Latvia vs North Macedonia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th October 2024

The clash between Latvia and North Macedonia kicks off this coming Thursday at Skonto Stadium. This is the third round of the Nations League C group stage and things are beginning to heat up. North Macedonia beat Latvia twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 3-1, respectively.

Latvia head to their upcoming match as number 137 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents North Macedonia. They enter the game ranked number 72 in the world.

After the second round of the group stage Latvia are number three on three, while North Macedonia have four as number one. Latvia are entering their third contest with three points to their name, hoping to go through this stage unscathed. It is never desirable to be defeated in a home match if you are aiming to make the cut for a Championship.

Latvia go into their next Nations League C match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last two matches. They scored a mundane two times, while conceding four. That amounts to an average of two per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

After collecting four points from their first two Nations League C outings, North Macedonia have their target set on getting through the third round undefeated. Naturally, they hope to keep their momentum rolling and challenge for a top spot in the group.

North Macedonia are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while North Macedonia claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

Latvia vs North Macedonia Prediction

Latvia Form

Their last three matches saw Latvia drawing 1-1 with Liechtenstein, losing 4-1 against Armenia before beating Faroe Islands by 1-0. Latvia claimed a modest two wins in their past six internationals. They also drew two and lost two, scored five goals and conceded eight.

North Macedonia Form

In their past three matches, North Macedonia lost 2-1 against Czech Republic, drew 1-1 with Faroe Islands and won 2-0 against Armenia. North Macedonia only have one paltry win to show from the last six internationals. These six matches also produced a record of two draws and three defeats, as they were outscored by eight goals to five.

Latvia and North Macedonia are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Thursday.

Latvia vs North Macedonia Team News

Latvia vs North Macedonia H2H

North Macedonia won 2-0 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Latvia, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Latvia go into their upcoming match against North Macedonia with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Latvia vs North Macedonia Results

In two of the previous three matches between Latvia and North Macedonia both teams scored.

Latvia vs North Macedonia Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Andrejs Ciganiks, who is performing well for Latvia. He found the back of the net two times in his most recent national team outings. He'll be out to add more goals for his country against North Macedonia. The visitors will be looking up to Enis Bardhi to find the net once again, after managing two goals for North Macedonia in his last six matches.

Latvia claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. North Macedonia won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away. North Macedonia have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Latvia managedthree clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Latvia managed an average of 0.66 goals, with North Macedonia averaging 2.34 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Latvia, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for North Macedonia, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.