Struggling Sileks will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Shkupi in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Sileks have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shkupi have the most clean sheets (11) 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.
Sileks form and stats
With 3 First League wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Sileks are certainly not brimming with confidence. With Sileks having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager G. Simov.
A good away victory last time out for Sileks, who won 3-0 against Makedonija (placed 3rd). Prior to that, an away loss at Makedonija.
Sileks decided the match against Makedonija in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Sileks has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Shkupi form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Shkupi, who have the most clean sheets (11) in First League, playing as the away team in the First League this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Struga game have they lost an away game, meaning Shkupi has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Shkupi's previous game versus Vardar (placed 8th), a First League 2-0 win played at home. A loss against Rabotnicki was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visiting Shkupi have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 11 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sileks - Shkupi 0-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Sileks victory, four draws and five Shkupi wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Ivanovski 7 goals |  D. Ristov 6 goals |
Sileks missing players
Shkupi missing players
| Sileks | Shkupi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 32 |
| 27 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 87% |
| 65% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 45% | 61% |
| 48% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 39% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 26% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 55% | 48% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 8.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 42% | 36% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | 38% |
- Shkupi have the most clean sheets (11) in First League
- Sileks have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 38 |
| 4 | Struga | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Borec | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Pelister | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | Vardar | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 9 | Sileks | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Akademija Pandev | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 25 |
| 11 | Renova | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Belasica | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -30 | 13 |