North Macedonia are close to clinching 1st place
Armenia won just one of their three games so far
Will we see a winner in this match on Sunday?
Tip: Armenia v North Macedonia | Odds |
Draw Full-Time Result | @3.30 |
1-1 Draw Correct Score | @6.50 |
Armenia vs North Macedonia Preview
North Macedonia are close to securing direct promotion to Nations League B and they would be happy with a draw here. Armenia won just three of their last ten games at home, so I am backing these sides to share the spoils.
Armenia are winless in 7 of their last 10 home matches.
Armenia are winless in 5 of their last 6 matches against North Macedonia.
North Macedonia have drawn 4 of their last 8 away matches (Nations League).
Head to Head
North Macedonia have a 7-4 advantage against Armenia with 3 draws in 14 matches.
They last met in September, the game being won by North Macedonia 2-0.
Armenia Form
After starting the new UEFA Nations League edition with a 4-1 home win against Latvia, Armenia suffered a 2-0 defeat in the second round to North Macedonia.
Another disappointment was witnessed on Thursday, barely winning a point at Faroe Islands 2-2 with Lucas Zelarrayan and Gor Manvelyan finding equlizers.
Oleksandr Petrakov’s side is currently sitting in 2nd place on the table with four points, three points short of the leaders North Macedonia with three rounds left to be played.
Armenia Squad & Team News
Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
GK | Arsen Beglaryan | 16 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
GK | Ognjen Čančarević | 14 | 0 | Noah |
GK | Henri Avagyan | 1 | 0 | Pyunik |
DF | Varazdat Haroyan (Captain) | 86 | 4 | Qingdao West Coast |
DF | Kamo Hovhannisyan | 85 | 3 | Ararat-Armenia |
DF | André Calisir | 32 | 0 | IF Brommapojkarna |
DF | Georgy Arutyunyan | 17 | 0 | Krasnodar |
DF | Nair Tiknizyan | 15 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
DF | Edgar Grigoryan | 4 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
DF | Sergey Muradyan | 4 | 0 | Noah |
DF | Erik Simonyan | 0 | 0 | Urartu |
MF | Vahan Bichakhchyan | 37 | 5 | Pogoń Szczecin |
MF | Eduard Spertsyan | 29 | 5 | Krasnodar |
MF | Artak Dashyan | 25 | 2 | Noah |
MF | Lucas Zelarayán | 19 | 5 | Al-Fateh |
MF | Artur Serobyan | 18 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
MF | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | 15 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 14 | 1 | Debreceni |
MF | Ugochukwu Iwu | 12 | 0 | Rubin Kazan |
MF | Gor Manvelyan | 2 | 1 | Noah |
MF | Aram Khamoyan | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
FW | Grant-Leon Ranos | 14 | 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
FW | Edgar Sevikyan | 11 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
FW | Artur Miranyan | 9 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj |
Styopa Mkrtchyan, Hovhannes Hambardzumyan and Narek Grigoryan are injured.
Erik Piloyan was not called up this time.
North Macedonia Form
North Macedonia are topping their Nations League C group after collecting seven points in their opening three encounters.
They kicked things off with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Faroe Islands on the road, Enis Bardhi scoring an equalizer early in the second half.
North Macedonia then claimed a 2-0 home victory against Armenia despite Gojko Zajkov being sent off just before the break. Both goals came in the second half with Bardhi and Bojan Miovski appearing on the scoresheet.
The Lynxes were also victorious on Thursday, beating Latvia 3-0 in Riga, gaining first-half lead through Jani Atanasov. Lirim Qamili doubled the lead in 70th minute, the final result set by Eljif Elmas in stoppage time.
North Macedonia Squad & Team News
Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
GK | Stole Dimitrievski | 72 | 0 | Valencia |
GK | Damjan Shishkovski | 11 | 0 | Borac Banja Luka |
GK | Igor Aleksovski | 1 | 0 | Rabotnichki |
DF | Ezgjan Alioski | 77 | 12 | Al-Ahli |
DF | Visar Musliu | 63 | 1 | Paderborn 07 |
DF | Gjoko Zajkov | 31 | 1 | Universitatea Craiova |
DF | Stefan Ashkovski | 31 | 0 | Şanlıurfaspor |
DF | Nikola Serafimov | 17 | 0 | Fehérvár |
DF | Bojan Dimoski | 15 | Akron | |
DF | Jovan Manev | 8 | 1 | Adana Demirspor |
DF | Ahmed Iljazovski | 5 | 0 | Hvidovre |
DF | Andrej Stojchevski | 0 | 0 | Žilina |
MF | Enis Bardhi (captain) | 66 | 18 | Trabzonspor |
MF | Elif Elmas | 62 | 12 | RB Leipzig |
MF | Darko Churlinov | 27 | 4 | Jagiellonia |
MF | Tihomir Kostadinov | 25 | 0 | Piast |
MF | Jani Atanasov | 19 | 2 | Cracovia |
MF | David Babunski | 16 | 0 | Dundee United |
MF | Isnik Alimi | 9 | 1 | Sepsi OSK |
MF | Dimitar Mitrovski | 5 | 0 | Varaždin |
FW | Milan Ristovski | 26 | 4 | Bohemians |
FW | Bojan Miovski | 25 | 4 | Girona |
FW | Lirim Qamili | 5 | 0 | Sønderjyske |
FW | Mario Ilievski | 1 | 0 | CSKA 1948 |
Dejan Iliev, Aleksandar Trajkovski and Kristijan Trapanovski are injured.
Darko Velkoski and Agon Elezi were not called up after being part of the squad in September games.