Our prediction for this match:
Armenia and Kosovo square off against each other in Yerevan (neutral location) in what is expected to be an exciting friendly game. Armenia have lost four of their last five games in all competitions, but their performance in the EURO 2024 qualifier against Croatia (0-1) was anything but poor. A man to keep an eye on in Oleksandr Petrakov’s team will be Al-Fateh midfielder Lucas Zelarayan.
The Kosovars, on the other hand, were having their ups and downs in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, with the team eventually failing to book their spot at the showpiece in Germany. Kosovo and Armenia seem to be evenly matched at the moment and, taking everything into account, we believe that punters from all around the world can find value in betting on draw. Armenia defenders should have Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi at bay, who has netted 26 goals in 51 appearances for the Kosovo national team to date.
Highlighted Player (Milot Rashica):
Milot Rashica is a Kosovo Albanian player who was born on June 28, 1996 in Vucitrn, FR Yugoslavia. Rashica is a product of FC Vushtrria football academy and he continued playing for the Ferki Aliu Stadium outfit at senior level.
Milot Rashica is a winger, but he is used as an attacking midfielder as well and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is right. Nowadays, the Albanian footballer plays for Vitesse in Dutch Eredivisie and he has established himself as a first-team regular at the club.
Milot Rashica made his Vitesse debut on July 30, 2015, coming as a substitute for Serbia international Uros Djurdjevic in a 3-0 defeat to Southampton in the Europa League qualifiers. Speaking of his Eredivisie debut, Rashica played his first match for Vitesse in the Dutch elite division on August 9, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Willem II. The Vitesse footballer has six caps for Albania U21 team, but he represents Kosovo at senior level.
Highlighted Team (Armenia):
Armenia footballers played for Soviet Union national football team until 1991, when the country declared independence. The Football Federation of Armenia was founded the following year and they quickly established relations with both FIFA (1992) and UEFA (1993).
Despite the fact that Manchester United ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan plays for the Armenia national football team, the Havakakan have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament. Mkhitaryan is undisputedly the team’s most famous footballer, but we should mention former Ajax striker Edgar Manucharyan as well, who is in the twighlight of his career. Armenia played their first international game against Moldova in October, 1992 and it has to be noted that they played out a goalless draw with the former Soviet republic.
The Armenians have slim chances of qualifying for the FIFA World cup 2018 finals, but they did well to beat Montenegro in the process. Armenia footballers wear red shirts and red shorts when playing at home ground (Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium), while the colour of their away kits is white.