Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Akademija Pandev & Makedonija face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Macedonian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Akademija 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 match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Akademija Pandev form and stats
Last season, Akademija's Macedonian Cup journey ended in the final.Akademija Pandev have performed here at Stadion Blagoj Istatov this season with 4 wins from 6 First League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Akademija's previous game was a First League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Skendija 79. The home side are looking to build on that result.
A 0-0 draw away in the First League before that, with Skopje the opponent.The manager A. Vasoski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Borec in only four days.
Akademija Pandev can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 12 times. On the other hand, Akademija have conceded 7 goals.
Makedonija form and stats
They also participated in Macedonian Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.The manager A. Tanevski is not happy with the away performances in the First League so far, as all 5 matches have been lost. Bitter travels for Makedonija as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Vardar match.
Makedonija play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Bregalnica Stip.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Renova.A quick return to home after this game, as Makedonija are hosting Struga in the First League only four days away.
Makedonija are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. There are big problems for the Makedonija defense as they have conceded 17 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
Akademija Pandev-Makedonija H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Akademija Pandev five wins, Makedonija two wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Mirchevski 10 goals | E. Adem 6 goals |  K. Velinovski 2 goals |
Akademija Pandev missing players
Makedonija missing players
| Akademija Pandev | Makedonija | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 43 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7.4 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 46% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shkupi | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Renova | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Akademija Pandev | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Bregalnica Stip | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Rabotnicki | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Skendija 79 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | Struga | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Skopje | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 9 | Makedonija | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
| 10 | Borec | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 8 |
| 11 | Tikves | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | Pelister | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 4 |