Our prediction for this Nations League match:
High-flying North Macedonia will be aiming to extend their winning run to five games when they face Faroe Islands in the last group game. The Macedonians defeated Latvia thanks to Nikola Serafimov’s goal, but it has to be noted that important midfielder Eljif Elmas limped off with injury after just 25 minutes. Sonderjyske man Lirim Qamili is widely expected to replace him in the starting XI.
Hakan Ericson’s troops, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Armenia. Faroe Islands defended well in their last group game, but preventing the in-form Macedonians from finding the net at National Arena Toshe Proeski is easier said than done. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Skopje. Earlier in the process the two teams played out a 1-1 draw and yet another low-scoring affair is on the horizon.
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.