Armenia vs North Macedonia prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League C betting tips on match 2024-10-12 16:00.
[p]After a positive start to this UEFA Nations League campaign (UNL), Armenia are now winless in back-to-back matches after a 2-2 draw against Faroe Islands on Thursday (D1, L1). They’re still in contention for promotion though, starting this round three points adrift of leaders and upcoming opponents North Macedonia as they aim for an immediate return to League B. [/p]
[p]Armenia started their current UNL campaign with a 4-1 home victory over Latvia, which saw them pick up successive victories on their own soil for the first time since June 2022. Not since March 2021 have they managed three consecutive home wins, but encouragingly that streak started with a 1-0 win over North Macedonia, when both sides last met here in a UNL fixture.[/p]
[p]North Macedonia’s unbeaten start to this UNL cycle means they enter this matchday top of the standings, with a 3-0 win over Latvia seeing them end a five-game wait for a goal before half-time. That success also brought to an end their long wait for an away win that dated back to September 2023 (D1, L5)![/p]
[p]If history is anything to go by, the visitors’ confidence will be high as the last time North Macedonia travelled to Armenia they won 5-0 in the FIFA World Cup qualification cycle three years ago. They’ve won another two H2Hs since, including a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture in this UNL cycle, so the prospect of back-to-back away wins for the first time since March 2022 is a real possibility here.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Vahan Bichakhchyan has scored in back-to-back home matches for Armenia, with both strikes arriving in the opening 15 minutes of either half – each of his last four competitive strikes have come in victories. After rounding off the scoring for North Macedonia in Latvia, Eljif Elmas has now scored each of his last three goals for club or country beyond the 76th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been five goals scored inside the opening 15 minutes across Armenia’s last five home matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]