Wales vs FYR Macedonia match stats & report

7–1 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 10 · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff · Ref D. Makkelie

Wales stats & fixtures · FYR Macedonia stats & fixtures

Wales beat FYR Macedonia 7–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 10) on 18 November 2025. Expected goals finished 4.63–0.59. Wales had 70% of the ball.

Wales vs FYR Macedonia match statistics

WalesFYR Macedonia

70% Ball possession 30%
4.63 Expected goals (xG) 0.59
17 Total shots 6
10 Shots on target 2
2 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 2
9 Corners 3
6 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 3
605 Passes 262
91% Pass accuracy 73%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

11' Yellow card Tihomir Kostadinov FYR Macedonia
17' Yellow card S. Dimitrievski FYR Macedonia
18' Penalty scored H. Wilson Wales
21' Goal D. Brooks (assist B. Johnson) Wales
23' Goal B. Miovski (assist D. Velkovski) FYR Macedonia
37' Goal B. Johnson (assist J. Dasilva) Wales
57' Goal D. James (assist H. Wilson) Wales
75' Goal H. Wilson Wales
80' Yellow card D. Velkovski FYR Macedonia
81' Penalty scored H. Wilson Wales
88' Goal N. Broadhead (assist I. Davies) Wales

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Wales

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Craig Douglas Bellamy

1 K. Darlow

5 J. Dasilva 4 D. Lawlor 6 J. Rodon 3 N. Williams

22 J. Sheehan

11 B. Johnson 10 L. Cullen 7 D. Brooks 20 D. James

8 H. Wilson

Bench T. King , A. Davies , C. Mepham , L. Koumas , I. Davies , R. Kpakio , R. Norrington-Davies , J. Colwill , R. Colwill , M. Harris , S. Thomas , N. Broadhead

FYR Macedonia

Confirmed 5-3-2 Blagoja Milevski

23 S. Dimitrievski

3 S. Aškovski 6 Andrej Stojchevski 14 D. Velkovski 5 G. Zajkov 2 B. Ilievski

18 Tihomir Kostadinov 10 E. Bardhi 16 Isnik Alimi

7 E. Elmas 20 B. Miovski

Bench D. Iliev , I. Aleksovski , N. Serafimov , D. Babunski , A. Trajkovski , D. Churlinov , S. Despotovski , Elmin Rastoder , L. Qamili , Milan Ristovski , Jani Atanasov , R. Ramadani

Form guide

Wales at home

2–2–2 in 6 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 6
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

FYR Macedonia away

0–3–5 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.1 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 8
Corners: 2.0 per game
Shots on target: 0.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Wales vs FYR Macedonia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Mar 25	FYR Macedonia v Wales	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Wales vs FYR Macedonia head-to-head record