Armenia vs North Macedonia
UEFA Nations League, KO: 17:00 Oct 13, 2024, Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
North Macedonia will be aiming to maintain their unbeaten start in Group C4 of the UEFA Nations League as they travel to Armenia on Sunday. The Armenians have also shown some quality, particularly at home and with both teams looking sharp going forward, goals can be expected here.
Armenia will head into Sunday’s clash seeking some revenge after falling 2-0 in the first meeting with North Macedonia. That has been the only defeat in the competition for Oleksandr Petrakov’s men, who have also picked up a win and a draw.
The Armenians played out a 2-2 draw with Faroe Islands last time out in the Nations League. However, they will be banking on their recent home record on Sunday having won their last two matches in front of their fans, including a 4-1 victory over Latvia in their opening UNL fixture.
North Macedonia have been the team to beat in Group C4 as they are yet to taste defeat after three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Faroe Islands in their opening fixture before going on to win the following two matches.
Sitting top of the standings, North Macedonia have shown the first win over Armenia was no fluke. Blagoja Milevski’s men followed it up with a 3-0 victory over Latvia on Thursday with Eljif Elmas among the goals.
How the bookies view it: Slight edge for Armenia
Armenia have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for North Macedonia is valued at 9/5 while Betfred is also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Macedonia
North Macedonia have a 7-4 advantage with three draws from 14 previous matches against Armenia. The Macedonians have won the last three meetings, a run that included a 5-0 away victory during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2-0 triumph in this year’s UNL.
Players to watch: Attacks to shine
Lucas Zelarayan has caught the eye for Armenia lately, scoring in two of the last three matches. The forward will have support from the likes of Grant Ranos and Hovhannes Harutunyan and all three men can produce over 0.5 goals at 1/3 by Betfred.
North Macedonia can also hold their own going forward and often spread their goals across the team. Bojan Miovski, Enis Bardhi and Eljif Elmas have all caught the eye lately and can produce over 0.5 goals for the visitors at 2/5 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Gor Manvelyan is pushing for a start on Sunday having scored off the bench last time out. Zelarayan should continue to lead the line alongside Ranos while Varazdat Haroyan is set to feature at the heart of the defence.
North Macedonia were solid enough in Latvia on Thursday and are unlikely to make too many changes to their team. Miovski should lead the line once again while Bardhi is set to feature in midfield, with Jovan Manev expected to start at the back.
Armenia: Cancarevic, Hovhannisyan, Muradyan, Haroyan, Harutunyan, Tiknizyan, Iwu, Manvelyan, Harutunyan, Ranos, Zelarayan
North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Babunski, Manev, Musliu, Alioski, Alimi, Ashkovski, Atanasov, Bardhi, Elmas, Miovski
Anything else catch the eye?
There is attacking quality in both teams and having produced five goals in their last meeting in Armenia, another high scoring encounter could be on the cards. Both teams could be backed to score at 10/11 with Betfred, who is also offering 6/5 for over 2.5 goals while over 3.5 goals is priced at 100/30.
North Macedonia have opened the scoring in the last three meetings with Armenia and could be set for a repeat at 11/10 with Betfred.
This UEFA Nations League match between Armenia and North Macedonia will be played on Oct 13, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Armenia vs North Macedonia prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
