On Thursday night, two of the minnows of the international game meet as Gibraltar host Macedonia in the UEFA Nations League. The two teams are in Group 4 of League D of the competition.
Gibraltar heads into this game on the back of a historic 1-0 win over Latvia last time out. The victory was just the home sides second since becoming a fully-fledged member of UEFA back in 2014.
The win over Latvia ended a 12-game losing streak for Team 54, as they known. The home side has conceded at least two goals in nine of their last ten international matches.
In truth, the team is only in its early stage of development, though. In fact, Gibraltar have played just 29 official matches.
Both of their official victories have come on home soil. However, the home side has suffered defeat in 14 of their 17 home games so far. They have also conceded at least two goals in all 14 home losses.
Macedonia heads into this game unbeaten in seven international matches, having recorded three wins and four draws. The visitors have drawn their last two games in Finland and Azerbaijan.
The visitor’s recent international games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five outings.
Macedonia have a decent recent away record, as they are five games unbeaten in all competitions, having recorded two wins and three draws. The visitors have now drawn their last three games on their travels in Israel, Italy, Finland and Azerbaijan.
Their recent games on their travels have been low scoring, as their last four away games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Macedonia heads into this clash as favourites, mainly due to Gibraltar’s poor international record. Forebet predicts that the visitors will record a victory in a low scoring encounter.