With the nervous opening fixture finished it’s time for the second First League duel of the season. Borec are ready to confront Tikves in front of their home fans.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a local fight, usually meaning added pressure and importance.
Borec form and stats
Last season, Borec's league statistics were 11 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the First League. Over these 33 matches they scored 32 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Borec managed 9-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 11 conceded.
Borec are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Rabotnicki.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Akademija Pandev (1-3).Borec are traveling soon after this match as the First League match at Renova awaits in three days.
Tikves form and stats
Let's have a look at how Tikves performed last season in the Second League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 8 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 59 and conceded 18 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 5 and lost 0 with 22/5 goals scored/conceded.
There were no winners in Tikves's previous match, a First League home game that ended 0-0 vs Skendija 79 (placed 9th).
Before that, Tikves secured a home win against Kamenica-Sasa with the score 3-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Akademija Pandev in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: four - zero - two (Borec wins - draws - Tikves wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Borec missing players
Tikves missing players
| Borec | Tikves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Borec | Last season | Tikves | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 22 | 59 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 85% | ||
| 39% | 24% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 63% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 37% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 19% | ||
| 42% | 24% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 30% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 11% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 53% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Makedonija | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Rabotnicki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Akademija Pandev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Renova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Skopje | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Struga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Bregalnica Stip | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Shkupi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Skendija 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tikves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Borec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Pelister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 43 | 75 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 59 |
| 3 | Struga | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Makedonija | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Pelister | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 45 |
| 7 | Akademija Pandev | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Borec | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | Sileks | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 36 |
| 10 | Renova | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -10 | 36 |
| 11 | Vardar | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -28 | 31 |
| 12 | Belasica | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 31 | -45 | 17 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bregalnica Stip | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 51 | 71 |
| 2 | Tikves | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 41 | 62 |
| 3 | Pehchevo | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | FK Kozuv Gevgelija | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 5 | FK Sloga Vinica 1934 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Kamenica-Sasa | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Osogovo | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 8 | Pobeda | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 9 | Plackovica | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -25 | 19 |
| 10 | Rosoman | 27 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 46 | -54 | 10 |