Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Macedonia
Match Time & Date:
09/09/2018
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Armenia
In the last game of Match Day 2 of League D of the League of Nations, Armenia are travelling to Skopje to meet the home side Macedonia at the Telekom Arena. Both teams will be coming into this match confident after their opening games, knowing it will probably be between them to win this group. They’ve met six times before with results evenly spread; two wins for both teams and two draws. Both teams are on good runs, but Macedonia has got a slightly better record in their last 10 games. The Macedonians are undefeated in their last seven matches and have become draw specialists with four draws in those seven matches, including draws against Finland and Azerbaijan in the last two games. Armenia only won twice in their last 10 games but have three draws in the last four games. This all suggest we might be in for a tied game in this match too.
Highlighted Player (Aleksandar Trajkovski):
Aleksandar Trajkovski is a Macedonian international who played for Cementarnica 55 during his youth career. He made 11 league appearances for the club at senior level as well and in 2010 he moved to Croatian team Inter Zapresic.
The attacking midfielder failed to prove his worth in the 2010/2011 season and, as a result, he was sold to Zulte Waregem in the summer of 2011. He played an important role in the Belgian team from 2011 to 2015 as he scored 11 goals in 83 league appearances for the club. It has to be noted, though, that Trajkovski spend the 2013/2014 season on loan at Mechelen. In 2015 he was named Macedonian Footballer of the Year and the same year he signed a contract with Italian side Palermo.
Speaking of his international career, Aleksandar Trajkovski has 15 caps for Macedonia U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 10 August, 2011 in a friendly against Azerbaijan.
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.
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