Pelister and Borec have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the First League.
- Borec have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Pelister nor Borec as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Pelister are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Borec most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Pelister form and stats
Pelister have collected 13 points from their First League home games so far after 3-4-3. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion pod Tumbe Kafe.
Pelister enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Struga's place. The match ended 1-0. Ahead of that match, Pelister won a home game hosting Renova (3-1).
The Pelister fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pelister have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Borec form and stats
There's been little loot from Borec's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the First League. Borec only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Borec won their last game, 2-1 versus Belasica played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Makedonija that ended 0-0.
The attacking power of Borec when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Borec in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Borec - Pelister 3-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Pelister wins - draws - Borec wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Manevski 4 goals | L. Fazliju 2 goals | I. Pejaković 2 goals |
Pelister missing players
Borec missing players
| Pelister | Borec | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 86% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 71% |
| 43% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 29% |
| 29% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 7.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 36% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 26% |
- Borec 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 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | Struga | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Borec | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Vardar | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Pelister | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Sileks | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Renova | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Akademija Pandev | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 21 |
| 12 | Belasica | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -29 | 12 |