Soccer fans are looking forward to North Macedonia’s Euro Qualification match against Malta. The event will take place at 19:45 UTC on March 23, 2023. After losing to Azerbaijan 1-3 in the International Friendlies the previous time out, North Macedonia will want to win again here.
Enis Bardhi (25′) was the only North Macedonian scorer. Azerbaijan got two goals from Musa Qurbanl (65′) and Ramil eydayev (89′). In recent games, North Macedonia has rarely been able to hold out for the full 90 minutes.
They will be concerned about the fact that North Macedonia has conceded eight goals in five of their previous six games. Following on from tasting rout last opportunity to Ireland in Worldwide Friendlies contest, Malta will expect to offer to set things straight here.
For Ireland, Callum Robinson scored with a 55-footer. The statistics don’t lie: Malta has conceded goals in five of their last six games, allowing opponents to score eight goals in total. Malta has seen their weaknesses exposed in defense. We will soon find out if that trend will continue in this location.
North Macedonia vs Malta Match details :
- North Macedonia – Malta
- Euro Qualification Europe
- Date – 23/03/2023
- Starting time – 19:45 UTC
- Venue: Tose Proeski National Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia
North Macedonia vs Malta Prediction :
Certainly, Malta will do well to score against a North Macedonian team that appears poised to win this match. When the referee blows the final whistle, we anticipate that North Macedonia will win by a substantial 3-0 margin.
North Macedonia vs Malta Head to head :
Malta and North Macedonia have gotten together six times. The hosts are undefeated in every one of the six matchups, getting five successes and a draw. The last time the two nations played each other was in a friendly match in 2010, which ended 1-1.
In this fixture, the visitors have never kept a clean sheet. In their last five games, the Lynxes have not kept a clean sheet in any of their competitions. In the most recent FIFA rankings, the Falcons were ranked 167th, 102 spots lower than their opponents in midweek.
Since 2020, Malta has only won one of their last nine matches played away from home.
North Macedonia vs Malta Team news :
Davor Zdravkovski, an AEL midfielder, is the only uncapped player in North Macedonia’s squad for Thursday’s qualifier and the weekend’s friendly against the Faroe Islands. The hosts should field a familiar lineup. However, Todor Todorovski has been suspended following his dismissal against Bulgaria in the Nations League in September of last year.
Enis Bardhi and Napoli’s Eljif Elmas will play in the middle of the field, while Aleksandar Trajkovski, who is based in Saudi Arabia, should join Milan Ristovski up front. Stole Dimitrievski starts in goal. Trajkovski has scored 20 goals for the Lynxes since Goran Pandev, who holds the all-time record, retired internationally.
Meanwhile, newcomers Luke Tabone and Yannick Yankam have been added to the Malta squad by coach Michele Marcolini, who was born in Italy. Gzira United’s Tabone takes the place of Birkirkara defender Enrico Pepe, who was unable to recover from an injury in time to be selected, while Triston Caruana of Valletta also does not play.
Teddy Teuma, who was the captain of Union Saint-Gilloise this season and had a big impact, will play a creative midfield role for the visitors.
North Macedonia vs Malta Betting tips :
- North Macedonia has won four of their last five games in a competitive setting
- North Macedonia is ranked 102 places higher than Malta in the FIFA World Rankings
- Malta has won two of their last ten games in a competitive setting
North Macedonia vs Malta Lineups :
North Macedonia:
- Dimitrievski;
- Zajkov, Ristevski, Velkovski, Alioski;
- Ashkovski, Bardhi, Ademi, Elmas;
- Trajkovski, Ristovski
Malta:
- Bonello;
- Z. Muscat, S. Borg, Apap;
- J. Mbong, Guillaumier, Paiber, Camenzuli;
- Teuma, Jones;
- Satariano
North Macedonia vs Malta Where to watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |