Macedonia vs Liechtenstein Predictions

Macedonia are enjoying life in the bottom tier of the Nations League, but they don’t look likely to stay too long. They’ve started their campaign with two wins from two, putting them at the summit of Group 4. With promotion on the line, the hosts will be looking to kick on when they return to action this week. Of course, any ambitions Macedonia have of making the Euros could rest on their next four games. The Nations League will decide the seedings for the Euro qualifiers, and the group winners get a play-off spot for the tournament in 2020.

That makes Macedonia’s quick start a huge boost for football in the country. They have picked up six points from six, and they’ve yet to concede a goal. Wins over Armenia and Gibraltar were impressive, and now they’re looking to add a victory against Liechtenstein to that list. The home side finished up second from bottom in World Cup qualifying, but they were only two points from third. That makes this tournament crucial for Macedonia, who have shown that they can step up if given the chance.

The visitors are getting an opportunity to meet sides more on their level, which is what the Nations League is all about. Behind the glamour clashes at the top, down at the bottom, smaller countries are facing each other on an even, competitive level. That’s good for the visitors, who finished behind Macedonia in World Cup qualifying, failing to secure a point on the way.

The visitors ended a 15 game losing run in competitive games when they beat Gibraltar in the last clash. However, the away side come here with 16 defeats in their last 17 away trips across qualifiers and the Nations League, so they have work to do in this visit to Macedonia. However, the fact that they conceded 39 times in the last qualifying group and scored just once doesn’t bode well for them.

The hosts contributed to that, winning 3-0 away and 4-0 at home. Overall, Macedonia have won six of their last seven meetings with Liechtenstein, scoring an incredible 27 times. They’ve scored at least three times in each of their home meetings with the visitors, and we see this clash going the same way. We’re backing the hosts to win this one comfortably, so we’re backing Macedonia with a -2 handicap. The visitors conceded 21 times in five away trips in the last round of qualifiers, so we’re backing a 4-0 win for the hosts.