Azerbaijan VS Macedonia Match Prediction

Azerbaijan and Macedonia have faced one another six times since 2000. In those matches, Macedonia have been utterly dominant, picking up five wins and a draw so far. The last meeting took place in 2016, and the Macedonians came out on top 3-1.

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Azerbaijan vs Macedonia Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Azerbaijan are at 15/8 to win, a draw is at 9/4, and a Macedonia win is at 13/10.

Azerbaijan's World Cup qualification campaign was in Group C. It proved to be quite a tough group for them, but they did very well to earn ten points and finish in fifth. Six of those were to San Marino, to be fair, but they still took decent points considering their lower stature in the game as of right now. Like Azerbaijan, Armenia also finished down in fifth place in Group G. They got one more point than their hosts for this match, but were well behind a potential playoff spot and the group win.

Azerbaijan have had little success in the past year. They have just one win, a draw, and six losses now after they lost to Belarus in their last match. It is now four matches with victory for them, and they have failed to win either of their friendlies that have been staged this year. Macedonia, meanwhile, have had about the opposite record of Azerbaijan. They have four wins, four draws, and a loss in nine matches. They have two wins and two draws in the last four friendlies, so they are in decent form there.

Both teams to score is at 19/20 via Ladbrokes.

Azerbaijan vs Macedonia Prediction

The chances to get into big tournaments has never been as large as they are now, and with the Nations League coming up, both teams will be eager to find their best possible XI. That puts added importance, and could set up a draw.

Correct Score Prediction: Azerbaijan 1-1 Macedonia

Team News

Robert Prosinecki once again saw his side come up without a win on Friday. After giving up a goal, they could be missing retired center back Rashad Sadygov after losing to Belarus. Also missing out are midfielders Rahid Amirguliyev and Javid Huseynov among others.

Key Man

After giving up a goal to Belarus and losing to them in a bit of an unexpected result, Azerbaijan will be needing to come up with much better defence. One such man that can help in that regard is Ruslan Abishov. The Neftci man has played 52 times down the years for his nation, and he has scored four times as well from his center back position.

Team Form

Azerbaijan have a draw, three losses, and a win in their last five matches:

0-1 home loss vs Belarus (Friendly)
0-0 home draw vs Moldova (Friendly)
5-1 loss at Germany
1-2 home loss vs Czech Republic
5-1 home win vs San Marino

Azerbaijan Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Team News

Igor Angelovski has not called in defenders Vanche Shikov and Daniel Mojsov, midfeidlers Ferhan Hasani and Ostooa Stejpanovic, and striker Besart Ibrahimi among others.

Key Man

One man that continues to play beyond his years is Goran Pandev. The former Inter Milan man has been tremendous over the years, and he remains quality at the age of 34. He even scored back in November against Macedonia to once again show his pedigree. In total, he has 31 goals in 93 games for the Macedonians, a great record for a smaller European side.  

Team Form

Macedonia have three draws and two wins in their last five matches:

0-0 draw at Finland (Friendly)
2-0 home win vs Norway (Friendly)
4-0 home win vs Liechtenstein
1-1 draw at Italy
1-1 home draw vs Albania

Macedonia Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-4-2

After a pretty bad loss at home to Belarus last time out, Azerbaijan will be looking to rebound against Macedonia here. These two sides are very evenly matched, and it must be said that in this case, that has to slightly favor the home side. If either team is going to win, you have to like the home side, but because of their recent record, a draw is likely.

Azerbaijan have now gone four matches running without a victory.