Only a win will satisfy the Shkupi supporters in this Stadion Čair clash with Akademija Pandev, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the First League table.
- Shkupi has the most scored goals (19) at home in First League
- Akademija Pandev has the fewest scored goals (13) in First League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Shkupi are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Akademija are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Shkupi form and stats
20 points is a decent return from 9 First League games here at Stadion Čair for Shkupi. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Ahead of that match, Shkupi lost 1-2 at home to Struga.
The manager H. Özer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sileks in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Shkupi's attacking play is working. 10 goals have been conceded.
Akademija Pandev form and stats
There's been little loot from Akademija Pandev's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the First League. Akademija Pandev, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in First League, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Makedonija in just three days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Akademija rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Akademija Pandev - Shkupi 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Shkupi victories, two draws and three Akademija Pandev wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Ademi 3 goals |   M. Radeski 3 goals | B. das Graças Lima da Silva Neto 2 goals |
Shkupi missing players
Akademija Pandev missing players
| Shkupi | Akademija Pandev | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 29 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 53% |
| 42% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 32% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 47% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 37% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 9.3 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 41% | 58% | 73% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 16% | 19% |
- Akademija Pandev has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in First League
- Akademija Pandev has the fewest points (5) away in First League
- Akademija Pandev has the fewest scored goals (13) in First League
- Akademija Pandev has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in First League
- Akademija Pandev has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in First League
- Akademija Pandev have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Akademija Pandev have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shkupi has the most scored goals (19) at home in First League
- Shkupi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shkupi have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shkupi have scored more than double the goals of Akademija Pandev.
- Shkupi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Struga | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Vardar | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Borec | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Sileks | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Pelister | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Renova | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Akademija Pandev | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 12 | Belasica | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -27 | 12 |