First League match preview: Skendija 79 versus Makedonija

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Competition: Macedonia FYR First League
Date: Sun 21.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ecolog Arena

The managers Q. Osmani and A. Tanevski are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the First League league table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Skendija 79 form and stats

Skendija 79, who have the most points (32) at home in First League, have performed well at Ecolog Arena so far this season with 10 wins from 14 matches. Points have also been lost, 2 after draws and 2 from defeats. Ever since the Akademija Pandev game Skendija 79 has been unbeatable here at Ecolog Arena producing five straight wins.

Skendija 79 manager Q. Osmani and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Vardar in the First League. Before that, Skendija 79 had a home game versus Renova which ended with a victory 2-1.

Skendija 79 are traveling soon after this match as the First League match at Belasica awaits in three days.

Goals are plentiful at Ecolog Arena this season as Skendija 79 has scored 39 goals here in 14 attempts. On the other hand, Skendija 79 have conceded 14 goals.

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Makedonija form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Makedonija so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-7 (win-draw-lose).

Makedonija's last game was the home draw against Akademija Pandev (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Belasica.

A quick return to home after this game, as Makedonija are hosting Vardar in the First League only three days away.

Makedonija have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, 14 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Makedonija have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Makedonija - Skendija 79 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Skendija 79 won 1, Makedonija won 4 and 5 draws.

Skendija 79 missing players

Makedonija missing players

Skendija 79 Makedonija
Total Home Statistic Away Total
28 14 Played 14 28
59 39 Scored 15 33
19 14 Conceded 25 37
89% 100% Over 0.5 93% 89%
71% 79% Over 1.5 79% 75%
54% 71% Over 2.5 50% 46%
25% 50% Over 3.5 29% 21%
18% 36% Over 4.5 21% 11%
39% 50% Both teams to score 64% 61%
50% 36% Clean Sheet 21% 32%
21% 14% Failed To Score 21% 18%
 
3 3.3 Corners For (avg) 0.8 1.1
1.8 1.2 Corners Against (avg) 0.9 1
1.6 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.4 0.5
1 1 Red Cards (total) 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Skendija 79 hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Makedonija is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Skendija 79 is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Skendija 79 28 19 6 3 59 19 14 10 2 2 39 14 14 9 4 1 20 5 40 63
2 Vardar 28 14 9 5 30 17 14 8 4 2 17 7 14 6 5 3 13 10 13 51
3 Akademija Pandev 27 14 5 8 32 21 14 9 2 3 19 8 13 5 3 5 13 13 11 47
4 Rabotnicki 28 11 6 11 36 39 14 4 4 6 20 21 14 7 2 5 16 18 -3 39
5 Renova 28 9 9 10 34 35 14 5 4 5 16 16 14 4 5 5 18 19 -1 36
6 Shkupi 28 10 6 12 27 29 14 8 3 3 17 9 14 2 3 9 10 20 -2 36
7 Treska 28 8 11 9 33 37 14 5 7 2 18 12 14 3 4 7 15 25 -4 35
8 Sileks 28 6 10 12 19 35 14 5 6 3 12 11 14 1 4 9 7 24 -16 28
9 Belasica 28 5 9 14 23 39 14 4 4 6 13 17 14 1 5 8 10 22 -16 24
10 Pobeda 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 4 2 7 11 16 14 1 3 10 9 26 -22 20