North Macedonia vs Kazakhstan prediction, preview, team news and more

North Macedonia will play their final game before Euro 2020 on Friday, hosting Kazakhstan in a friendly at the Toše Proeski National Arena in their capital, Skopje.

It will be the Balkan outfit's first-ever appearance at a major tournament. The Lions will be eager to make a mark, having been drawn alongside Austria, Ukraine and the Netherlands in Group C.

To add more wind to their sails, Igor Angelovski's side have also made a bright start to their World Cup qualifiers. They have won twice from their opening three games, including a stunning 2-1 victory away to Germany.

They are not to be taken lightly and Macedonia will hope to kick off their European campaign on the back of a victory against Kazakhstan.

The Hawks, ranked 62 places below Macedonia, have a free summer ahead of them. They are looking to get a positive result before resuming their World Cup qualifiers later this year, with their last victory coming in September 2020.

North Macedonia vs Kazakhstan Head-To-Head

This will be the first meeting between North Macedonia and Kazakhstan.

North Macedonia Form Guide (all competitions): D-L-L-L-D

Kazakhstan Form Guide (all competitions): L-L-L-L-D

North Macedonia vs Kazakhstan Team News

North Macedonia

Head coach Igor Angelovski played a formidable lineup against Solvenia, but may still make a few changes.

Ivan Trichkovski may start upfront alongside Goran Pandev, relegating Aleksandar Trajkovski to the bench. Meanwhile, youngster Darko Churlinov might get a start in midfield.

Injured: None

Suspended: None

Unavailable: None

Kazakhstan

In comparison, head coach Talgat Baysufinov has named a relatively inexperienced squad, including five uncapped players.

Only two Kazakhs from the side ply their trade abroad - Vladislav Vasiliev and Aleksey Shchotkin.

Injured: None

Suspended: None

Unavailable: None

North Macedonia vs Kazakhstan Predicted XI

North Macedonia (3-4-1-2): Stole Dimitrievski; Darko Velkovski, Egzon Bejtulai, Visar Musliu; Ferhan Hasani, Daniel Avramovski, Boban Nikolov, Darko Churlinov; Eljif Elmas; Goran Pandev, Aleksandar Trajkovski.

Kazakhstan (3-4-2-1): Stas Pokatilov; Aleksandr Marochkin, Nuraly Alip, Sergey Maliy; Marat Bystrov, Askhat Tagybergen, Aybol Abiken, Elkhan Astanov; Azat Nurgaliev, Daniyar Usenov; Abat Ayembetov.