Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Skendija 79 & Struga face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Macedonian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Skendija and Struga.
Skendija 79 form and stats
Skendija was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Macedonian Cup.Skendija 79 are steadily winning First League games and points here at Ecolog Arena. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Skendija, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the First League.
A nice win for Skendija last time playing, versus Bregalnica Stip. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.
In the game before, an away victory in the First League match versus Renova with a 1-0 scoreline.There will be little rest for Skendija after this match as they are travelling to Makedonija for a First League game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Skendija in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Defensively Skendija 79 have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Struga form and stats
Last season their Macedonian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Struga have only collected 7 points from their away games in the First League, after 1-4-2 (7 played).
Struga have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 292 minutes since they last conceded in First League.
Struga had fun at their own home (Ecolog Arena) last time out, beating Rabotnicki 1-0.
Preceding that game was the away First League victory against Pelister with the score of 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Struga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A First League game at Shkupi is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Struga when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Struga as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - two - two (Skendija 79 wins - draws - Struga wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Doriev 6 goals |  E. Skenderi 4 goals | F. Ramadani 3 goals |
Skendija 79 missing players
Struga missing players
| Skendija 79 | Struga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Akademija Pandev | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Renova | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Skendija 79 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Struga | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Bregalnica Stip | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Makedonija | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Skopje | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 10 | Tikves | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Borec | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -16 | 8 |
| 12 | Pelister | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -19 | 4 |