Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Pobeda & Vardar face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Macedonian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Pobeda form and stats
Last season, Pobeda's Macedonian Cup journey ended in the 1st round.The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Kamenica-Sasa in the Second League last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the game before, an away victory in the Second League match versus FK Kozuv Gevgelija with a 2-0 scoreline.The manager T. Meglenski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to FK Sloga Vinica 1934 in only three days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Pobeda friendly games in pre-season: Pobeda played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Pobeda scored 0 goals and conceded 2 in these one game.
Vardar form and stats
Vardar's mission in Macedonian Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Vardar won their last game, 2-0 versus Voska Sport played at home.
Prior to that match, the Vardar manager N. Ilievski faced defeat when travelling to Sileks and losing 1-2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Second League trip to Veleshta.
Vardar played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In these one match Vardar scored 2 and conceded 1 goal.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Pobeda wins - draws - Vardar wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Pobeda missing players
Vardar missing players
| Pobeda | Vardar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 13 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 26 | 43 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 64% | 44% | ||
| 3.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 32% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||