With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Akademija Pandev fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Vardar.
- Akademija Pandev have the fewest scored goals (20) in First League
- Vardar is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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 Vardar.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Akademija Pandev form and stats
Overall First League stats at home this season for Akademija Pandev, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in First League, are 6-0-7 (wins-draw-losses).
M. Krstovski was the last player to score a league goal for Akademija Pandev and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Akademija Pandev haven't scored in 244 minutes.
Before that game, the home loss against Shkupi with the scoreline 0-1.
Akademija aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Blagoj Istatov in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. From these home matches, Akademija have conceded only 12 goals.
Vardar form and stats
There's been little loot from Vardar's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games in the First League. Vardar only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Bitter travels for Vardar as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Belasica match.
Prior to that match, the Vardar manager N. Ilievski faced defeat when travelling to Sileks and losing 0-6.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vardar as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Vardar have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Vardar - Akademija 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Akademija-Vardar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Akademija Pandev one win, Vardar six wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Mirchevski 7 goals |  M. Krstovski 5 goals |
Akademija Pandev missing players
Vardar missing players
| Akademija Pandev | Vardar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 49 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 48% | 31% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 30% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 48% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 15% |
| 33% | 31% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 52% |
| 26% | 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| 52% | 46% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 19% | 23% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 31% |
- Akademija Pandev have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Akademija Pandev have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in First League
- Akademija Pandev have the fewest scored goals (20) in First League
- Akademija Pandev have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in First League
- Akademija Pandev haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vardar have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in First League
- Vardar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vardar is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Skendija 79 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 37 | 62 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 49 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Struga | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Pelister | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 35 |
| 7 | Borec | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 33 |
| 8 | Akademija Pandev | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 31 |
| 9 | Sileks | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Renova | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 11 | Vardar | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 28 |
| 12 | Belasica | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -33 | 17 |