This could be an interesting match as Borec have their presumed home advantage while Struga are ahead 4 points in the First League table.
- Struga have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in First League
Struga could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Macedonian Cup game only four sleeps ago.
Borec form and stats
Borec have played 13 First League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Borec are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Rabotnicki. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pelister that ended 0-0.
The defeat against Rabotnicki was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by F. Djurdjevic).
Borec are traveling soon after this match as the First League match at Makedonija awaits in three days.
Borec has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Borec are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Zoran Paunov in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Struga form and stats
Struga, who have the fewest scored goals (8) away in First League, have only collected 11 points from their away games in the First League, after 2-5-5 (12 played).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rabotnicki in just three days.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Struga have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Borec - Struga 2-1. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - two - two (Borec wins - draws - Struga wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Borec missing players
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| Borec | Struga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 24 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 27 |
| 25 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 88% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 64% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 40% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 31% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 32% | 46% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 32% |
| 40% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 11 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 24% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 18% | 31% |
- Struga have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in First League
- Struga have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in First League
- Struga have the fewest points from losing position (1) in First League
- Struga have the fewest scored goals (8) away in First League
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 33 | 56 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 41 |
| 4 | Struga | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Borec | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 7 | Pelister | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Akademija Pandev | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 31 |
| 9 | Renova | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | Vardar | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 27 |
| 11 | Sileks | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Belasica | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -32 | 14 |