Vardar will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Makedonija.
- Vardar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Makedonija has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in First League
It's no vacation for neither Vardar nor Makedonija as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Vardar form and stats
3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the First League numbers at home for Vardar so far this season.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 186 minutes without scoring a league goal. F. Petkovski was the last player to find the net.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rabotnicki that ended 0-0.
There will be little rest for Vardar after this match as they are travelling to Belasica for a First League game in only three days.
Vardar has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Vardar defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Makedonija form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Makedonija are hosting Renova in the First League only three days away.
Makedonija are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. In the opposite end, Makedonija have conceded 13 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Makedonija - Vardar 2-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Vardar won five, Makedonija won three and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Cvetanoski 4 goals |  S. Emini 4 goals | J. Popzlatanov 3 goals |
Vardar missing players
Makedonija missing players
| Vardar | Makedonija | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 21 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 69% |
| 31% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 31% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11 | 11.2 |
| 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 34% | 28% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 34% |
- Makedonija has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in First League
- Makedonija has the most matches over the total-line (10) in First League
- Makedonija have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vardar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Borec | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Sileks | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Struga | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Vardar | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Renova | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 10 | Pelister | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 11 | Akademija Pandev | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Belasica | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 9 |