Only a win will satisfy the Struga supporters in this Gradska Plaža Stadium clash with Vardar, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the First League table.
- Struga have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in First League
- Vardar have the fewest points from losing position (3) in First League
Struga and Vardar 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.
Struga form and stats
Struga, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in First League, have played 16 First League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-7-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Struga goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the First League.
The Struga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. Struga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gradska Plaža Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Vardar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vardar so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Vardar as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Belasica match.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vardar as they have only managed to score 13 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vardar's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 28 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Vardar - Struga 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Struga victory, two draws and two Vardar wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mirchevski 7 goals |  N. Lena 6 goals | M. Altiparmakovski 6 goals |
Struga missing players
Vardar missing players
| Struga | Vardar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 37 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| 24 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 28 | 57 |
| 87% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 68% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 29% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 48% |
| 10% | 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 32% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| 45% | 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 38% | 48% |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 23% |
| 29% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 9.5 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 32% | 41% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 31% |
- Struga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Struga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Struga have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in First League
- Struga have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in First League
- Struga have the most clean sheets (8) at home in First League
- Struga have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in First League
- Vardar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vardar have the fewest points from losing position (3) in First League
- Vardar haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 42 | 71 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 57 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 52 |
| 4 | Struga | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 31 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Pelister | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -6 | 41 |
| 7 | Borec | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Sileks | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Renova | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Akademija Pandev | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 11 | Vardar | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -25 | 31 |
| 12 | Belasica | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 29 | -41 | 17 |