Churlinov the only called forward who has scored for North Macedonia

Ahead of tonight's match in Glasgow, North Macedonia arrive in a prolonged goal drought: the team has not scored in 787 minutes, and under coach Goce Sedloski the run stands at 720 minutes. Sedloski will lead the side for the ninth time this evening and so far has not yet celebrated a win, a draw or even a goal with the national team.

Where the goals might come from

The current campaign in UEFA Nations League B has been troubled: across the four matches so far the team has created few clear chances and on several occasions not managed a single shot on target.

Among the forwards called for the Glasgow match are Darko Churlinov, Ljupche Doriev, Dimitar Mitrovski, Elmin Rastoder, Azer Omeragic, Hristijan Maleski and Marko Gjorgjievski, the latter still waiting to make his debut.

An interesting and telling detail: of those attackers, only Darko Churlinov has ever "scored" for North Macedonia — he has five goals for the national side. That record makes him the only forward in the squad with experience of finding the net at international level.

Perhaps the biggest surprise in the selection was the omission of Bojan Miovski, widely regarded as the country's leading striker. The coach's choices and the team's continued struggles are ultimately for the staff and players to answer for as they seek results.

Photo: press material from the event