Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sileks & Skendija 79 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 Sileks nor Skendija 79 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.
Sileks form and stats
Last season, Sileks's Macedonian Cup journey ended in the 8th finals against Shkupi.2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Sileks have to build on here in the First League. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sileks to get some points in this home game. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sileks, their manager G. Simov and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Sileks are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by B. Mustafov).
Preceding that match was the home First League game against Makedonija that was lost 0-3.
A decent goal production from Sileks in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Sileks with 12 goals conceded in these matches.
Skendija 79 form and stats
Skendija was sent out of Macedonian Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The away performances of Skendija 79 have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the First League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. In general it has been a productive period now for Skendija as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. A great winning streak in away games for Skendija as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Shkupi have they travelled home without three points.
Skendija played 1-1 against Shkupi in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away First League victory against Renova with the score of 3-1.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 17 goals in 6 league games away this season. Skendija 79 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sileks won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Skendija 79 has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  B. Ibraimi 10 goals |  I. Ivanovski 5 goals |  D. Ristov 4 goals |
Sileks missing players
Skendija 79 missing players
| Sileks | Skendija 79 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 29 | 44 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 178 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 149 | 266 | ||
| 78 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 61 | 105 | ||
| 44% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Makedonija | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Shkupi | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Struga | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Borec | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Vardar | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 7 | Sileks | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Pelister | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Akademija Pandev | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Renova | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Belasica | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -19 | 8 |