Malta-Northern Macedonia is a match valid for the sixth day of Group C of Euro 2024 qualifiers and is played Tuesday at 8:45 p.m.: predictions.
We are in Group C, the one that also involves Spalletti’s Italy, intent on vying for second place with Ukraine in a battle that promises to be dramatic.
In fact, even North Macedonia, which has now become for all intents and purposes a taboo for the Azzurri after last Saturday’s draw in Skopje, can still harbor a residual hope of qualifying for the upcoming European Championships. The North Africans, in fact, are not completely out of the running. They have one game more than Italy but in the standings they are paired at 4. And a possible victory against Malta, the group’s Cinderella of the group and still lacking points, would allow Blagoja Milevski’s men to continue to threaten the two duelists for second place. Elmas and his teammates, by the way, have already beaten Malta (2-1) last March at home: it was precisely the Napoli player who put his selection ahead, although Yankam’s goal five minutes from the end – the only goal scored so far by the national team led by former Chievo midfielder Michele Marcolini – put the Maltese back in the game. For Macedonia then came two defeats in a row – a very heavy one in England, 7-0 – and a draw with Italy, reeled back in the final by a splendid Bardhi free kick.
Last weekend, on the other hand, Malta played a friendly match, beating Gibraltar with a goal by Mbong, a center forward who plays at home with the Hamrun Spartans.
Malta’s Ta’ Qali Stadium
The Prediction
North Macedonia, on the wings of enthusiasm for having avoided defeat and accomplished another small feat against Italy, should respect the prediction and achieve its second success in its Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. As in the first leg, the most goals are likely to be scored in the second half.
The likely lineups for Malta-Northern Macedonia
- MALTA (5-3-2): Bonello; J. Mbong, Z. Muscat, S. Borg, J. Borg, Camenzuli; Guillaumier, Teuma, Attard; Jones, Nwoko.
- NORTHERN MACEDONIA (3-4-1-2): Dimitrievski; Musliu, Zajkov, Manev; Ashkovski, Atanasov, Elezi, Alisoki; Bardhi; Miovski, Elmas.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 0-2