With the anxious opening fixture done it’s time for the second First League battle of the season. Skendija 79 are eager to welcome Renova in front of their home following.
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.
Skendija 79 form and stats
Last season, Skendija 79's league statistics were 22 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the First League. Over these 33 matches they scored 69 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Skendija 79 managed 9-6-2 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 12 conceded.
Skendija shared the glory with Tikves in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Mura.The manager B. Akrapović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bregalnica Stip in only three days.
Renova form and stats
Let's have a look at how Renova performed last season in the First League: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 12 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 7 and lost 7 with 19/27 goals scored/conceded.
Renova's last game was the home draw against Skopje (1-1).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Rabotnicki.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Borec in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Skendija won seven, Renova were winners in one and we saw two draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Skendija 79 missing players
Renova missing players
| Skendija 79 | Renova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Skendija 79 | Last season | Renova | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 69 | 25 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 27 | 46 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 79% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 67% | ||
| 48% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 45% | ||
| 27% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 30% | ||
| 15% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 55% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 55% | ||
| 39% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 30% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 33% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12.9 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Makedonija | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Rabotnicki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Akademija Pandev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Renova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Skopje | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Struga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Bregalnica Stip | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Shkupi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Skendija 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tikves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Borec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Pelister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 43 | 75 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 59 |
| 3 | Struga | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Makedonija | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Pelister | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 45 |
| 7 | Akademija Pandev | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Borec | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | Sileks | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 36 |
| 10 | Renova | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -10 | 36 |
| 11 | Vardar | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -28 | 31 |
| 12 | Belasica | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 31 | -45 | 17 |