With Belgium almost certain to take first place in the group, and with two other teams having no real chance of advancing, North Macedonia and Wales will battle it out until the end for at least second place in Group J of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. That would allow them to go to the playoffs. And we know very well how the hosts fared in their last do-or-die match against Italy: they eliminated them.
These two national teams have started off on the right foot. Not that they have done anything spectacular: they have done their job, taking three points against much weaker teams. Now they face each other in this match, which will undoubtedly decide the fate of the group. It must also be said that these two teams are in extraordinary form: Macedonia comes into this match on the back of seven positive results in a row, six of which were wins, while Wales has four wins. Yes, these are two teams that are doing well and have faced each other twice in their history, with home advantage proving decisive on both occasions.
We will limit ourselves to looking at the match played in Macedonia: more than 10 years have passed, but the 2-1 final score allows us to say, even analyzing the score we have just reported, that it could end this way.
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The prediction
One goal per team, no doubt. And a victory for North Macedonia, which seems possible and could undoubtedly decide the fate of the group. Very high odds and very tempting.
Probable line-ups for North Macedonia-Wales
NORTH MACEDONIA (4-4-2): Dimitrievski; Zajkov, Serafimov, Musliu, Alioski; Churlinov, Bardhi, Alimi, Elmas; Miovski, Trajkovski.
WALES (4-2-3-1): Darlow; Roberts, Rodon, Davies, Williams; Sheehan, Thomas; James, Brooks, Johnson; Cullen.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1