Stadion Čair: Shkupi vs Vardar First League preview

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Competition: Macedonia FYR First League
Date: Wed 18.September
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Čair

Shkupi and Vardar are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the First League season.

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.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Shkupi form and stats

Last season, Shkupi's league statistics were 13 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the First League. Over these 36 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 42. Playing at home last season Shkupi managed 9-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 15 conceded.

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Vardar form and stats

Just as the home team, Vardar have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Vardar wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Let's have a look at how Vardar performed last season in the First League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 13 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 7 and lost 4 with 18/14 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Shkupi, 3 draws and 4 wins for Vardar. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 7 games.

Top Goalscorers

D. Micevski
8 goals
Serginho
7 goals
V. Angelov
7 goals

Shkupi missing players

Vardar missing players

Shkupi Vardar
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
5 3 1 Played P 1 2 5
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 5 1 Scored S 1 1 6
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 80%
80% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 60%
20% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
40% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 80%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
3 3 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 7 4
3 3 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3 1
4 4 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Shkupi have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Shkupi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vardar have not yet lost a game away.
  • Vardar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vardar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Vardar have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Shkupi Last season Vardar
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
13 9   Won W   7 17
9 6   Drew D   7 13
14 3   Lost L   4 6
40 24   Scored S   18 45
42 15   Conceded C   14 23
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 86%
67% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 56%
42% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   22% 25%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 17%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
42% 50%   BTTS BTTS   28% 31%
31% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 53%
31% 11%   Failed to Score F T   39% 31%
 
4.2 4.2   Corners For (avg) C F   3.3 4.5
3.7 4.1   Corners Against (avg) C A   3.4 2.9
2.3 3   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
2 1   Red Cards R C   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • Shkupi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vardar have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Shkupi
All First League Europa League Club Friendlies Macedonian Cup
All Home Away
17-08-19 FL Rabotnicki 2 - 0 Shkupi
21-08-19 MC Teteks 1 - 5 Shkupi
25-08-19 FL Shkupi 2 - 2 Renova
31-08-19 FL Struga 1 - 1 Shkupi
14-09-19 FL Shkupi 1 - 0 Sileks
22-09-19 FL Akademija Pandev 13:30 Shkupi
25-09-19 MC Shkupi 13:30 Sileks
29-09-19 FL Shkupi 13:00 Skendija 79
06-10-19 FL Makedonija 13:00 Shkupi
19-10-19 FL Borec 12:30 Shkupi
Vardar
All First League Europa League Club Friendlies Macedonian Cup
All Home Away
18-08-19 FL Borec 0 - 0 Vardar
24-08-19 FL Vardar 2 - 0 Rabotnicki
28-08-19 MC Kamenica-Sasa 0 - 5 Vardar
01-09-19 FL Renova 0 - 1 Vardar
14-09-19 FL Vardar 3 - 0 Struga
22-09-19 FL Vardar 13:30 Sileks
25-09-19 MC Vardar 13:30 Skendija 79
29-09-19 FL Vardar 13:00 Akademija Pandev
06-10-19 FL Skendija 79 13:00 Vardar
19-10-19 FL Makedonija 12:30 Vardar

  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
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 Skendija 79 23 16 4 3 51 14 12 10 1 1 35 9 11 6 3 2 16 5 37 52
2 Makedonija 35 11 11 13 42 49 18 8 7 3 24 15 17 3 4 10 18 34 -7 44
3 Vardar 24 11 9 4 31 15 12 7 4 1 20 5 12 4 5 3 11 10 16 42
4 Akademija Pandev 24 11 6 7 31 25 12 7 2 3 19 10 12 4 4 4 12 15 6 39
5 Shkupi 23 10 6 7 32 27 12 6 4 2 18 12 11 4 2 5 14 15 5 36
6 Sileks 23 8 7 8 18 24 12 6 4 2 13 9 11 2 3 6 5 15 -6 31
7 Renova 23 7 8 8 37 33 11 5 4 2 22 11 12 2 4 6 15 22 4 29
8 Rabotnicki 23 8 5 10 25 28 11 2 3 6 13 15 12 6 2 4 12 13 -3 29
9 Belasica 24 6 7 11 27 32 12 5 2 5 16 15 12 1 5 6 11 17 -5 25
10 Pobeda 22 1 3 18 12 59 10 0 2 8 5 20 12 1 1 10 7 39 -47 6

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