Liechtenstein vs North Macedonia prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-03-21 14:00.
[p]Liechtenstein are looking to restore some pride after their bottom-place finish in their recent UEFA Nations League D campaign. The Blue Reds now embark on trying to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, yet an 87% loss rate on this stage won’t inspire much confidence. That includes nine defeats in the previous qualification cycle (D1), two of which came against matchday one opponent North Macedonia by a sizeable 9-0 aggregate scoreline. [/p]
[p]Head coach Konrad Fünfstück brings improved form with this side to this fixture after avoiding defeat in five of their last nine matches (W1, D4), but the hosts will still have to navigate their way past an 11-game losing streak at home in World Cup qualifiers. Liechtenstein will also have to do this against a team that thrashed them 11-1 at home in 1996 in a World Cup qualifier, which still stands as their biggest defeat.[/p]
[p]That also remains North Macedonia’s biggest win, and might hand them a psychological boost after an impressive Nations League campaign where they gained promotion by topping Group C4 with an unbeaten run (W5, D1). Each of those wins came successively and were accompanied by a clean sheet, while notably, the Lions have also won each of their three recent H2Hs without conceding.[/p]
[p]After agonisingly falling short of qualification in the last cycle, where they were beaten in the play-off final, this cycle remains head coach Blagoja Milevski’s best chance of taking his nation to their maiden global event. The 2-0 defeat in Porto is North Macedonia’s only reverse across their six recent away World Cup qualifiers (W4, D1), a sequence that includes a 4-0 H2H win, while they’ve also won their last two competitive away trips. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Nicolas Hasler has seen three of his four national goals come in wins (D1), including in Liechtenstein’s latest 1-0 friendly win over Hong Kong last October. Bojan Miovski could precede him on the scoreboard as he scored the match opener in two of North Macedonia’s last three wins.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just four of North Macedonia’s last 11 away World Cup qualifiers saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]