National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Skendija 79 or Gostivar that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Skendija 79 form and stats
Skendija was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Macedonian Cup.Skendija 79 have collected 8 points from their First League home games so far after 2-2-0.
It's back home for Skendija, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Vardar away with the result 5-1. Before that, Skendija 79 drew at home versus Sileks.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Skendija played a great game against Vardar and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Skendija, as the First League home game vs Rabotnicki is only four days away.
A decent goal production from Skendija in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Skendija have conceded only 3 goals.
Gostivar form and stats
Last season their Macedonian Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.In general it has been a productive period now for Gostivar as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Having won their last three away games Gostivar has no reason to fear anyone.
The supporters enjoyed Gostivar's previous game versus Vardari Forino, a Second League 1-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Velazerimi 77.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Gostivar manager A. Bekjiri as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kadino.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Skendija won four games, one match ended with a draw and Gostivar has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  B. Ibraimi 8 goals |  V. Ahmedi 4 goals | E. Totre 3 goals |
Skendija 79 missing players
Gostivar missing players
| Skendija 79 | Gostivar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 251 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 87 | ||
| 98 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 30 | ||
| 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 40% | ||
| 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 |