North Macedonia-Malta, the probable formations

North Macedonia-Malta, the probable formations

On the first day of qualifying for the upcoming European Championships, North Macedonia and Malta will face each other in Group C. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. at the Philipp II Arena. The hosts, who missed qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar after a loss to Portugal, are in the hunt for their second European Championship qualification in a row.

Milevski will rely on the offensive tandem of Trajkovski and Spirovski with Elmas as a trequartista. Marcolini, on the other hand, is expected to deploy Satariano from the 1′ as the first forward with Jones and Teuma behind him. In front of Bonello space for the trio composed of Muscat, Borg and Apap.

Probable formations

NORTH MACEDONIA (3-4-1-2): Dimitrievski; Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu; Alioski, Bardhi, Ademi, Trickovski; Elmas; Trajkovski, Spirovski. Coach: Blagoja Milevski.

MALTA (3-4-2-1): Bonello; Z. Muscat, S. Borg, Apap; J. Mbong, Guillaumier, Paiber, Camenzuli; Teuma, J. Jones; Satariano. Coach: Michele Marcolini