Gibraltar vs North Macedonia Prediction & Tips
Gibraltar is a combative team but too weak in all aspects of the game. It is not surprising, therefore, that they almost always lose their matches. North Macedonia drew 1-1 with Bulgaria away, confirming their improvement in football. They came close to going to the World Cup, proving to be an intense and competitive team in midfield. It promises to be an uneven duel in favour of the Macedonians because of their greater ability to create and unbalance.
The team comes into this match after losing 4-0 to Georgia on Thursday in the Nations League (trailing 2-0 at the end of the first half).
In the qualifiers for Qatar 2022, they have no points from 10 defeats in total (6th place in their group).
In terms of goals, they scored 4 goals and conceded 43, proving to be a weak team in midfield and very poor at setting up line transitions.
Gibraltar are likely to be cautious from the opening stages, as they will face an opponent that is superior in all aspects of the game. In attack they will be looking to set-pieces to see if they can generate some goalscoring opportunities.
The Macedonian side come into this match on the back of a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria in their Nations League opener (1-0 down at the end of the opening period).
They previously played in the playoffs to qualify for the World Cup, eliminating Italy in the semi-final and losing 3-1 to Portugal in the final match. In the qualifiers for Qatar 2022, they recorded 18 points from 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in total (2nd place in their group).
In terms of goals, they scored 23 and conceded 11, proving to be an effective team from midfield forward and more or less cohesive in their marking.
North Macedonia are likely to push forward from the opening stages, as they will be facing an opponent that is inferior to them in terms of preparation and marking. So it should come as no surprise if they can score 1 or 2 goals in the first half.
Gibraltar – North Macedonia FREE TIPS
AC Milan – Win @ 2.25
