It's ground zero in First League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Pelister and Akademija Pandev did in their pre-season friendlies!
Pelister form and stats
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Pelister friendly games in pre-season: Pelister played three friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Pelister scored 3 goals and conceded 3 in these three games.
It's the first season at a new level for Pelister as they were promoted from Second League last season. Happy days that were secured through 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from 16 games. The team scored 17 goals at home last season and conceded 6. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Akademija Pandev form and stats
Akademija Pandev played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In these three matches Akademija scored 4 and conceded 7 goals.
Last season was a triumph for Akademija in the national league as they took home the First League trophy. The championship was secured after 0 wins, 0 draws and only 0 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 0, drew 0 and lost 0.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: one win for Pelister, one draw and four wins for Akademija Pandev. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Pelister missing players
Akademija Pandev missing players
| Pelister | Akademija Pandev | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 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% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pelister | Last season | Akademija Pandev | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 11 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 83% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 26% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 13% | ||
| 19% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 30% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 43% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 43% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 59 | 152 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 57 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akademija Pandev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Belasica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Borec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Makedonija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pelister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rabotnicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Renova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Shkupi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sileks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Skendija 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Struga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Vardar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Pelister | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Skopje | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Labunishta | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Velazerimi 77 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Gostivar | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Vardari Forino | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Korab Debar | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Drita | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Ohrid | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 14 |
| 10 | Kadino | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 10 |
| 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 | Akademija Pandev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Borec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rabotnicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Renova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shkupi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sileks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Skendija 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Struga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Vardar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |