Only victory will suffice for the Akademija Pandev followers in this Stadion Blagoj Istatov battle with Pelister, as they enjoy a solid lead on the away side in the First League standings.
- Akademija Pandev have the most points from losing position (10) in First League
- Pelister have the fewest scored goals (6) in First League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Akademija and Pelister.
Akademija Pandev form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 First League games here at Stadion Blagoj Istatov for Akademija Pandev. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
In their previous game, the manager Vasoski led his Akademija to a defeat in the First League match away at Makedonija. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Blagoj Istatov.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Bregalnica Stip that ended 0-0.A decent goal production from Akademija Pandev in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. Akademija have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Pelister form and stats
There's been little loot from Pelister's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the First League. Pelister only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Pelister are desperate to end a 17-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Makedonija fixture.
Pelister failed to get anything from their last game, a First League home match vs Borec (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 1-3.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Skendija 79's place.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vardar in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Pelister's away league games. Only 3 goals from 8 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pelister have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches. Pelister has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the squads faced each other earlier this season; Pelister - Akademija 0-0. Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two teams are: five wins for Akademija Pandev, two draws and three wins for Pelister. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mirchevski 16 goals |  N. Juffo 3 goals |  K. Velinovski 2 goals |
Akademija Pandev missing players
Pelister missing players
| Akademija Pandev | Pelister | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 29% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 18% |
| 24% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 59% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 71% |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 42% | 48% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| 8.2 | 7.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 15.9 | 13 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
- Akademija Pandev have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Akademija Pandev have scored more than double the goals of Pelister.
- Akademija Pandev have the most points from losing position (10) in First League
- Pelister have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Pelister have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Pelister have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Pelister have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pelister have the fewest points (1) away in First League
- Pelister have the fewest scored goals (3) away in First League
- Pelister have the fewest scored goals (6) in First League
- Pelister have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in First League
- Pelister have the the worst goal difference (-22) in First League
- Pelister have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pelister have yet to win a game.
- Pelister haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Pelister is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 39 |
| 2 | Akademija Pandev | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Skendija 79 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Renova | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Bregalnica Stip | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Makedonija | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Struga | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Skopje | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | Tikves | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Borec | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 12 |
| 12 | Pelister | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 5 |