New season, new opportunities: Here's what you need to know before the Vardar - Rabotnicki match!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Vardar form and stats
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Vardar, who have participated in five training matches. Vardar have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 4 games.
Last season, Vardar's league statistics were 17 wins, 13 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the First League. Over these 36 matches they scored 45 goals and conceded 23. Playing at home last season Vardar managed 10-6-2 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 9 conceded.
Rabotnicki form and stats
After this away game Rabotnicki return home for a Macedonian Cup game against Skendija 79. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Rabotnicki have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from three fixtures.
Let's have a look at how Rabotnicki performed last season in the First League: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 7 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 19/23 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rabotnicki - Vardar 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Vardar wins - draws - Rabotnicki wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
P. Petkovski 11 goals | D. Micevski 8 goals | J. Popzlatanov 5 goals |
Vardar missing players
Rabotnicki missing players
| Vardar | Rabotnicki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 29 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 40% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 50% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 20% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 30% |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 157 | 101 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 47 | 123 |
| 55 | 37 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 24 | 58 |
| 47% | 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 22% |
- Rabotnicki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rabotnicki have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rabotnicki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vardar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vardar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rabotnicki have scored away.
- Vardar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 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 |