraine |
2-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
Armenia Ukraine |
0-5 |
|
21.09.22
|
Scotland Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
08.06.22
|
Ireland Ukraine |
0-1 |
|
05.06.22
|
Wales Ukraine |
1-0 |
|
01.06.22
|
Scotland Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
16.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
0-2 |
|
09.10.21
|
Finland Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
08.09.21
|
Czech Republic Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
01.09.21
|
Kazakhstan Ukraine |
2-2 |
|
29.06.21
|
Sweden Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
13.06.21
|
Netherlands Ukraine |
3-2 |
|
24.03.21
|
France Ukraine |
1-1 |
|
17.11.20
|
Switzerland Ukraine |
3-0 |
|
14.11.20
|
Germany Ukraine |
3-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Poland Ukraine |
2-0 |
|
07.10.20
|
France Ukraine |
7-1 |
|
06.09.20
|
Spain Ukraine |
4-0 |
|
17.11.19
|
Serbia Ukraine |
2-2 |
|
07.09.19
|
Lithuania Ukraine |
0-3 |
|
25.03.19
|
Luxembourg Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.18
|
Slovakia Ukraine |
4-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.03.26
|
Poland Albania |
2-1 |
|
16.11.25
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
13.11.25
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Albania Jordan |
4-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Serbia Albania |
0-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
Albania Latvia |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Gibraltar Albania |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Latvia Albania |
1-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Albania Serbia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Albania Andorra |
3-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Albania Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Georgia Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Czech Republic Albania |
2-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Albania Georgia |
0-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Albania Azerbaijan |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Albania Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
25.03.24
|
Sweden Albania |
1-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Albania Chile |
0-3 |
|
20.11.23
|
Albania Faroe Islands |
0-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Moldova Albania |
1-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Albania Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Albania Czech Republic |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Albania Poland |
2-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Czech Republic Albania |
1-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Faroe Islands Albania |
1-3 |
|
17.06.23
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
27.03.23
|
Poland Albania |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Albania Armenia |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
09.11.22
|
Qatar Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.10.22
|
Saudi Arabia Albania |
1-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Albania Iceland |
1-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Israel Albania |
2-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
Albania Estonia |
0-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Albania Israel |
1-2 |
|
06.06.22
|
Iceland Albania |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Albania Georgia |
0-0 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
15.11.21
|
Albania Andorra |
1-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Albania Poland |
0-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Hungary Albania |
0-1 |
|
08.09.21
|
Albania San Marino |
5-0 |
|
16.11.25
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
14.10.25
|
Albania Jordan |
4-2 |
|
09.09.25
|
Albania Latvia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Albania Serbia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Albania Andorra |
3-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Albania Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Albania Georgia |
0-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Albania Azerbaijan |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Albania Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Albania Chile |
0-3 |
|
20.11.23
|
Albania Faroe Islands |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Albania Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Albania Czech Republic |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Albania Poland |
2-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Albania Armenia |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
27.09.22
|
Albania Iceland |
1-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
Albania Estonia |
0-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Albania Israel |
1-2 |
|
29.03.22
|
Albania Georgia |
0-0 |
|
15.11.21
|
Albania Andorra |
1-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Albania Poland |
0-1 |
|
08.09.21
|
Albania San Marino |
5-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Albania Hungary |
1-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Albania Belarus |
3-2 |
|
15.11.20
|
Albania Kazakhstan |
3-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Albania Kosovo |
2-1 |
|
07.09.20
|
Albania Lithuania |
0-1 |
|
17.11.19
|
Albania France |
0-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Albania Andorra |
2-2 |
|
10.09.19
|
Albania Iceland |
4-2 |
|
11.06.19
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
22.03.19
|
Albania Turkey |
0-2 |
|
20.11.18
|
Albania Wales |
1-0 |
|
17.11.18
|
Albania Scotland |
0-4 |
|
31.03.26
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.03.26
|
Poland Albania |
2-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Serbia Albania |
0-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Gibraltar Albania |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Latvia Albania |
1-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Georgia Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Czech Republic Albania |
2-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
25.03.24
|
Sweden Albania |
1-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Moldova Albania |
1-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Czech Republic Albania |
1-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Faroe Islands Albania |
1-3 |
|
27.03.23
|
Poland Albania |
1-0 |
|
09.11.22
|
Qatar Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.10.22
|
Saudi Arabia Albania |
1-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Israel Albania |
2-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Iceland Albania |
1-1 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Hungary Albania |
0-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Poland Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.21
|
Czech Republic Albania |
3-1 |
|
05.06.21
|
Wales Albania |
0-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
San Marino Albania |
0-2 |
|
25.03.21
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Lithuania Albania |
0-0 |
|
11.10.20
|
Kazakhstan Albania |
0-0 |
|
04.09.20
|
Belarus Albania |
0-2 |
|
14.10.19
|
Moldova Albania |
0-4 |
|
11.10.19
|
Turkey Albania |
1-0 |
|
07.09.19
|
France Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.19
|
Iceland Albania |
1-0 |
|
25.03.19
|
Andorra Albania |
0-3 |
|
14.10.18
|
Israel Albania |
2-0 |
|
19.11.2024
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2
|
|
07.09.2024
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2
|
|
03.06.2018
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-4
|
|
07.09.2024
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2
|