Belgium vs. Macedonia Predictions

• When: Friday, October 10, 8:45 pm ET
• Where: Planet Group Arena, Gent, Belgium

The fact that these two teams occupy top spots in Group J is enough to proclaim this event as the derby of the round. Belgium has a game fewer than North Macedonia, but is also a point behind. That puts the Devils under pressure and in a must-win situation ahead of this game. De Bruyne and the guys are massive favorites, though the Macedonians can’t be underestimated.

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Belgium

The Belgians had two superb wins in the previous round of the World Cup qualifiers. One was at home, 6-0 against Kazakhstan, and the other had the same result, only on the road against Liechtenstein.

For the moment, the Devils are undefeated in their previous five matches, with one tie and four wins. Each of those triumphs was with at least two goals scored, and the matches ended all with over 2.5 hits. So, Belgium is playing offensive-minded and productive games, where they tend to attack and dictate the pace.

As for their roster for the upcoming game, all the key players will be involved, starting with De Bruyne, Doku, Courtois, etc. This team is together for a long time, and it has excellent chemistry these days.

Macedonia

The Macedonians have played 5 qualifying games so far, and they’ve been undefeated. The team from the Balkans has three wins and two ties, managing to stay unbeaten against Belgium in Skopje, where they earned a 1-1 draw.

The team plays hard and very rigid football, with plenty of tactics and physicality involved. They’ve conceded just two goals so far in the qualifiers, scoring 11, yet half of those goals came against Liechtenstein, whom they crushed 5-0 at home.

Macedonia’s sole loss in the previous 10 matches was a friendly against Saudi Arabia, 2-1 on the road, with seven triumphs and two ties along the way.

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Belgium and North Macedonia Possible Lineups

Belgium: Courtois; Castagne, Debast, Theate, Meunier; Witsel, Onana; De Ketelaere, Trossard, De Bruyne; Openda

North Macedonia: Dimitrievski; Velkovski, Zajkov, Musliu, Alioski; Atanasov, Elmas, Kostadinov, Bardhi, Miovski; Trajkovski

Belgium vs Macedonia Head to Head

The first game in Skopje ended in a 1-1 tie, which was a fairly interesting match where Macedonia outplayed Belgium in terms of chances and pressure in the second half. Prior to this event, there had been four more games since 1994, with one tie and Belgium’s three victories.

Belgium vs. Macedonia Predictions

We respect Macedonia, but they can’t defy Belgium at home, especially now when the Devils have to win. This is a game that could easily decide who goes to the 2026 World Cup directly; therefore, we have to take the home team to win and cover a 1.5-goal spread.

Our verdict: Belgium -1.5

Belgium versus North Macedonia Odds

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