First League match preview: Borec versus Pelister

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Competition: Macedonia FYR First League
Competition: Sat 07.November
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ciglana (2000 seats)

Borec perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Pelister can look both up and down from their 8th position.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Borec form and stats

Borec have played 4 First League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Borec manager G. Mihajlov and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Belasica (placed 12th) in the First League. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Makedonija in a game that was won 2-1.

The Borec fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Borec have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Pelister form and stats

Playing away, Pelister have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the First League this season. Pelister have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Pelister's last game was the home draw against Struga (1-1). Before that, Pelister travelled to Renova (after extra-time, 6-4 on penalties) and returned home with a draw after the Macedonian Cup game finished 2-2.

Pelister have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Pelister are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Borec won zero, Pelister won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BorecG. Gjorgjiev
G. Gjorgjiev
2 goals
BorecN. Prelčec
N. Prelčec
2 goals
BorecN. Radović
N. Radović
2 goals

Borec missing players

Pelister missing players

Borec Pelister
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 4 10
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
4 2 1 Drew D 0 2 6
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
11 5 0 Scored S 0 4 8
10 2 0 Conceded C 1 3 8
90% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 70%
70% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
40% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 20%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 40%
30% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
30% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.2 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
104 46 11 Total Shots T S 3 27 63
46 19 3 Shots on Target S O 1 9 19
20% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 42%
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Borec have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Borec have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pelister have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 10 6 4 0 21 8 5 2 3 0 7 4 5 4 1 0 14 4 13 22
2 Shkupi 10 7 1 2 17 9 6 5 1 0 14 6 4 2 0 2 3 3 8 22
3 Makedonija 10 6 1 3 16 11 6 5 0 1 11 5 4 1 1 2 5 6 5 19
4 Borec 10 4 4 2 11 10 4 2 2 0 5 2 6 2 2 2 6 8 1 16
5 Struga 10 4 3 3 10 7 4 4 0 0 8 0 6 0 3 3 2 7 3 15
6 Sileks 10 4 2 4 21 13 4 2 1 1 10 8 6 2 1 3 11 5 8 14
7 Rabotnicki 10 2 6 2 10 9 4 1 3 0 4 2 6 1 3 2 6 7 1 12
8 Pelister 10 2 6 2 8 8 6 1 4 1 4 5 4 1 2 1 4 3 0 12
9 Vardar 10 3 3 4 12 18 6 2 1 3 8 14 4 1 2 1 4 4 -6 12
10 Renova 10 1 5 4 12 16 5 1 2 2 3 4 5 0 3 2 9 12 -4 8
11 Akademija Pandev 10 2 1 7 4 12 4 2 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 5 2 10 -8 7
12 Belasica 10 0 2 8 5 26 6 0 2 4 3 16 4 0 0 4 2 10 -21 2