Latvia v North Macedonia

Latvia vs North Macedonia Preview

Latvia and North Macedonia kick off the Nations League action in midweek when the two nations go head-to-head at the Stadions Skonto on Thursday evening in a League C/4 clash with Latvia recording a win and a loss in their opening two games, while North Macedonia currently sit top of Group 4 having picked up four points from their opening two group games.

Latvia started their Nations League campaign in disappointing fashion as they slipped to a heavy 4-1 loss away from home at Armenia but the hosts quickly bounced back with a 1-0 home win against Faroe Islands whom they beat by the same scoreline back in June in the Baltic Cup.

However, the bigger picture does not lend much confidence in the hosts for this upcoming clash on Thursday night at their Stadions Skonto as Paolo Nicolato's side have managed to pick up just three victories from their previous 17 internationals in all competitions.

Each of these three wins were achieved on home soil but even these have been part of an ordinary looking nine-game sequence in previous home games overall which also includes being dealt five defeats as well, while goals also look to be in short supply as nine out of Latvia's last 10 home games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

North Macedonia have produced a promising start to their Nations League campaign as the visitors have collected four points from their opening two games in the group; a 1-1 draw away from home at Faroe Islands was followed up with a 2-0 home win against Armenia, and these results will give Blagoja Milevski's side a welcome boost.

However, North Macedonia cannot be relied upon to produce further consistent results just yet as the visitors have managed to collect just one win from their last eight internationals in all competitions.

In addition, North Macedonia have also slipped to four defeats within this period as well, which came in the form of losses at the hands of Italy, Montenegro, Croatia and Czech Republic, all of which were inflicted upon Blagoja Milevski's side on their travels. The bigger picture shows North Macedonia have registered just three wins from their last 14 internationals overall which also consists of seven defeats as well; eight of these 14 matches have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals as well.

Results away from home though have been even worse as the visitors have recorded just two wins in their last 13 outings on their travels while also being dealt no fewer than nine losses within this period.

Latvia v North Macedonia Verdict

Nine of North Macedonia's 13 away games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals so this upcoming clash could end up being a low-scoring draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.20

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.00