It's time for episode two of the Skendija 79 - Valmiera 2nd Qualifying Round battle

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Competition: Europe Europa Conference League
Competition: Thu 28.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Toše Proeski Arena (35000 seats)

There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Skendija 79 and Valmiera. Game on!

Valmiera have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Valmiera could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Virsliga game only four sleeps ago.

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Skendija 79 form and stats

Skendija 79 have reached this Europa Conference League stage through battling and winning against Ararat. Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round against Riga.

Skendija 79 have performed here at Toše Proeski Arena this season with 10 wins from 17 First League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Skendija 79 has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

Skendija 79 are returning here after guesting Valmiera in a Europa Conference League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

The Skendija fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 17 matches. Skendija 79 have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 8 goals.

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Valmiera form and stats

Valmiera's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 1st qualifying round against Sūduva.

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Valmiera so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Virsliga statistics.

Valmiera go into this game after a win, the home game against Metta / LU that ended 6-1. As mentioned above, Valmiera was the only team on the pitch versus Metta / LU in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.

aweayteam Hara magic won. Valmiera are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

The schedule is very tough for Valmiera now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Virsliga game at Auda is waiting in only four days.

Valmiera have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 10 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides encountered each other earlier on this season: Valmiera - Skendija 79 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

ValmieraR. Krollis
R. Krollis
14 goals
ValmieraC. Mena Márquez
C. Mena Márquez
9 goals
ValmieraD. Yokota
D. Yokota
7 goals

Skendija 79 missing players

Valmiera missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Skendija 79 Valmiera
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
12 7   Won W   9 19
10 5   Drew D   2 3
3 0   Lost L   1 3
33 15   Scored S   27 62
20 5   Conceded C   6 14
80% 67%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 92%
68% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 84%
40% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 64%
16% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 32%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 16%
48% 42%   BTTS BTTS   42% 44%
48% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 56%
24% 33%   Failed to Score F T   17% 8%
 
7.7 9.6   Corners for (avg) C F   9.5 8.4
3 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4
2.5 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
1 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
14.7 17   Shots (avg) S (   15.7 16.9
5.1 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   7 7.8
27% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 33%
 
8.8 7.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.9 8.9
3.2 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shkupi 33 23 7 3 66 21 17 15 2 0 45 8 16 8 5 3 21 13 45 76
2 Akademija Pandev 33 19 7 7 55 32 17 13 2 2 38 15 16 6 5 5 17 17 23 64
3 Skendija 79 33 16 13 4 49 25 17 10 6 1 25 8 16 6 7 3 24 17 24 61
4 Makedonija 33 17 6 10 46 44 17 10 4 3 28 17 16 7 2 7 18 27 2 57
5 Renova 33 12 12 9 42 29 17 6 6 5 19 13 16 6 6 4 23 16 13 48
6 Struga 33 12 11 10 33 33 16 8 6 2 20 12 17 4 5 8 13 21 0 47
7 Bregalnica Stip 33 12 9 12 45 47 17 10 4 3 31 19 16 2 5 9 14 28 -2 45
8 Rabotnicki 33 13 4 16 29 35 16 7 3 6 15 16 17 6 1 10 14 19 -6 43
9 Skopje 33 9 8 16 27 45 16 5 5 6 16 17 17 4 3 10 11 28 -18 35
10 Tikves 33 9 7 17 36 38 16 8 2 6 23 14 17 1 5 11 13 24 -2 34
11 Borec 33 5 6 22 25 66 16 4 3 9 13 27 17 1 3 13 12 39 -41 21
12 Pelister 33 2 8 23 16 54 16 2 6 8 9 21 17 0 2 15 7 33 -38 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Valmiera 22 18 2 2 59 12 12 10 1 1 34 6 10 8 1 1 25 6 47 56
2 Rigas FS 22 15 4 3 53 20 11 7 3 1 23 7 11 8 1 2 30 13 33 49
3 Riga 22 15 2 5 35 13 12 10 0 2 20 5 10 5 2 3 15 8 22 47
4 Liepāja 20 12 4 4 40 20 11 5 3 3 17 11 9 7 1 1 23 9 20 40
5 Auda 22 11 4 7 31 19 10 6 0 4 20 10 12 5 4 3 11 9 12 37
6 FC Daugavpils / Progress 21 7 3 11 16 38 9 4 2 3 9 11 12 3 1 8 7 27 -22 24
7 Tukums 22 6 2 14 21 44 11 3 2 6 11 24 11 3 0 8 10 20 -23 20
8 Spartaks Jurmala 21 4 2 15 17 44 10 2 1 7 10 20 11 2 1 8 7 24 -27 14
9 Metta / LU 22 3 4 15 22 53 11 2 2 7 12 25 11 1 2 8 10 28 -31 13
10 Super Nova 22 1 5 16 10 41 11 1 2 8 6 23 11 0 3 8 4 18 -31 8

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Valmiera 22 18 2 2 59 12 12 10 1 1 34 6 10 8 1 1 25 6 47 56
2 Rigas FS 22 15 4 3 53 20 11 7 3 1 23 7 11 8 1 2 30 13 33 49
3 Riga 22 15 2 5 35 13 12 10 0 2 20 5 10 5 2 3 15 8 22 47
4 Liepāja 20 12 4 4 40 20 11 5 3 3 17 11 9 7 1 1 23 9 20 40
5 Auda 22 11 4 7 31 19 10 6 0 4 20 10 12 5 4 3 11 9 12 37
6 FC Daugavpils / Progress 21 7 3 11 16 38 9 4 2 3 9 11 12 3 1 8 7 27 -22 24
7 Tukums 22 6 2 14 21 44 11 3 2 6 11 24 11 3 0 8 10 20 -23 20
8 Spartaks Jurmala 21 4 2 15 17 44 10 2 1 7 10 20 11 2 1 8 7 24 -27 14
9 Metta / LU 22 3 4 15 22 53 11 2 2 7 12 25 11 1 2 8 10 28 -31 13
10 Super Nova 22 1 5 16 10 41 11 1 2 8 6 23 11 0 3 8 4 18 -31 8

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