Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Gibraltar
Match Time & Date:
06/09/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 0-3
Macedonia
This will be the first time Gibraltar meet FYR Macedonia in an international football match. The game will take place at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar. Coming into this match, Macedonia only have one defeat in their last 10 games which came against Spain in June 2017, which was also their last defeat. Since then, they won three times and drew three times, including the last two games against Azerbaijan and Finland. Gibraltar has suffered nine straight losses conceding 43 goals, including nine against Belgium and six against Estonia, before somehow beating Latvia 1:0 in their last match. Curiously, that was a friendly game while all the others were World Cup qualifying encounters. FYR Macedonia, along with Armenia, are favorites to win this group and by doing that they will have a chance of being promoted to League C. Winning against Gibraltar will be just a step towards that target.
Highlighted Player (Darko Velkovski):
Born in Skopje, Macedonia on June 22, 1995 Darko Velkovski is a professional footballer who plays for Vardar as a centre-back. Darko Velkovski started his career at the youth team of Makedonija Gjorche Petrov and in 2011 he moved to Rabotnicki.
The 188-cm tall defender scored 11 goals in 109 appearances for the Romantics before joining fellow Macedonian side Vardar in 2015. Darko Velkovski has established himself as a first-team regular at the capital club and he made 28 appearances for the Crveno-Crni in the 2016/2017 Macedonian Prva Liga campaign. Velkovski, whose contract with Vardar expires on June 30, 2018, started for the Macedonian champions in a historical 2-1 win at Fenerbahce in the 2017/2018 Europa League play-offs, return leg.
Darko Velkovski made his Macedonia debut on June 18, 2014 in a 2-0 loss to China in a friendly. His main position is centre-back, but he is capable of playing as both defensive and central midfielder as well.
Highlighted Team (Macedonia):
Former Yugoslavian republic 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 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 Macedonia in a 3-0 win over Belarus in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. However, Goce Seldloski is the most capped player (100). 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.
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