The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Struga welcome Sileks for the opening game at Gradska Plaža Stadium. Read on!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Struga form and stats
A. Tafe was the last player to score a league goal for Struga and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Struga haven't scored in 210 minutes.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Struga as they are travelling to their away game against Renova in the Macedonian Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Struga have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Struga have scored 0 goals and conceded 2 times.
Struga could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the First League. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Gradska Plaža Stadium they witnessed 8 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W15 - D9 - L3 from 27 games.
Sileks form and stats
The Sileks goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 207 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Just as the home team, Sileks have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Sileks wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Let's have a look at how Sileks performed last season in the First League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 11 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 27 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 8/27 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Sileks - Struga 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Struga, zero draws and one win for Sileks. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Struga missing players
Sileks missing players
| Struga | Sileks | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 30% | 40% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 50% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 35% |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 63 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 50 | 115 |
| 37 | 23 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 45 |
| 30% | 35% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 31% |
- Sileks have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Struga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sileks have scored 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 | 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 | Struga | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | Labunishta | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 43 |
| 3 | Pelister | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Velazerimi 77 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Gostivar | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Skopje | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Korab Debar | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Teteks | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 32 |
| 9 | Gench Kalemler | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Goblen Junior Kumanovo | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -30 | 21 |
| 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 |