First League match prediction and preview for Shkupi vs Vardar clash

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Competition: Macedonia FYR First League
Competition: Wed 09.December
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Čair (6000 seats)

Shkupi perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Vardar can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Insights:
  • Shkupi has the most points (19) at home in First League
  • Shkupi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vardar have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Shkupi form and stats

Shkupi, who have the most points (19) at home in First League, have been very solid at home in the First League so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. After failing to beat Skendija 79 here at Stadion Čair, Shkupi has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Happy days for Shkupi in their previous game, a First League match away at Pelister (placed 10th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, Shkupi had a home game versus Belasica which ended with a victory 3-1.

Shkupi are traveling soon after this match as the First League match at Renova awaits in four days.

Shkupi can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 17 times. Shkupi have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Vardar form and stats

2-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vardar in their First League matches away.

Vardar are looking to quickly end their 186 minutes long goal drought in the First League.

Vardar's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rabotnicki that finished 0-0. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sileks wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

A new game in only four days for Vardar, the First League home match versus Makedonija. Busy days.

Vardar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). 7 goals have been conceded by Vardar in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Vardar - Shkupi 1-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Shkupi victories, three draws and five Vardar wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ShkupiD. Darboe
D. Darboe
15 goals
VardarM. Cvetanoski
M. Cvetanoski
4 goals
ShkupiI. Ademi
I. Ademi
3 goals

Shkupi missing players

Vardar missing players

Shkupi Vardar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 2 7 15
9 6 1 Won W 1 2 5
4 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 5
26 17 1 Scored S 3 8 18
14 7 0 Conceded C 2 7 21
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
67% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 67%
47% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 40%
40% 57% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 33%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
47% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 47%
40% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 33%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.6 9.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8.6 10.1
4 3.9 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 3.5
43% 63% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 34%
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Shkupi has the most points (19) at home in First League
  • Shkupi has the most scored goals (17) at home in First League
  • Shkupi has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in First League
  • Shkupi have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Shkupi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shkupi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Shkupi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vardar have scored away.
  • Shkupi have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Shkupi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vardar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 15 9 6 0 33 11 7 3 4 0 13 5 8 6 2 0 20 6 22 33
2 Shkupi 15 9 4 2 26 14 7 6 1 0 17 7 8 3 3 2 9 7 12 31
3 Makedonija 15 9 2 4 25 18 7 5 1 1 11 5 8 4 1 3 14 13 7 29
4 Borec 15 6 4 5 16 16 8 4 2 2 10 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 0 22
5 Sileks 15 6 3 6 24 18 7 3 1 3 11 12 8 3 2 3 13 6 6 21
6 Struga 15 5 6 4 16 13 8 5 3 0 13 4 7 0 3 4 3 9 3 21
7 Vardar 15 5 5 5 18 21 8 3 2 3 10 14 7 2 3 2 8 7 -3 20
8 Rabotnicki 15 3 9 3 16 16 7 2 4 1 8 7 8 1 5 2 8 9 0 18
9 Renova 15 3 6 6 15 20 8 2 3 3 5 7 7 1 3 3 10 13 -5 15
10 Pelister 15 2 6 7 12 20 8 1 4 3 6 10 7 1 2 4 6 10 -8 12
11 Akademija Pandev 15 3 2 10 9 20 7 3 0 4 6 7 8 0 2 6 3 13 -11 11
12 Belasica 15 2 3 10 12 35 8 0 3 5 6 21 7 2 0 5 6 14 -23 9