NORTH MACEDONIA v POLAND
European Championship
Friday 7th June 2019
Kickoff: 1945hrs
Pick: Poland AH-0.25
Bookmaker: Bet Victor
Odds: 1.70 (odds taken at 00:28 GMT, 07 June 2019)
The European Championship qualifiers resume on Friday night and our next fixture features a Group G encounter between group leaders, North Macedonia and 3rd placed North Macedonia as the betting tips continue at the Telekom Arena with the hosts looking to keep pace with the top two teams in the group.
North Macedonia – Can North Macedonia cause an upset here?
North Macedonia sit in 3rd place in Group G after making a promising start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign as the hosts registered a 3-1 home win over Latvia to get them off to a cracking start, which was then followed up with a solid point on the road with a 1-1 draw away at Slovenia.
The hard work now begins for North Macedonia as they face the favourites to win this group, Poland, despite holding home advantage at their Telekom Arena, and although the hosts have recorded a few wins under their belts in recent times, with all respect, these were against lesser opposition.
Recent wins over Liechtenstein and Gibraltar 2-0 and 4-0 respectively have complemented their Group G win over Latvia, but they’ll be up against a Polish outfit who they’ve failed to beat in any of their previous three encounters.
Defeats by margins of 4-1 and 3-0 have been either side of a 1-1 draw against Friday night’s visitors, Poland, and they could be up against it again in this clash.
Poland Prediction – Can Poland open up a lead at the top of Group G?
Following a run of 3 straight defeats to Portugal, Italy and Czech Republic, Poland seem to have recovered somewhat with a run of 3 matches without defeat which includes a point against the defending European Champions, Portugal, in a 1-1 draw in the Nations League, along with making an impressive start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign by recording back-to-back wins.
Poland have made the perfect start to their Euro qualifying campaign with wins over Austria 1-0 away and a 2-0 home win against Latvia which has placed the visitors top of Group G with the maximum 6 points.
Poland hold a 2-point margin ahead of the surprise early chasing teams of Israel and North Macedonia, and all three points in this clash on Friday night would virtually seal their place in the European Championships finals next year.
Recent results away from home have also picked up for Poland as the visitors are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on their travels which include wins at Armenia 6-1, Japan 1-0 and 1-0 at Austria, and of course they also possess one of the deadliest strikers in European football, Robert Lewandowski.
Key-Facts – North Macedonia v Poland
- North Macedonia are unbeaten in their last 4 matches overall
- North Macedonia have failed to beat Poland in each of their previous 3 encounters
- Poland are unbeaten in their last 5 away matches in all competitions
Betting Tips Verdict
North Macedonia have made a good start to their campaign but the step-up in quality in opposition in the shape of Poland could be their undoing here.
