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Montenegro will be without key striker Milutin Osmajic – who has missed Preston North End’s last three games due to injury and has also been charged with racially abusing Hannibal Mejbri by the FA, leaving him out of the national team squad this time.

Nikola Krstovic is likely to continue to lead the line, especially after scoring a hat-trick in the win over Türkiye – doubling his goalscoring tally for Montenegro. Captain Stevan Jovetic – the all-time leading scorer with 36 goals – will also start; he is just three games away from Fatos Beciraj’s record of 86 caps.

If coach Robert Prosinecki opts for a back four, Adam Marusic and Risto Radunovic could be recalled to play on the wings, while the midfield could feature Vladimir Jovovic, Marko Jankovic and Marko Bakic.

As for Gibraltar, they suffered a loss of force when goalkeeper Jaylan Hankins, defender Jack Sergeant and midfielder Graeme Torrilla were all injured and forced to withdraw from the team.

At 18, Manchester United’s James Scanlon – a young talent who has yet to make a first-team appearance – could be deployed on the left flank to earn his 11th cap for the national team, while veteran Liam Walker – Gibraltar’s record goalscorer (8) and all-time appearance maker (85) – will take up the right-back role, supporting centre-forward Tjay De Barr.

Latest expected lineup Montenegro vs Gibraltar

Montenegro:

Nikic; Marusic, I. Vujacic, Sipcic, Radunovic; Bakic, Jankovic; Camaj, Jovovic, Krstovic; Jovetic

Gibraltar:

Banda; Ronan, Lopes, Annesley, Britto; Bent, Valarino, Pozo; Walker, De Barr, Scanlon

Latest Montenegro vs Gibraltar football prediction

Montenegro started 2024 in style with back-to-back wins over Belarus and North Macedonia without conceding a goal. However, that run of positive results was quickly overshadowed by seven straight defeats – including five in the UEFA Nations League, which saw them relegated from League B Group 4.

In a group that also included Wales, Iceland and Türkiye, Montenegro finished bottom and almost finished the campaign without a point, had it not been for a surprise 3-1 win over Turkey in their final home game.

After a challenging first year as head coach, Robert Prosinecki is hopeful Montenegro can start their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign positively, as they bid to qualify for their first major tournament as an independent nation.

Currently ranked 73rd in the world by FIFA, Montenegro have won just one of their last eight World Cup qualifiers (D3 L4) – but that sole victory came against this weekend’s opponents: Gibraltar, winning 3-0 away in October 2021.

As for Gibraltar, they are considered one of the smallest teams in the world – ranked 196/210 countries by FIFA – but are currently on a seven-match unbeaten streak in all competitions.

After holding Wales to a 0-0 draw and beating Andorra 1-0 in a friendly in June, Gibraltar continued their impressive run in the UEFA Nations League, picking up six points from four League D Group 1 games (W1 D3). However, they still missed out on promotion, finishing just one point behind leaders San Marino.

Gibraltar ended 2024 with a 1-1 draw with Moldova, which was also the final match for coach Julio Cesar Ribas after more than six and a half years in charge. Following the Uruguayan's departure, Scott Wiseman - 39 - was appointed as interim coach.

Gibraltar’s immediate target is to pick up their first points in a World Cup qualifier – something they have never done before. They lost all 20 of their last two qualifiers (2018 and 2022), scoring just seven goals and conceding 90.

Latest Montenegro vs Gibraltar score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Montenegro vs Gibraltaras follows:

• Sportsmole:Montenegro 2-0 Gibraltar

• WhoScore:Montenegro 1-0 Gibraltar
• Our newspaper predicts:Montenegro 2-0 Gibraltar

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