WORLD WORLD CUP - QUALIFICATION EUROPE
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Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: D. Makkelie
Wales
Match Timeline
FYR Macedonia
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
11'
Tihomir Kostadinov
FYR Macedonia
🟨
17'
Stole Dimitrievski
FYR Macedonia
18'
H. Wilson
Wales
21'
D. Brooks · Assist: B. Johnson
Wales
23'
B. Miovski · Assist: D. Velkovski
FYR Macedonia
37'
B. Johnson · Assist: J. Dasilva
Wales
🔄
55'
T. Kostadinov ↔ D. Churlinov
FYR Macedonia
🔄
55'
A. Stojcevski ↔ L. Qamili
FYR Macedonia
57'
D. James · Assist: H. Wilson
Wales
🔄
64'
D. James ↔ S. Thomas
Wales
🔄
64'
D. Brooks ↔ N. Broadhead
Wales
🔄
64'
B. Miovski ↔ E. Rastoder
FYR Macedonia
🔄
64'
I. Alimi ↔ J. Atanasov
FYR Macedonia
75'
H. Wilson
Wales
🟨
80'
Darko Velkovski
FYR Macedonia
81'
H. Wilson
Wales
🔄
82'
J. Rodon ↔ C. Mepham
Wales
🔄
82'
N. Williams ↔ R. Kpakio
Wales
🔄
82'
S. Ashkovski ↔ N. Serafimov
FYR Macedonia
🔄
85'
L. Cullen ↔ I. Davies
Wales
88'
N. Broadhead · Assist: I. Davies
Wales

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Wales Win 0%
Draw 0%
FYR Macedonia Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Wales1.19
FYR Macedonia1.45
Recent Form (Last 5)
Wales Wales
WWDLW
23 GF / 14 GA
FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia
WLDWL
22 GF / 4 GA
Key Stats
1.77
Average Goals Scored
1.69
1.08
Average Goals Conceded
0.31
7
BTTS Yes
4
7
Over 2.5
3
6.71
Shots on Goal
4.57

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Wales Wales 13 matches
FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia 13 matches
Wales Statistic FYR Macedonia
7 Wins 8
4 Draws 5
2 Losses 0
23 Goals For 22
14 Goals Against 4
1.77 Avg Goals Scored 1.69
1.08 Avg Goals Conceded 0.31
7 BTTS Yes 4
8 Over 1.5 9
7 Over 2.5 3
5 Over 3.5 1
6 Clean Sheets 9
2 Failed To Score 1
6.71 Shots On Goal 4.57
14.86 Total Shots 11.71
6.43 Corners 4.14
68.6% Ball Possession 48.3%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 2 head-to-head meetings, Wales won 1 times, FYR Macedonia won 0 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 8:2 from Wales's perspective. 1 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 2 matches, with an average of 5 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Wales 4-1-4-1 / FYR Macedonia 5-3-2
H2H summary: Wales wins 1, draws 1, FYR Macedonia wins 0
Stats
Wales Wales
FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia
Shots on Goal
10
Shots on Goal
2
Shots off Goal
2
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
2
9 Corner Kicks 3
6 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 0
70% Ball Possession 30%
17 Total Shots 6
10 Shots on Goal 2
2 Shots off Goal 2
5 Blocked Shots 2
15 Shots insidebox 2
2 Shots outsidebox 4
1 Goalkeeper Saves 3
605 Total passes 262
550 Passes accurate 191
4.63 expected_goals 0.59
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 3 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Wales
Formation
FYR Macedonia
K. Darlow
K. Darlow
N. Williams
N. Williams
J. Rodon
J. Rodon
D. Lawlor
D. Lawlor
J. Dasilva
🎯
J. Dasilva
J. Sheehan
J. Sheehan
D. James
D. James
D. Brooks
D. Brooks
L. Cullen
L. Cullen
B. Johnson
🎯
B. Johnson
H. Wilson
⚽ 3 🎯
H. Wilson
S. Dimitrievski
S. Dimitrievski
B. Ilievski
B. Ilievski
G. Zajkov
G. Zajkov
D. Velkovski
🎯
D. Velkovski
A. Stojcevski
A. Stojcevski
S. Ashkovski
S. Ashkovski
I. Alimi
I. Alimi
E. Bardhi
E. Bardhi
T. Kostadinov
T. Kostadinov
B. Miovski
B. Miovski
E. Elmas
E. Elmas
Wales 4-1-4-1
Starting XI
1
K. Darlow
G
3
N. Williams
↓ 82'
D
6
J. Rodon
↓ 82'
D
4
D. Lawlor
D
5
J. Dasilva
🎯 37'
D
22
J. Sheehan
M
20
D. James
⚽ 57' ↓ 64'
M
7
D. Brooks
⚽ 21' ↓ 64'
M
10
L. Cullen
↓ 85'
M
11
B. Johnson
⚽ 37' 🎯 21'
M
8
H. Wilson
⚽ 18' ⚽ 75' ⚽ 81' 🎯 57'
F
Substitutes
12
T. King
G
21
A. Davies
G
2
C. Mepham
↑ 82'
D
9
L. Koumas
F
13
I. Davies
🎯 88' ↑ 85'
F
14
R. Kpakio
↑ 82'
D
15
R. Norrington-Davies
D
16
J. Colwill
M
17
R. Colwill
M
18
M. Harris
F
19
S. Thomas
↑ 64'
M
23
N. Broadhead
⚽ 88' ↑ 64'
F
FYR Macedonia 5-3-2
Starting XI
23
S. Dimitrievski
🟨 17'
G
2
B. Ilievski
5
G. Zajkov
D
14
D. Velkovski
🎯 23' 🟨 80'
D
6
A. Stojcevski
↓ 55'
3
S. Ashkovski
↓ 82'
D
16
I. Alimi
↓ 64'
M
10
E. Bardhi
M
18
T. Kostadinov
↓ 55' 🟨 11'
M
20
B. Miovski
⚽ 23' ↓ 64'
F
7
E. Elmas
F
Substitutes
1
D. Iliev
G
12
I. Aleksovski
G
4
N. Serafimov
↑ 82'
D
8
D. Babunski
M
9
A. Trajkovski
F
11
D. Churlinov
↑ 55'
F
13
S. Despotovski
D
15
E. Rastoder
↑ 64'
F
17
L. Qamili
↑ 55'
F
19
M. Ristovski
F
21
J. Atanasov
↑ 64'
M
22
R. Ramadani
M
Last matches: Wales
06.06.26
Fri
Wales
Romania
1
2
L
02.06.26
Fri
Wales
Ghana
1
1
D
31.03.26
Fri
Wales
Northern Ireland
1
1
D
26.03.26
Wor
Wales
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1
1
D
15.11.25
Wor
Wales
Liechtenstein
1
0
W
13.10.25
Wor
Wales
Belgium
2
4
L
04.09.25
Wor
Wales
Kazakhstan
1
0
W
09.06.25
Wor
Wales
Belgium
3
4
L
06.06.25
Wor
Wales
Liechtenstein
3
0
W
25.03.25
Wor
Wales
FYR Macedonia
1
1
D
22.03.25
Wor
Wales
Kazakhstan
3
1
W
19.11.24
UEF
Wales
Iceland
4
1
W
16.11.24
UEF
Wales
Türkiye
0
0
D
14.10.24
UEF
Wales
Montenegro
1
0
W
11.10.24
UEF
Wales
Iceland
2
2
D
09.09.24
UEF
Wales
Montenegro
2
1
W
06.09.24
UEF
Wales
Türkiye
0
0
D
Last matches: FYR Macedonia
01.06.26
Fri
FYR Macedonia
Türkiye
0
4
L
29.05.26
Fri
FYR Macedonia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0
0
D
31.03.26
Fri
FYR Macedonia
Rep. Of Ireland
0
0
D
26.03.26
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Denmark
0
4
L
13.10.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Kazakhstan
1
1
D
10.10.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Belgium
0
0
D
07.09.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Liechtenstein
5
0
W
09.06.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Kazakhstan
1
0
W
06.06.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Belgium
1
1
D
25.03.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Wales
1
1
D
22.03.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Liechtenstein
3
0
W
17.11.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Faroe Islands
1
0
W
14.11.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Latvia
1
0
W
13.10.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Armenia
2
0
W
10.10.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Latvia
3
0
W
10.09.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Armenia
2
0
W
07.09.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Faroe Islands
1
1
D
H2H: Wales vs FYR Macedonia
18.11.25
H2H
Wales
FYR Macedonia
7
1
W
25.03.25
H2H
FYR Macedonia
Wales
1
1
D
Last matches: Wales
02.06.26
Fri
Wales
Ghana
1
1
D
31.03.26
Fri
Wales
Northern Ireland
1
1
D
26.03.26
Wor
Wales
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1
1
D
13.10.25
Wor
Wales
Belgium
2
4
L
06.06.25
Wor
Wales
Liechtenstein
3
0
W
22.03.25
Wor
Wales
Kazakhstan
3
1
W
19.11.24
UEF
Wales
Iceland
4
1
W
14.10.24
UEF
Wales
Montenegro
1
0
W
06.09.24
UEF
Wales
Türkiye
0
0
D
H2H at home: Wales
18.11.25
H2H
Wales
FYR Macedonia
7
1
W
Last matches: FYR Macedonia
01.06.26
Fri
FYR Macedonia
Türkiye
0
4
L
29.05.26
Fri
FYR Macedonia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0
0
D
31.03.26
Fri
FYR Macedonia
Rep. Of Ireland
0
0
D
26.03.26
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Denmark
0
4
L
10.10.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Belgium
0
0
D
09.06.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Kazakhstan
1
0
W
22.03.25
Wor
FYR Macedonia
Liechtenstein
3
0
W
13.10.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Armenia
2
0
W
10.10.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Latvia
3
0
W
07.09.24
UEF
FYR Macedonia
Faroe Islands
1
1
D
H2H away: FYR Macedonia
18.11.25
H2H
Wales
FYR Macedonia
7
1
L

Standings

Group J
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 8 5 3 0 29:7 22 18
W D W D W
2
Wales Home
8 5 1 2 21:11 10 16
W W L W L
3 8 3 4 1 13:10 3 13
L D D W W
4 8 2 2 4 9:13 -4 8
D D W L L
5 8 0 0 8 0:31 -31 0
L L L L L
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