Tomás Yelmini
Soccer on the Old Continent is on the road to its continental showpiece, since the qualifiers for Euro 2024 have begun. In Group C, one of those matches will be North Macedonia vs Malta.
After knocking Italy out of the race to go to the World Cup in Qatar, the Balkan team is looking to repeat its historic first participation in the 2020+1 edition of the European Championship. So, it seems that hosting Malta is the perfect match to start off on the right foot for that goal.
Without further introduction, JefeBet brings you how both teams are preparing for the clash, predictions, odds, and possible lineups for on matchday 1’s North Macedonia vs Malta of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for North Macedonia vs Malta UEFA European Championship 2024 Qualifiers Group C Game on March 23, 2023.
- Where: Toše Proeski Arena – Skopje, North Macedonia
- When: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 2.45 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: North Macedonia (-285) / Tie (+380) / Malta (+700)
- Asian Handicap: North Macedonia (-1, -190), Malta (+1, +125)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-120) / Under (-115)
- Both teams score: Yes (+110) / No (-155)
Odds provided by DraftKings.
Betting on North Macedonia
North Macedonia last played on September 26, 2022, when it lost by 1-0 at home to Bulgaria in the Nations League. Of the last five matches, it won only one, lost three, and drew one match.
However, it is better remembered by all for what it did in the qualifiers for Qatar 2022, more precisely in the playoffs, when in March of the same year the team left out none other than Italy, defeating it as visitors by 1-0.
That good performance could not be repeated in the final match against Portugal, although the consolation was that Macedonia was closer than ever to playing in its first World Cup.
Possible Lineup (3-5-2): Stole Dimitrievski; Egzon Bejtulai, Gjoko Zajkov and Visar Musliu; Todor Todoroski, Enis Bardhi, Elif Elmas, Aleksandar Trajkovski and Ezgjan Alioski; Bojan Miovski and Milan Ristovski.
Betting on Malta
Malta played several friendlies before the start of the 2022 World Cup. There were exactly three games against Israel (2-1 win), Greece (2-2 draw), and Ireland (0-1 loss). And if the last five matches are included in that number, then the the loss against Estonia (2-1) and the win against San Marino (1-0), both in the Nations League, should be mentioned.
The island nation’s modest national team has yet to play in a European Championship, so this could be a historic occasion to get the Cup dream off on the right foot.
Possible Lineup (3-4-2-1): Henry Bonello; Ferdinando Apap, Enrico Pepe and Jean Borg; Joseph Mbong, Matthew Guillaumier, Bjorn Kristensen and Ryan Camenzuli; Jodi Jones and Teddy Teuma; and Alexander Satariano.
JefeBet Prediction
The history of North Macedonia vs Malta indicates that they have only met twice, and both times the former Yugoslav republic won.
That area of the world is rich in good players, and JefeBet has no doubts that the local team will take the three points in this upcoming clash between North Macedonia vs Malta.
Prediction: North Macedonia wins by 3-0.
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