North Macedonia vs Latvia Prediction and Betting Tips | November 13th 2025

North Macedonia and Latvia take a break from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday when they lock horns in a friendly at Tose Proeski Arena. Blagoja Milevski’s men head into the midweek tie on a run of five consecutive victories over the visitors and will be looking to extend this dominant streak.

North Macedonia failed to climb top of Group J in the World Cup qualifiers last time out as they could only salvage a 1-1 draw against Kazakhstan in Skopje.

With that result, Milevski’s side are one of 12 sides yet to suffer defeat in the qualifiers, picking up three wins and four draws from their seven games to sit second in Group J with 13 points, one point behind first-placed Belgium.

While North Macedonia are unbeaten in their last 14 competitive matches (8W 6D), they head into Thursday’s game on a run of four straight friendly defeats, stretching back to a 1-1 draw against Moldova in March 2024.

In contrast, it has been a truly forgettable World Cup qualifying campaign for Latvia, who sit fourth in Group K with five points from seven games, six points off the playoff places.

Paolo Nicolato’s men suffered a 5-0 hammering at the hands of England in their last outing on October 14, a result which saw their winless run stretch to seven matches in all competitions (4L 2D).

Latvia’s last win came back in March, when they edged out Andorra 1-0 in the World Cup qualifiers thanks to a 58th-minute strike from Dario Sits.

North Macedonia vs Latvia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• North Macedonia boast a 100% record in the history of this fixture, picking up five wins from the previous five meetings between the two nations.
• Both sides first met in March 2014, when North Macedonia picked up a 2-1 victory in a friendly tie, while their most recent encounter came in November 2024, which ended 1-0 in favor of Milevski’s men.
• North Macedonia have lost each of their last five friendly matches, conceding eight goals and scoring twice since a 1-1 draw against Moldova in March 2024.
• Latvia have failed to win their last five friendly games, losing twice and picking up three draws since a 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan in March 2022.

North Macedonia vs Latvia Prediction

North Macedonia and Latvia head into Thursday’s game in contrasting form, with Nicolato’s men failing to win their last seven matches across all competitions.

Milevski’s side boast an outstanding record in this fixture and we are tipping them to come out on top at Tose Proeski Arena once again.

Prediction: North Macedonia 2-0 Latvia

North Macedonia vs Latvia Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - North Macedonia to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in five of North Macedonia’s last seven games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in eight of Latvia’s last nine outings)

Edited by Peter P