Our prediction for this match:
Kosovo
Match Time & Date:
10/10/2019
02:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Gibraltar
After suffering a 5-3 loss to England at Wembley Stadium in their last Euro 2020 qualifier, Kosovo will be looking to return to winning ways when they face Gibraltar at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri in Thursday’s friendly. The hosts have been producing fine performances in the Euro 2020 qualifiers and it is no surprise they are considered favourites to win the Gibraltar friendly.
A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Fenerbahce attacker Vedat Muriqi, who has netted 3 goals in the Turkish Super Lig to date. Gibraltar, on the other hand, have been serving as a cannon fodder for their rivals in the European Championship qualifiers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling the Kosovars’ party in Pristina. It has to be noted that the two teams meet for the first time ever in a friendly match.
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 (Gibraltar):
Gibraltar played their first unofficial match against Jersey in the 1993 Island Games. The Gibraltarians suffered a 2-1 loss to Jersey, but they did well to hold Slovakia to a goalless draw in their first official international match. Gibraltar participated in the 2016 World Cup qualifiers and they were drawn in Group D alongside Germany, Poland, Georgia, Republic of Ireland and Scotland.
They failed to impress on their debut in the World Cup qualifiers and it has to be noted that the minnows suffered a loss in each of their ten group games (goal difference 2:56). Gibraltar recorded their first ever win against Malta on April 6, 2014 and that is considered the team’s biggest success.
Danny Higginbotham, who played for the likes of Manchester United, Southampton, Sunderland, Stoke City and Sheffield United during his professional career, has three caps for Gibraltar national football team and he is considered the greatest player who whore Gibraltar shirt. The Gibraltarians play their home games at Estadio Algarve, speaking of qualifying matches.
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