Faroe Islands vs North Macedonia Match Analysis & Prediction
07/09/2024 4:00 pm
The Faroe Islands will take on the Republic of North Macedonia at Torsvollur on Saturday in each side’s first game of their UEFA Nations League C campaign.
The hosts are currently 138th in the FIFA’s rankings of national teams, and they lost their last game 1-0 against Latvia on June 11, while the visitors are ranked as the 72nd best national team in the world.
Faroe Islands were promoted from Nations League D at the end of their 2020-21 campaign but finished third with eight points in their four-team group in 2022-23 and were five points behind Turkey, who finished first and secured promotion to Nations League B.
They are unbeaten in their last four Nations League matches, and in their most recent game in the competition in September 2022, they managed to beat Turkey 2-1.
However, manager Hakan Ericson will be concerned that his side have lost their last three matches and have won just once in their last 16 games, with this period of results including 12 defeats and just three draws, Faroe Islands failing to score on 11 occasions.
Faroe Islands’ recent home record is also quite poor considering that they have lost their last four matches at Torsvollur, scoring just one goal while conceding nine times in those games.
Opponents North Macedonia finished third with seven points in their Nations League C group in 2022-23, nine fewer than group-winners Georgia.
The visitors come into Saturday’s contest having lost their last two Nations League matches, including a 1-0 defeat to Bulgaria on September 26, 2022.
North Macedonia have not won an international match in 2024, and have in fact not won any of their last six games, during which they conceded 13 goals.
Lions manager Blagoja Milevski has been in charge since August 2021, and has an overall record of 10 wins, eight draws and 13 losses, and he will hope that his side can overcome their frailty on the road considering North Macedonia have lost eight of their last nine away games.
Faroe Islands vs. North Macedonia Head to head
North Macedonia won the only previous encounter between these two teams 1-0.
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27/03/2023North Macedonia1Faroe Islands0Friendlies
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07/09/2024Faroe IslandsN/ANorth MacedoniaN/AUEFA Nations League
Faroe Islands Team News
Faroe Islands could name a defence of Jann Julian Benjaminsen, Gullbrandur Oregaard, Arnbjorn Svensson and Viljormur Davidsen in front of goalkeeper Bardur A Reynatrod.
It would not be surprising if midfielder Rene Shaki Joensen started alongside Hanus Sorensen and Stefan Radosavljevic.
Faroe Islands's Last 5 Matches
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20/11/2023Albania0Faroe Islands0Euros Qualifiers
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22/03/2024Liechtenstein0Faroe Islands4Friendlies
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26/03/2024Denmark2Faroe Islands0Friendlies
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08/06/2024Estonia4Faroe Islands1Baltic Cup
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11/06/2024Latvia1Faroe Islands0Baltic Cup
North Macedonia Team News
Darko Velkovski and Visar Musliu are expected to be chosen in the North Macedonia defence, while Gjoko Zajkov could be the third centre-back.
North Macedonia could start Aleksandar Trajkovski up front, with Eljif Elmas in a withdrawn role behind him.
North Macedonia's Last 5 Matches
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20/11/2023North Macedonia1England1Euros Qualifiers
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22/03/2024North Macedonia1Moldova1Friendlies
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25/03/2024Montenegro1North Macedonia0Friendlies
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03/06/2024Croatia0North Macedonia0Friendlies
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10/06/2024Czechia2North Macedonia1Friendlies
Faroe Islands vs. North Macedonia: Odds and Predictions
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