Skendija 79 and Shkupi are both riding high in the First League with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Skendija 79 and Shkupi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Skendija 79 form and stats
The story so far in the First League for Skendija 79, who have the most scored goals (24) in First League, at their home stadium (Ecolog Arena) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. Skendija haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Shkupi, 103 days ago. Skendija have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Before that, Skendija drew at home versus Rabotnicki.
There will be little rest for Skendija after this match as they are travelling to Sileks for a Macedonian Cup game in only three days.
The Skendija fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Skendija are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ecolog Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Shkupi form and stats
Playing away, Shkupi have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the First League this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Rabotnicki (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The First League match ended in a draw 2-2. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sileks.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Shkupi manager Ü. Karan as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Akademija Pandev.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Shkupi have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. Shkupi have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Shkupi - Skendija 2-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Skendija, one draw and two wins for Shkupi. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ibraimi 10 goals |  D. Darboe 10 goals |  V. Ahmedi 4 goals |
Skendija 79 missing players
Shkupi missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 55% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 3.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 131 | 69 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 43 | 107 |
| 54 | 27 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 18 | 45 |
| 44% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 42% |
- All of Skendija 79's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shkupi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Skendija 79 has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in First League
- Skendija 79 has the most points from losing position (8) in First League
- Skendija 79 has the most scored goals (24) in First League
- Skendija 79 has the most scored goals in the first half (10) in First League
- Skendija 79 has the the best goal difference (+15) in First League
- Skendija 79 have not yet lost a game.
- Skendija 79 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Skendija 79 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Skendija 79 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Borec | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Struga | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Sileks | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Rabotnicki | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Vardar | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | Pelister | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Renova | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Akademija Pandev | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Belasica | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -20 | 5 |