Shkupi host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 1st Qualifying Round game. days.
Shkupi and Lincoln Red Imps should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shkupi form and stats
Shkupi participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round.The home team returns to Toše Proeski Arena after drawing with Fenerbahce on their last time out; the game ended 2-2.
Ahead of that match, Shkupi won a home game hosting Akademija Pandev (3-0).It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Shkupi, who have participated in three training matches. Shkupi have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 3 games.
Lincoln Red Imps form and stats
Lincoln Red Imps was sent out of Champions League in the 2nd qualifying round last season, when CFR Cluj turned out to be too strong.The fans enjoyed Lincoln Red Imps's previous match versus Magpies, a Gibraltar Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Preceding that game was the away Premier Division victory against Glacis United with the score of 3-1.It's a day of discovery for Lincoln Red Imps as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Lincoln have played one with the results W0-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Lincoln Red Imps has scored 2 goals and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Adetunji 21 goals | F. Álvarez Rodriguez 8 goals | K. Trapanovski 4 goals |
Shkupi missing players
Lincoln Red Imps missing players
| Shkupi | Lincoln Red Imps | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 11 | 20 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 27 | Scored | S | 40 | 72 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 7 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 13.1 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6 | ||
| 28% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| 7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
