Switzerland vs North Macedonia - prediction, team news, lineups

With promotion already successful sight, Switzerland volition invited Group B1 strugglers North Macedonia to the Thermoplan Arena connected Tuesday for a showdown successful the UEFA Nations League.

The Red Crosses volition beryllium looking for a 4th triumph connected the bounce, portion the Lions are hopeless to debar different defeat.

Match preview

Murat Yakin's Switzerland person enjoyed an awesome Nations League run truthful far, and signaling 3 wins from 3 has enactment them successful a beardown presumption up of this clash.

The Red Crosses recovered from their World Cup elimination by thoroughly beating Tuesday's opponents 3-0 connected September 26, racing into a two-goal pb successful the archetypal fractional acknowledgment to Remo Freuler and Zeki Amdouni, earlier the second secured the triumph successful the second.

Proving that the triumph was not a one-off, Yakin's broadside repeated the 3-0 effect against Scotland astatine Hampden Park 3 days later, earlier downing Slovenia 2-1 connected Saturday.

That latest occurrence required a comeback from Switzerland, who conceded a astonishment second-minute extremity connected the antagonistic from Zan Vipotnik, but had Dan Ndoye connected manus to implicit the turnaround earlier the interval.

Nine points from 3 games has enactment the Red Crosses firmly astatine the apical of Group B1 - 5 wide of Slovenia and Scotland - and different triumph connected Tuesday could spot Yakin's men corroborate promotion to League A early, depending connected results elsewhere.

Meanwhile, North Macedonia person endured a dire twelvemonth with Goce Sedloski astatine the helm, who is nether superior unit pursuing a peculiarly mediocre Nations League showing.

After the 3-0 decision to Tuesday's hosts connected matchday one, arsenic good arsenic a 2-0 beating by Slovenia connected September 29, former Lions prima Igor Gjuzelov said the manager "Should beryllium honorable with himself and resign immediately.”

Sedloski would person been looking for a effect from his squad against Scotland connected Saturday, but the broadside fell to different 2-0 loss - a peculiarly damaging effect considering the Tartan Army had not scored successful 4 consecutive matches anterior to their clash successful Skopje.

At the clip of his calls for the caput manager to resign, Gjuzelov noted the squad “[Do not] person the prime of players to marque an content oregon the extent to improve,” meaning that “Even if Sedloski does go, it won't get immoderate amended for the adjacent guy.”

Given that North Macedonia are inactive waiting for their archetypal extremity of 2026 - a tally of 7 matches featuring 5 defeats - it is hard to reason against that idea.

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Team News

Switzerland could opt for a akin XI to the 1 that bushed Slovenia, with Aston Villa's Johan Manzambi operating down Burnley striker Zeki Amdouni, portion Dan Ndoye and Michel Aebischer supply width.

Ardon Jashari of AC Milan volition beryllium acceptable to articulation Remo Freuler successful Yakin's treble pivot, conscionable successful beforehand of centre-backs Nico Elvedi and Manuel Akanji. 

As for North Macedonia, they are without midfielder Jani Atanasov, who is suspended for accumulating yellowish cards owed to his booking against Scotland.

In his absence, Matej Gashtarov and Luka Stankovski look acceptable to commencement successful the centre of the park, flanked by wing-backs Bojan Ilievski and Sebastian Herrera.

Further forward, captain Enis Bardhi should beryllium connected manus to enactment Rangers striker Bojan Miovski, alongside chap attacking midfielder Eljif Elmas.

Switzerland imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Athekame, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez; Jashari, Freuler; Aebischer, Manzambi, Ndoye; Amdouni

North Macedonia imaginable starting lineup:

Dimitrevski; Mladenovski, Musliu, Meljichi; Ilievski, Gashtarov, Stankovski, Herrera; Bardhi, Elmas; Miovski

We say: Switzerland 3-0 North Macedonia

Switzerland person been successful exceptional signifier during this term's Nations League B campaign, and with promotion successful their sights, the hosts volition beryllium peculiarly motivated connected Tuesday.

North Macedonia person failed to people successful immoderate of their matches crossed 2026 truthful far, and are improbable to extremity that drought against the strongest squad successful Group B1.

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