Armenia vs North Macedonia Prediction

The second international break of the season sees Armenia host North Macedonia in League C Group A of the UEFA Nations League. Both nations are aiming to get promoted to League B in this campaign, but there is only one promotion spot up for grabs.

Key Stats

• Both sides have managed 2 six goals in their first three games
• They met last month and North Macedonia won 2-0
• North Macedonia have only conceded once in this campaign, in a 1-1 draw with the Faroe Islands
• Armenia have also drawn against the Faroe Islands in this campaign

Armenia vs North Macedonia Previews, Form and Players to Watch

Armenia come into this match needing a home win. Their last two matches have produced just a single point and they are now three points behind the visitors, halfway through the campaign.

North Macedonia really only needs to avoid defeat and then hope to get results in other games. The pressure in this game is not on them. Their only blip in this tournament was in the opening game draw against the Faroe Islands, other than that they have not conceded.

Armenia Preview

Armenia Predicted Lineup - Ognjen Cancarevic; Nair Tiknizyan, Georgy Arutyunyan, Varazdat Haroyan, Sergey Muradyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan; Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Ugochukwu Iwu, Vahan Bichakhchyan; Grant-Leon Ranos, Lucas Zelarayan

In their last match, Armenia managed to score a late equaliser through substitute Gor Manvelyan. He may get a start in this game, but head coach Oleksandr Petrakov will likely go with players who are comfortable with each other and stick with a similar line up.

Armenia don’t have many goals in the players that they have called up. With the retirement of Henrikh Mkhitaryan in 2022, there are three players tied with five international goals, the most in the team. The most dangerous player will be Lucas Zelarayan who only began to represent Armenia in 2021. Born in Argentina, he qualifies for the Armenian National Team through his father.

North Macedonia Preview

North Macedonia Predicted Lineup - Stole Dimitrievski; Ezgjan Alioski, Visar Musliu, Jovan Manev, Stefan Ashkovski; Isnik Alimi; Elif Elmas, Enis Bardhi, Jani Atanasov, David Babunski; Bojan Miovski

On paper, North Macedonia have a much stronger team than Armenia. They have a few players who play for some of Europe’s top clubs including RB Leipzig, Girona and Valencia. In their last game, they breezed past a lacklustre Latvia side.

Elif Elmas is definitely the player to watch in this game. He broke onto the European football scene while he was playing for Fenerbahce, which earned him a big move to Napoli. He now plays for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. He has 13 international goals to his name which puts him sixth in his country’s all time scoring list and within touching distance of the top three. He is still only 25 and so he could manage to top that list by the end of his career.

Head to Head Stats - Armenia vs North Macedonia

Recent meetings between the two nations have been dominated by North Macedonia however this wasn’t always the case. Before 2021, the results of games between the two were more even. The sides first met in 2004 and have played each other 11 times through their short histories.

10th Sep 2024 - North Macedonia 2-0 Armenia - UEFA Nations League

17th Oct 2023 - North Macedonia 3-1 Armenia - International Friendly

11th Nov 2021 - Armenia 0-5 North Macedonia - World Cup Qualification

2nd Sep 2021 - North Macedonia 0-0 Armenia - World Cup Qualification

18th Nov 2020 - Armenia 1-0 North Macedonia - UEFA Nations League

Betting Tips for Armenia vs North Macedonia

This game is likely to be a close one. Armenia need to win and they are at home, while North Macedonia will be happy to sit back for large portions of the match and soak up pressure. Their recent form suggests North Macedonia should brush aside this challenge, but I don’t think it will be that easy for them.

With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for a Full Time Draw. Odds of 9/5 on QuinnBet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £32.50.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Armenia 1-1 North Macedonia

Elsewhere in the Nations League this week, England travel to Finland after their disappointing loss to Greece.