Vardar are welcoming Renova for another important game after their 0-6 result against 9th-placed Sileks.
- Vardar is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Renova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Vardar form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Vardar have to build on here at Toše Proeski Arena in the First League. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Vardar with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Struga game, 37 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Vardar are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 259 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by M. Mirchevski).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Pelister (0-2).
Vardar were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vardar as they are travelling to their away game against Akademija Pandev in the First League. That match is four days after this one.
Vardar has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Vardar with 25 goals conceded in these matches.
Renova form and stats
3-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Renova in their First League matches away.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Shkupi.
A quick return to home after this game, as Renova are hosting Sileks in the First League only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Renova have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Renova have conceded 22 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Renova - Vardar 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Vardar victories, three draws and three Renova wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Selmani 7 goals |  M. Mirchevski 6 goals |
Vardar missing players
Renova missing players
| Vardar | Renova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 29 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| 48 | 25 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 38 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 77% |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 62% |
| 50% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 50% |
| 35% | 58% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 35% |
| 15% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 50% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 69% | 50% |
| 23% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 38% |
| 31% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.5 | 11 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 31% |
- Renova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vardar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vardar have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in First League
- Vardar is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 59 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 44 |
| 4 | Struga | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Borec | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Pelister | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | Akademija Pandev | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Sileks | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | Renova | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 11 | Vardar | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 27 |
| 12 | Belasica | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -34 | 14 |