Struga fights Skopje in Second League battle

Competition: Macedonia FYR Second League
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)

Struga and Skopje are both riding high in the Second League with their 1st and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Struga form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Struga has to build on here.

Struga manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Korab Debar (placed 4th) in the Second League. In the match before that, Struga hosted Labunishta and drew the game 0-0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Struga here, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 8 games). The Struga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. Struga are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.

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Skopje form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Skopje so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

The manager L. Markovski was unhappy after their last game, a Second League match played at their home ground. Skopje suffered a 1-3 loss to Goblen Junior Kumanovo (placed 9th). A 1-1 draw at Gench Kalemler's stadium before that.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Skopje's away games this season with only 3 goals from 8 matches. Skopje are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches.

Head 2 Head

Skopje - Struga 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Struga-Skopje H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Struga 1 win, Skopje 0 wins, 0 draws.

Struga missing players

Skopje missing players

Struga Skopje
Total Home Statistic Away Total
16 8 Played 8 16
88% 88% Over 0.5 88% 81%
56% 50% Over 1.5 62% 50%
31% 25% Over 2.5 62% 38%
12% 12% Over 3.5 25% 12%
6% 12% Over 4.5 12% 6%
50% 38% Both teams to score 38% 31%
50% 62% Clean Sheet 50% 38%
12% 12% Failed To Score 25% 50%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Struga 15 8 5 2 18 13 8 4 2 2 8 7 7 4 3 0 10 6 5 29
2 Labunishta 15 7 7 1 14 11 7 5 2 0 10 3 8 2 5 1 4 8 3 28
3 Skopje 15 6 4 5 17 10 7 5 1 1 14 3 8 1 3 4 3 7 7 22
4 Korab Debar 15 6 3 6 22 19 7 4 1 2 11 7 8 2 2 4 11 12 3 21
5 Velazerimi 77 15 6 3 6 18 17 7 2 2 3 4 7 8 4 1 3 14 10 1 21
6 Pelister 15 6 3 6 14 15 8 6 0 2 12 9 7 0 3 4 2 6 -1 21
7 Gostivar 15 6 1 8 24 20 7 2 1 4 10 10 8 4 0 4 14 10 4 19
8 Gench Kalemler 15 4 5 6 18 22 8 2 5 1 11 9 7 2 0 5 7 13 -4 17
9 Goblen Junior Kumanovo 15 2 8 5 10 18 8 0 6 2 4 7 7 2 2 3 6 11 -8 14
10 Teteks 15 3 3 9 11 21 8 3 1 4 9 11 7 0 2 5 2 10 -10 12

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