Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Renova & Pelister 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 Renova nor Pelister 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.
Renova form and stats
Last season their Macedonian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Struga.When playing at home in the First League, Renova have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Pelister in the First League last time out and are looking for a win here. A 1-1 draw away in the First League before that, with Belasica the opponent.
Renova are traveling soon after this match as the First League match at Vardar awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Renova here at Ecolog Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Renova are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ecolog Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Pelister form and stats
Pelister was sent out of Macedonian Cup in the 8th finals last season, when Rabotnicki turned out to be too strong.1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Pelister playing as the away team in the First League this season.
Pelister are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Renova. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Vardar in the First League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Struga in just four days.
The visiting Pelister have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. It's not easy to score on Pelister as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Renova victories, two draws and four Pelister wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Fazliju 2 goals | G. Tanushev 2 goals |  B. Velija 1 goals |
Renova missing players
Pelister missing players
| Renova | Pelister | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 35 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 209 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 110 | ||
| 79 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 37 | ||
| 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 49% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Skendija 79 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Makedonija | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Borec | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Sileks | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 6 | Struga | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Rabotnicki | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Pelister | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Vardar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Renova | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Akademija Pandev | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Belasica | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -21 | 1 |