National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Skendija 79 or Renova that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Skendija nor Renova 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.
Skendija 79 form and stats
Skendija was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Macedonian Cup.The story so far in the First League for Skendija 79 at their home stadium (Ecolog Arena) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Skendija lost their last game at Akademija Pandev after a 1-2 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Skendija won a home game hosting Borec (3-0).The match schedule is unforgiving for Skendija 79 as they have a new game in only four days, a First League match thankfully also at home. Rabotnicki are visiting.
Skendija can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Skendija have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Renova form and stats
Last season their Macedonian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Renova have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the First League this season.
Renova won their last game, 2-0 versus Pelister played at home.
Before that, Renova travelled to Makedonija and returned home with a draw after the First League game finished 1-1.The schedule is very tough for Renova now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A First League game at Shkupi is waiting in only four days.
Renova has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. As opposed to that, Renova have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Skendija-Renova H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Skendija 79 six wins, Renova two wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Selmani 8 goals |  L. Doriev 6 goals | F. Jusufi 3 goals |
Skendija 79 missing players
Renova missing players
| Skendija 79 | Renova | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 52 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 37 | ||
| 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 10.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | ||
| 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 |