National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Makedonija or Akademija Pandev that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Makedonija and Akademija Pandev.
Makedonija form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the First League numbers at home for Makedonija so far this season.
It's back home for Makedonija, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pobeda away with the result 3-1.
Before that, Makedonija drew at home versus Shkupi.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Makedonija, as the First League home game vs Bregalnica Stip is only four days away.
Makedonija have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Gorce Petrov with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Makedonija have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Akademija Pandev form and stats
Akademija Pandev's mission in Macedonian Cup last season failed in the round of 16.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Akademija Pandev so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
Akademija Pandev has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Skendija 79 for a 1-1 draw.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Rabotnicki.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sileks in just three days.
Akademija has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games.
Head 2 Head
Makedonija have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Akademija Pandev.The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Krstevski 3 goals | F. Aleksovski 2 goals | E. Skenderi 2 goals |
Makedonija missing players
Akademija Pandev missing players
| Makedonija | Akademija Pandev | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| 11 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Struga | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Skendija 79 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Sileks | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Shkupi | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Tikves | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Bregalnica Stip | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Makedonija | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 9 | Pobeda | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 10 | Akademija Pandev | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Skopje | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -16 | 6 |
| 12 | Renova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
