Germany vs North Macedonia Predictions

• Germany have lost just one of their last 15 internationals, winning nine and keeping six clean sheets.
• North Macedonia have won just one of their last seven away trips, losing four.
• The visitors failed to score against both Poland and Armenia in that sequence of games.

Visitors to be exposed in Duisburg

Germany have kicked off their Group J campaign with two wins and clean sheets and Die Mannschaft can follow suit against a tricky North Macedonia side in Duisburg this week.

It was important for Germany to respond well to their shock 6-0 UEFA Nations League battering at the hands of Spain last November, and Joachim Loew’s men have done what has been expected of them in qualifying thus far.

A facile 3-0 victory over Iceland last week was backed up by a hard fought 0-1 success in Romania at the weekend, and we fancy the Germans to post another win and clean sheet here.

North Macedonia are a decent side as confirmed by their qualification for Euro 2020 and they are usually good for goals too. They smashed five past weak opposition in the shape of Liechtenstein on Sunday and have bagged in all but one of their last 12 starts.

Nonetheless, Igor Angelovski’s side have drawn a blank in recent away trips to Poland and Armenia, and it’s hard to envisage them laying a glove on a German backline in decent nick.

True to their form and spirit, the Macedonians will undoubtedly have a go in Duisburg, but that should be their undoing. We’re tipping up a win to nil here for the hosts and we also think the margin of victory could be a wide one.