North Macedonia vs Liechtenstein prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-09-06 16:00.
[p]North Macedonia will move to the top of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group with a win over a Liechtenstein side who are the second-lowest ranked UEFA nation according to FIFA.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]North Macedonia lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in a friendly on Thursday, halting their ten-game unbeaten streak (W7, D3). They are still in control of their World Cup qualification destiny after starting their campaign with a four-match sequence without defeat (W2, D2), and a win here will allow them to leapfrog Wales, although the hosts need to improve on their recent home form. Blagoja Milevski’s side have won just one of their last six World Cup qualifiers (WCQ) on their own turf (D4, L1), but creditable 1-1 draws against Wales and Belgium in this cycle could boost their hopes of getting three points on Sunday. [/p]
[p]A 6-0 thrashing by Belgium on Thursday means that Liechtenstein remain without a goal or a point in this qualifying campaign and are rooted to the bottom of Group J. The result was not a great surprise, as the Blue-Reds are now on a 45-game run without a win in WCQ action (D5, L40), while the loss to Belgium also marked their seventh failure to score in their last eight matches (D1, L7). After seven consecutive defeats, and with five of the last six losses seeing Konrad Fünfstück’s men concede 3+ goals, the visiting fans could be fearing another heavy reversal here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The H2H history is massively one-sided in favour of North Macedonia (W11, D1), who have averaged 3.75 goals per game in those meetings. The reverse fixture in March ended in a 3-0 win for the Lynxes.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]North Macedonia have scored first in nine of their last ten matches.[/p]
[p]Five of North Macedonia’s last six World Cup qualifying wins have come with a clean sheet.[/p]
[p]Liechtenstein have conceded before half-time in all five of their 2025 internationals.[/p]
[p]Liechtenstein have conceded 3+ goals in six of their last eight WCQs.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Aleksandar Trajkovski got the game opener for North Macedonia in their defeat to Saudi Arabia – a third goal in his last four outings for club and country. He also has six goals in seven meetings with Liechtenstein, giving his nation the lead or extending it each time. Nicolas Hasler has seven international goals to his name, six of which served as Liechtenstein’s last goal of the match.[/p]
[p]North Macedonia seemingly have a full squad to select from, after leaving regulars like Enis Bardhi, Eljif Elmas and Bojan Miovski out of the starting line-up against Saudi Arabia. Liechtenstein did not appear to pick up any additional injuries during their loss to Belgium.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts are likely to cruise to victory here, so a North Macedonia -2 handicap could be a good pick. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]