Our prediction for this Nations League match:
North Macedonia will look to clinch top position in Group 4 when they take on Latvia at National Arena Toshe Proeski on Thursday evening. The Macedonians have been producing excellent displays in the Nations League and they are seen as hot favourites to beat Latvia in Skopje as well. A man to watch in the home team will be Girona attacker Bojan Miovski, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line. Paderborn defender Visar Musliu remains on the sidelines with injury.
The Latvians, on the other hand, aim to overtake Armenia in second place in the standings, but given their difficulties on the road, home win should be considered. Earlier in the process North Macedonia defeated Latvia 3-0, which goes in favour of our prediction. The good news for the visitors is that Daejeon forward Vladislavs Gutkovskis has overcome his injury.
Highlighted Team (North Macedonia):
Former Yugoslavian republic North Macedonia became member of both FIFA and UEFA in 1994 and they have been competing on the international stage ever since. The Crveni Risovi rolled over Slovenia (4-1) in their first ever official match and the team recorded their biggest win on November 9, 11996, with the team crushing minnows Liechtenstein 11-1 in Eschen-Mauren.
The North Macedonians have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament despite the fact that several high-profile footballers played for the former Yugoslav republic. Goran Pandev is undisputedly the team’s most notable player as he played for the likes of Lazion, Inter, Napoli and Galatasaray during his professional career.
Pandev scored his 28th and 29th goal for North Macedonia in a 3-0 win over Belarus in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. However, Goce Seldloski is the most capped player (100). North Macedonia welcome their rivals at Philip II Arena and they wear red shirts with yellow stripe and red shorts when playing at home ground. The colour of their away kits is white.