Northern Macedonia vs Ukraine Prediction: the Visitors Will Have a Hard Time

Prediction for the Euro 2024 match, which will take place on June 16th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Northern Macedonia has become a strong average performer in Europe. The team lacked just a little to qualify for the last World Cup, but they reached Euro 2020. In light of such success, the failure in the Nations League is surprising: in their group, Blagoja Milevski's charges took only the 3rd place, beating only Gibraltar. In the qualifying for the next top tournament, so far everything has gone well: the Macedonians started with a victory over Malta - 2:1. Also at the last training camp, the squad faced the Faroe Islands and defeated them 1:0. Thus after winless five games Macedonia claimed two victories and went to the 2nd round of Euro selection in a great mood. However, the big fly in the ointment was losses: Bojan Miovski, Valon Ethemi, and Darko Churlinov were left out of the roster due to health problems.

After reaching the quarterfinals of Euro 2020, the Ukrainians are one step away from qualifying for the World Cup. Even in a strong group, the team can fight for access to the upcoming top tournament. True, it will not be easy for the visitors. Oleksandr Zinchenko was injured, and the day before, forward Mikhail Yaremchuk dropped out. Evgeny Konoplyanka is also not in the squad, although he came on as a substitute in the last official match. Then, by the way, Ukraine lost to England - 0:2. Serhiy Rebrov's charges didn't stand much chance of clinching a draw: the team took only three shots on goal and hit the bar none. The opponent had many options, and the superiority of the Englishmen was evident. But against the Germans, the Ukrainians looked more confident and sealed a draw - 3:3. Girona midfielder Viktor Tsygankov was the game's main hero, netting a double.

The last meeting between the teams occurred almost two years ago, and since then, there have been some changes in the squads. However, we should not forget that the game turned out to be at least tedious, and something similar can be expected now. The Ukrainian offense looked great in their recent match with Germany, while Northern Macedonia last faced opponents of this level quite a while ago. At home, the Balkans are still capable of a lot; at least, they could count on a goal.