Predictions Nations League - Armenia vs North Macedonia

Nations League - Armenia vs North Macedonia
Match Time: 13-10-2024 23:00 Sunday (GMT+7)
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Despite dominating both possession and the shot count at Torsvollur, it took two equalisers - the second coming deep into second-half stoppage time - to prevent Armenia losing to the Faroe Islands in their third Group 4 contest.

Lucas Zelarayan first hauled them level just before half time, before substitute Gor Manvelyan rescued a 2-2 draw with time fast running out.

Oleksandr Petrakov's side had started off with a promising 4-1 win against Latvia in their first Nations League fixture of the 2024-25 campaign, played at the start of September, but three days later they lost 2-0 in North Macedonia.

All of which leaves Armenia on four points so far, currently occupying a promotion playoff spot; however, slipping down to last place between now and mid-November could result in relegation.

Therefore, the Havakakan cannot afford to slip up against their Macedonian counterparts again, following a three-game losing streak against Sunday's opponents.

Not only did North Macedonia win last month's meeting 2-0 on home turf, but they also took four points from Armenia in the last set of World Cup qualifiers, scoring five times without reply.

Furthermore, the Lions were 3-1 winners in a friendly this time last year, underlining their recent dominance in the teams' head-to-head.

They have also taken a dominant hold over Group 4 at its halfway point, after beating Latvia 3-0 in Riga earlier this week, with star man Eljif Elmas netting the third during second-half stoppage time.

Having posted consecutive wins in the same Nations League campaign for the first time since 2018, North Macedonia are in pole position to claim a first-place finish next month and secure automatic promotion to Europe's second tier.

Captain Enis Bardhi and Girona striker Bojan Miovski were both on target in September's victory over Armenia - achieved despite being down to 10 men for the whole second half - and if Blagoja Milevski's main men can come to the fore again this weekend, top spot could be theirs to lose.

Prediction: Armenia 1-2 North Macedonia