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North Macedonia Latvia betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this clash will be for Macedonia to be winning at half-time. The home team hold players with technical-tactical quality who will surely take advantage of their opponents' defensive difficulties. On the other hand, Latvia present several flaws in their game model. In this way, it is interesting to risk in favor of the Macedonians in this game.
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Preview
FYR Macedonia and Latvia meet at Nacionalna Arena Filip II Makedonski, in a match for this stage of the EC Qualification (Qualifying Round). There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 05‑03‑2014, the match ended with the final score: FYR Macedonia (2‑1) Latvia. Latvia registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Macedonia

The home team makes its debut in this competition, since they had direct access and didn't have to go through any of the previous rounds. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 16 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Nations League, they got a home win against Gibraltar by (4‑0). In the last 9 home matches FYR Macedonia has won 6, tied 2 and lost 1. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 8 of the last 9 have ended with Over 1,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around.

The Macedonian national team come to this match with a 4-0 home win over Gibraltar, in the League of Nations game. We point out that the Macedonians had a very interesting performance in this competition, with 5 wins in 6 games. In this match against Latvia, manager Igor Angelovski should play in the usual 4-2-3-1 with Nestorovski being the team's most offensive reference. It is important to note that the hosts present quality in the offensive sector, and it is expected that they will take advantage of the opponent's defensive difficulties. For this game the coach can count on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Stole Dimitrievski, Stefan Ristovski, Darko Velkovski, Visar Musliu, Boban Nikolov, Ezgjan Alioski, Enis Bardhi, Goran Pandev, Ilija Nestorovski, Ferhan Hasani, Aleksandar Trajkovski.
Coach: B. Milevski.

Analysis Latvia

The away team had direct access to this group stage. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 24 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Nations League, they got an away tie against Andorra by (0‑0). In the last 10 away matches Latvia has tied 5 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 9 out of 12 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Latvia come to this game with a goalless draw against Andorra, registering the eighth consecutive match without winning in several competitions. Regularly manager Mixu Paatelainen plays in a 4-4-2, with Sabala and Ikaunieks being the most offensive references of the Latvian national team. It is important to note that the coach can also play in 4-3-3, a tactical formation used in some matches. It seems that the manager have all the players at his disposal.

Confirmed Lineup: Andris Vaņins, Vjaceslav Isajevs, Mārcis Ošs, Igors Tarasovs, Kaspars Dubra, Vitālijs Maksimenko, Vladislavs Gabovs, Andrejs Cigaņiks, Deniss Rakels, Artūrs Karašausks, Valērijs Šabala.
Coach: D. Kazakevičs.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Macedonia vs Latvia match, on 21 March 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Macedonia wins at half time ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Macedonia vs Latvia on 21 March 2019 will be played at Skopje, Toše Proeski Arena.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Macedonia Latvia match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Macedonia at with 97% of the tips.

 

EC Qualification - 2020

  • 100% 262 / 262 Games

  • Home team wins 50.76%
  • Draws 13.74%
  • Away team wins 35.5%
  • Over 1.5 84.35%
  • Over 2.5 60.31%
  • Over 3.5 35.5%
  • Goals 824
  • Goals /match 3.15
  • Goals /match home 1.79
  • Goals /match away 1.36
  • Both teams score 43.13%
  • Goals after 80' 17.11%
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