North Macedonia
The Matchday 3 Group B1 match in the UEFA Nations League between North Macedonia and Scotland will kick off on 3 October 2026 at 14:45 EDT / 11:45 PDT at the Toše Proeski National Arena in Skopje.
We will focus on the bookmakers' odds and betting markets, comparing the odds on the main outcomes with other betting options of interest.
Goals are extremely hard to come by in matches involving either national side, so the game in Skopje is unlikely to become an open exchange of goals.
The hosts' main problem is their prolonged scoring drought. North Macedonia have failed to score in 8 of their last 10 matches across all competitions and drew a blank in both autumn rounds of the UEFA Nations League, losing 0:3 to Switzerland and 0:2 to Slovenia. Meanwhile, all ten of their most recent matches in the competition have finished with under 3.5 goals.
Scotland are also reluctant to force the pace in attack. In 9 of their last 10 UEFA Nations League matches, spectators have seen no more than three goals, while Scotland themselves scored at most one goal in eight matches over that period. Their goalless draw away to Slovenia in late September only underlined this cautious approach.
The congested international schedule poses some risk: the hosts' head coach Goce Sedloski has already announced plans to rotate his squad, and fresh players could make North Macedonia less predictable in attack.
Nevertheless, the hosts' persistent finishing problems and the visitors' restrained style outweigh this factor. The prediction for the upcoming match is: Both teams to score — No.
François Letexier (France)
Matches — 17 (international fixtures, 2025/26–2026/27);
Average fouls per match — 21;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) — 3.4;
Matches with a red card — 1 of 17;
Matches with a penalty — 6 of 17.
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Goce Sedloski
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Stole Dimitrievski
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Anes Meliqi
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Bojan Ilievski
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Mario Mladenovski
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Sebastián Herrera Cardona
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Visar Musliu
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Elif Elmas
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Enis Bardhi
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Luka Stankovski
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Matej Gashtarov
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Bojan Miovski
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Damjan Shishkovski
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Davor Taleski
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Andrej Stojchevski
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Gjorge Dzhekov
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Agon Elezi
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Dimitar Mitrovski
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Jani Atanasov
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Ljupcho Doriev
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Tihomir Kostadinov
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Hristijan Maleski
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Azer Omeragikj
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Elmin Rastoder
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Sébastien Pocognoli
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Angus Fraser James Gunn
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Stephen Welsh
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Luis Binks
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df. | 2 | 0 |
Andrew Henry Robertson
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Scott Fraser McKenna
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Billy Gilmour
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
John McGinn
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Lewis Ferguson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Oliver Robert McBurnie
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
Ben Gannon-Doak
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Kieron Bowie
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Liam Patrick Kelly
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Scott Bain
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Josh Doig
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Luke Graham
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Aaron Buchanan Hickey
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Colby Donovan
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Kenneth Patterson
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Joshua McPake
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Kristi Montgomery
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Lennon Miller
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ryan Christie
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Robert Philip Thomas Ure
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Slovenia
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Switzerland
Scotland
Switzerland
Slovenia
Scotland
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Matches played
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W
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D
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L
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G
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Points
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1 |
Switzerland
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2:1 | -:- | 3:0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
11:1
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12 | |
2 |
Slovenia
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-:- | 0:0 | 2:0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
5:3
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7 | |
3 |
Scotland
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0:3 | 1:2 | -:- | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3:5
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4 | |
4 |
North Macedonia
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0:3 | -:- | 0:2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
0:10
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0 |
