National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Struga or Renova that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Struga 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.
Struga form and stats
Struga was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Macedonian Cup.Home games in the First League have been a walk in the park for Struga so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
A nice win for Struga last time playing, versus Renova. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0. Before that, Struga drew at home versus Vardar.
The Struga fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Struga have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Renova form and stats
Renova was sent out of Macedonian Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Struga turned out to be too strong.There's been little loot from Renova's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the First League. Renova only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
There might be some fixture complaints from Renova as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the First League match against Struga (0-1). A 1-3 loss hosting Skendija 79 before that.
The travelling fans enjoy Renova's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. The Renova manager B. Islami has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Struga three wins, four draws and Renova three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Lena 5 goals |  R. Selmani 3 goals | K. Cake 2 goals |
Struga missing players
Renova missing players
| Struga | Renova | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 227 | 134 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 207 | ||
| 86 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 80 | ||
| 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 39% | ||
| 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 |