Match Info

EHF Euro - Preliminary

Date: 18 January 2026, Sunday

Location: Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning)

Where to Watch on TV:


Czech-republic	CT sport Plus
Denmark	TV2 Play, TV2 Sport
Finland	Viaplay
France	beIN Sports MAX 8
Norway	Viaplay
Sweden	Viaplay


	North Macedonia		Portugal

	1	X	2
	9.5	16	1.12	Watch
	9.6	16	1.07	Watch
	11.49	16.15	1.09	Watch
	9.5	15	1.1
	8.9	15	1.1	Watch
	10	16	1.11
Avarage Now (Initially)	9.83 ↑ (8.1)	15.69 ↑ (13.6)	1.1 ↓ (1.15)

The most likely Over/Under: 63.50

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-7)

The best margin for this event is 6.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

North Macedonia
9.5%

Draw
5.9%

Portugal
84.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

11.6%

6.9%

81.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

North Macedonia has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.1%)

Portugal has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	0%	100%

North Macedonia - Portugal Predictions

Users Predictions: 2 users predict this event. Portugal will win (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 63.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +6.5 - North Macedonia (1.67) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -3.5, 1st Half - Portugal (1.88) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. North Macedonia (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Portugal (votes: 2 - 66.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 29:36

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Lineups


44. Alarov M.	25. Areia A.
55. Atanasievikj P.	86. Brandao R.
88. Atanasijevic P.	23. Branquinho D.
38. Djonov I.	41. Capdeville G.
9. Gjorgiev I.	95. Cavalcanti G.
19. Kosteski N.	26. Costa F.
26. Kosteski N.	79. Costa M.
18. Kuzmanovski F.	21. Fernandes L.
17. Markoski N.	29. Ferreira J.
10. Mitev M.	82. Frade L.
1. Mitrevski N.	66. Gomes J.
33. Peshevski Z.	8. Iturriza V.
77. Serafimov M.	20. Neves M.
42. Stojkovikj M.	13. Rocha S.
12. Tomovski M.	14. Sousa R.
4. Velkovski M.	99. Valerio D.
Coaches
. Lazarov K.	. Pereira P.

Preview

North Macedonia may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Portugal is the obvious favorite.

In the last 3 head-to-head matches, North Macedonia won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 76:80. (average 25.3:26.7).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- North Macedonia handball
Handball European Championship
16.01.26	Denmark - North Macedonia	36:24 ✺
11.05.25	North Macedonia - Lithuania	26:17 ✺
08.05.25	Estonia - North Macedonia	17:36 ✺
16.03.25	Slovenia - North Macedonia	38:27 ✺
12.03.25	North Macedonia - Slovenia	26:32 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 2.3 LWWLL
- Portugal handball
Handball European Championship
16.01.26	Portugal - Romania	40:34 ✺
Friendly International Handball
11.01.26	Spain - Portugal	31:34 ✺
09.01.26	Portugal - Iran	41:20 ✺
08.01.26	Portugal - Egypt	31:31 ✺
01.11.25	Portugal - Egypt	30:27 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.7 WWWTW

Latest Head to Head

Handball European Championship
12.03.23	Portugal - North Macedonia	32:27
09.03.23	North Macedonia - Portugal	23:29
16.06.13	North Macedonia - Portugal	26:19

North Macedonia - Portugal: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide