First League match prediction and preview for Shkupi vs Pelister clash

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Competition: Macedonia FYR First League
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Čair (6000 seats)

2nd position in the First League table for Shkupi so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Pelister visits Stadion Čair.

Insights:
  • Shkupi have the most clean sheets (16) in First League
  • Pelister have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Shkupi form and stats

The story so far in the First League for Shkupi, who have the most clean sheets (16) in First League, at their home stadium (Stadion Čair) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Shkupi haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 181 minutes ago. B. Iseni scored that one. Nothing to worry about in defence for Shkupi, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 439 minutes in the First League.

A decent goal production from Shkupi in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Shkupi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Čair in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Pelister form and stats

There's been little loot from Pelister's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the First League. Pelister only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on D. Kapinkovski, the Pelister manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pelister have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Pelister - Shkupi 1-3 earlier this season. Shkupi-Pelister H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shkupi six wins, Pelister two wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PelisterB. Manevski
B. Manevski
7 goals
ShkupiL. Diack
L. Diack
4 goals

Shkupi missing players

Pelister missing players

Shkupi Pelister
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 6 16 31
16 8 3 Won W 2 3 11
9 4 0 Drew D 0 4 8
6 4 1 Lost L 4 9 12
40 24 6 Scored S 3 12 32
23 15 2 Conceded C 9 24 38
84% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 87%
55% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 58%
32% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 45%
23% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
35% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 17% 31% 42%
52% 44% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 39%
29% 25% 25% 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
1.7 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.9 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.3 10.6 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.5 7.3
3.7 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.9
36% 39% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 36%
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Pelister have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shkupi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shkupi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in First League
  • Shkupi have the most clean sheets (16) in First League
  • Shkupi have the most matches under the total-line (18) 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 31 21 8 2 64 22 16 9 5 2 24 11 15 12 3 0 40 11 42 71
2 Shkupi 31 16 9 6 40 23 16 8 4 4 24 15 15 8 5 2 16 8 17 57
3 Makedonija 31 15 7 9 48 39 16 9 2 5 24 18 15 6 5 4 24 21 9 52
4 Struga 31 13 12 6 37 24 16 8 7 1 23 9 15 5 5 5 14 15 13 51
5 Rabotnicki 31 10 14 7 41 37 16 6 7 3 24 21 15 4 7 4 17 16 4 44
6 Pelister 31 11 8 12 32 38 15 8 4 3 20 14 16 3 4 9 12 24 -6 41
7 Borec 31 10 7 14 29 33 16 8 3 5 17 11 15 2 4 9 12 22 -4 37
8 Sileks 31 10 6 15 48 41 15 5 3 7 24 23 16 5 3 8 24 18 7 36
9 Renova 31 8 11 12 35 43 15 5 4 6 16 18 16 3 7 6 19 25 -8 35
10 Akademija Pandev 31 10 5 16 27 35 15 7 1 7 15 13 16 3 4 9 12 22 -8 35
11 Vardar 31 7 10 14 32 57 15 4 6 5 19 29 16 3 4 9 13 28 -25 31
12 Belasica 31 4 5 22 23 64 15 0 5 10 9 35 16 4 0 12 14 29 -41 17