Montenegro hosts Latvia in round 6 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Tuesday, September 7th at Podgorica City Stadium (Podgorica)
Montenegro is the only republic of the former Yugoslavia (apart from Kosovo with its controversial status) that has never played at major football forums. Even North Macedonia made its debut at the Euro in the summer, and its neighbor still cannot gain such a success. In terms of the roster, the Brave Falcons look stronger than not only Pandev and the company but also other neighbors. Now Radulovic also has players from the top championships, but where is the result? Yes, Turkey was punished for being too relaxed on September 1, and Montenegro won back after a 0-2 score. The decisive goal was scored by Radunovic in the 7th added minute. But after that, there was a 0-4 defeat to the Netherlands in Eindhoven. Let’s note that now the Montenegrins do not have their leader, Jovetic. Stevan was injured again.
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Latvia is an outright outsider of European football now. And the main task is not to take the last place. That is, to beat Gibraltar. The Latvians managed to do it on September 1, although not without problems: the underdog equalized in the 71st minute. Thanks to the goals of Gutkovskis and Ciganiks, the Balts avoided shame only in the ending. However, it is far from certain that the Montenegrins will not have problems in the upcoming game. Losing 1-3 to the Turks, Latvia managed to snatch a draw away. However, the Latvians lost to Norway at home on September 4. First, Halland scored from the penalty spot, and then Elyounoussi scored another goal and ensured a very simple success for the Scandinavians in the capital of their neighbors.
The upcoming game in Podgorica will be only the 4th in the history of these teams. In the spring, Montenegro won 1-3 away. And before that, there were only a couple of friendly games. And if in the first one, the Brave Falcons won 2-0, then last year the Latvians conceded the return goal only in the 91st minute. Of course, Montenegro should win at home, but its favoritism in this pair is overestimated, especially without Jovetic. We bet on the visitors with a +1.5 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Latvia to win with +1.5 handicap
