Gibraltar take on the visitors North Macedonia in the round 2 match of League C in UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Sunday, June 5th at Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar).
Gibraltar is the obvious underdog of European football. "Team 54" does not even represent a country, but an enclave, a de facto disputed territory, surrounded on all sides by continental Spain, but under British control. It is not surprising that the strength of this team, if you can call it that potential, only sometimes allows you to cling to draws. And then due to 0-0 in friendly matches - with Andorra in 2021, with Grenada and even the Faroe Islands in the spring. True, there was still a successful last cycle in the League of Nations, where Gibraltar managed to get out of the group and move up to a stronger division. They welcomed the undergod "warmly": Georgia defeated the opponent 4-0.
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North Macedonia has seen a significant increase in recent years. The Red Lions had the status of rather weak team in terms of their potential. The breakthrough happened only recently. And it started right in the League of Nations - having won a group at the D division level, then Pandev and the company went through Kosovo and Georgia at the playoffs. This made it possible to debut at the Euro, where, however, the newcomer lost all 3 games. In addition, already with the current coach, Milevsky, the Macedonians were able to take 2nd place in the selection - only the obvious favorite, Germany, performed better in the group. Moreover, in March there was a loud sensation, with an away victory over Italy. And lost only to Portugal in the decisive round. The League of Nations started with dignity, pulling out a draw in Bulgaria.
In the fall of 2018, the teams met in the League of Nations. Then Gibraltar could not put up a serious resistance: Macedonia won 2-0 away and 4-0 at home. Macedonia is much stronger than this opponent. It is not a fact that they will arrange the same defeat that the Georgians, who played at home, succeeded in. But still, it is worth dwelling on the bet with a handicap for the victory of North Macedonia.
Prediction for the match: North Macedonia to win with -2.0 handicap.
