This is the First League season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Tikves or Skendija 79 get that important first win?
Tikves form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Tikves as they were promoted from Second League last season. Happy days that were secured through 18 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss from 27 games. The team scored 37 goals at home last season and conceded 13. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Tikves friendly games in pre-season: Tikves played three friendlies, won 2, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Tikves scored 7 goals and conceded 4 in these three games.
Skendija 79 form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Skendija 79 in the national league as they took home the First League trophy. The championship was secured after 22 wins, 9 draws and only 2 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 13, drew 3 and lost 0.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Skendija have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Tikves missing players
Skendija 79 missing players
| Tikves | Skendija 79 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Tikves | Last season | Skendija 79 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 13 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 59 | 37 | Scored | S | 44 | 69 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 85% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 79% | ||
| 63% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 48% | ||
| 37% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 27% | ||
| 19% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 55% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 39% | ||
| 11% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 53% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 39% | ||
| 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 | Bregalnica Stip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Makedonija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pelister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rabotnicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Renova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Shkupi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Skendija 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Skopje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Struga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tikves | 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 | Bregalnica Stip | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 51 | 71 |
| 2 | Tikves | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 41 | 62 |
| 3 | Pehchevo | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | FK Kozuv Gevgelija | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 5 | FK Sloga Vinica 1934 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Kamenica-Sasa | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Osogovo | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 8 | Pobeda | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 9 | Plackovica | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -25 | 19 |
| 10 | Rosoman | 27 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 46 | -54 | 10 |
| 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 |