International Friendly – North Macedonia vs Slovenia Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When does North Macedonia vs Slovenia kick off? Tuesday 1st June, 2021 – 17:00 (UK)
Where is North Macedonia vs Slovenia being played? Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje
Where can I get tickets for North Macedonia vs Slovenia? A lot of international games are being played without spectators but the situation is changing rapidly so it is worth checking official ticketing websites for updates
What TV channel is North Macedonia vs Slovenia on? Sky Sports
Where can I stream North Macedonia vs Slovenia? Sky subscribers can be streamed live via Sky Go
THE PREDICTION
North Macedonia are going to be quite an exciting and interesting ‘story’ at the Euros but, potentially more exciting and interesting, will be their style of play. A solid midfield of Ademi, Elmas and Bardhi with several options up-front including Goran Pandev is supplemented by genuinely attacking full-backs in Ezgjan Alioski and Stefan Ristevski. This suggests one thing: attack. Their qualifying matches for next year’s World Cup were just like that in March as they went at Germany and won, went at Romania and came back from two goals down only to go on to lose and thrashed Liechtenstein by five goals to nil. They come up against a Slovenia side that have selected their strongest side despite having no tournament to build up for. That means Jan Oblak, Jasmin Kurtic and Josip Ilicic will all be involved for a Slovenian side that have been relatively dull and shut games down in recent past. Their 2-1 loss against Russia was only prompted by Russian attacking so this is a game between two contrasting styles. Therefore, it is likely to be the more defensive style that is the theme of the match given North Macedonia will possibly look to rotate, rest and experiment. Given that, under 3.5 goals wouldn’t be unlikely.
