Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Makedonija & Shkupi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Macedonian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Shkupi.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Makedonija form and stats
Last season their Macedonian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.14 points is a decent return from 7 First League games here at Stadion Gorce Petrov for Makedonija. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
A good away victory last time out for Makedonija, who won 2-1 against Skopje.
Ahead of that match, Makedonija won a home game hosting Shkupi (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Makedonija, as the First League home game vs Skendija 79 is only four days away.
Makedonija have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Gorce Petrov with 13 goals in 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Shkupi form and stats
Shkupi's mission in Macedonian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Shkupi playing as the away team in the First League this season.
Shkupi won their last game, 5-0 versus Pelister played at home. As mentioned above, Shkupi was the only team on the pitch versus Pelister in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Bregalnica Stip.After this away game Shkupi return home for a First League game against Struga. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting Shkupi have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Shkupi in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Makedonija victories, four draws and two Shkupi wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Adem 7 goals |  S. Adetunji 7 goals | F. Álvarez Rodriguez 5 goals |
Makedonija missing players
Shkupi missing players
| Makedonija | Shkupi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | ||
| 9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Akademija Pandev | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Renova | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Skendija 79 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Struga | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Bregalnica Stip | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Makedonija | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Skopje | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 10 | Tikves | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Borec | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -16 | 8 |
| 12 | Pelister | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -19 | 4 |