National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pelister or Rabotnicki that keep their silverware dream alive.
Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they performed in a First League fixture only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Renova.
Pelister form and stats
Last season their Macedonian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far in the First League for Pelister at their home stadium (Stadion pod Tumbe Kafe) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. All in all it has been a very rough period for Pelister who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Belasica, 156 days ago.
Stress levels are on the rise for Pelister's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. G. Antonio was their last goal scorer.
Pelister faced defeat in their previous match, away at Renova (0-2).
Before that, Pelister drew at home versus Tikves.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Pelister, as the First League home game vs Bregalnica Stip is only four days away.
Pelister have scored 2 goals here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. On the other hand, Pelister have conceded 4 goals.
Rabotnicki form and stats
Rabotnicki's mission in Macedonian Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the First League.
Rabotnicki are looking to quickly end their 236 minutes long goal drought in the First League.
Rabotnicki failed to get anything from their last game, a First League home match vs Skopje that ended with defeat 0-1.
Prior to that match, the Rabotnicki manager A. Vlaho faced defeat when travelling to Shkupi and losing 0-2.Rabotnicki have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a First League match vs Skendija 79. A back-breaking fixture list for them!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rabotnicki as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Rabotnicki have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Pelister victory, four draws and five Rabotnicki wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ristevski 3 goals | L. Stankovski 3 goals |  N. Juffo 2 goals |
Pelister missing players
Rabotnicki missing players
| Pelister | Rabotnicki | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | ||
| 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 |