World Cup
2009-09-09 - Albania vs Denmark
A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner
Football: FIFA World Cup 2010 European (UEFA) Qualifiers
Wednesday, 9th September 2009 - Kickoff 19:30
Albania (5th) 1-3-4 4:8
Albania have lived up to pre-qualifying tournament expectations, finding it too hard to live with the likes of Denmark, Sweden and Portugal, but avoiding the wooden spoon by beating Malta and earning a couple of surprise scoreless draws.
Drab. It's a word that fits the Albania national team perfectly. They've scored just four goals all campaign - and three of those came in the 3-0 home victory over Malta.
One surprising event was in a recent "friendly" International with Cyprus where Albania stormed to a 6-1 win. I suspect that result has more to do with the team that Cyprus put out - but still it will give the home fans some hope.
Possible Albania Line-up :
Vangjeli, Cana, Curri, Vrapi;
Duro, Beqiri, Bulku, Agolli;
Skela;
Bogdani.
Denmark (1st) 5-2-0 14:3
Denmark are very close to qualification for South Africa now, four point clear at the top of Group 1, with just three games to play. A victory here in Tirana would be another improtant step.
The Danes have been getting some very impressive results when travelling in qualifying, scoring wins over both group rivals Swden (1-0) and Portugal (3-2) albeit with a little bit of luck on both occasions.
Still, Denmark are top scorers in the group with 14 goals in 7 games, and with top scorer Soren Larsen (5 goals) likely to play then the visiting side should find a way to score.
Possible Denmark Line-up :
Jocobsen, Kjaer, Christensen, Silberbauer;
C. Poulsen, J. Poulsen;
Rommedahl, Tomasson, Larsen;
Bendtner;
The Betting Verdict
The Danish side appear to have better players in most positions, and will be well motivated to keep the good results flowing with one more win - that could be enough for qualification.
It won't be an easy game - but Denmark should have enough to win.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Albania 0-1 Denmark
