Sileks vs Shkëndija

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May 6, 2018

1 vs 3

Recap

LPFM – 33th week, 06.05 (Sunday), time 16.30, Stadium: “Sileks” – Kratovo
Sileks and Shkëndija have been battling so far 38 times with the Tetovo team that has completely dominated these challenges, with 25 wins, facing only seven team triumphs from Kratova. Six games are closed without a winner. In these meetings, Shkëndija has scored 76 goals, while Sileks 38.

As for the duels of this season, the Shkëndija dominance is even greater against Sileks. In three meetings, Shkëndija has scored nine points maximum, scoring eight and not even one single goal. In the games in Tetovo, the wins were 5-0 and 1-0, while in the only duel played in Kratovo, the guests won 2-0.

The main reference of the match will be Dimitar Meckarovski from Skopje.

The last five games of Sileks:

Shkupi – Sileks 1:1

Sileks – Vardar 0:2

Pelister – Sileks 2:0

Sileks – Renova 1:0

Skopje – Sileks 1:1

The last five matches of the Shkëndija:

Shkëndija – Rabotnicki 3:0

Pobeda – Shkëndija 2:1

Pandev Academy – Shkëndija 2:2

Shkëndija – Shkupi 2:0

Vardar – Shkëndija 2:3

Key players in Sileks: Milan Mitrovic (goalkeeper), Stojan Stojcevski (defender), Boban Georgiev (midfielder), Filip Timov (striker)

Key players at Shkëndija: Visar Musliu (defender), Armend Alimi (midfielder), Besart Ibraimi (striker), Ferhan Hasani (striker)

SILEKS

Sileks team comes in this match after the match that he wanted 1-1 against Shkupi as guest Wednesday and considered him a victory, considering all that happened in this challenge. At the same time, the Kratova team had come in from the beginning to avoid losing and eventually forgot the only goal he scored for his team, Kristijan Filipovski.

The Sileks team does not know about victory in the last three championship matches, where he has recorded two losses from Pelister and Vardar and the above-mentioned draw against Shkupi. Last victory is against Renova, in Kratovo, on 22 April.

In the last eight championship matches, Sileks has recorded a single victory, that of Renova. In other meetings, there are four draws and three defeats.

In 2018, the Sileks team is among the weakest in Macedonia, with only three wins from a total of 14 meetings held. Wins are against Pobeda and Renova at home and against Vardar as a guest. In other duels, the team also has six draws and five defeats.

Despite the very poor performance in 2018, Sileks continues to hold the third position, at a time when four games remain to the end. Currently, the team from Kratova has 46 points, four more than Rabotnicki and more or less feel safe for the European exit, considering the fact that the fourth place will probably be in Europe as well.

Sileks possesses the second weakest attack in Macedonia, with just 27 goals scored in 32 matches, as almost a season-long team has moved to third place. Weaker than they are just Skopje, with 19 goals.

With 32 goals so far, Sileks has the third best defense in Macedonia, after those of Shkëndija and Vardar.

Serbian goalkeeper Milan Mitrovic, along with defenders of Skopje and Renova, Pecov and Neziri, is among the only three players in Macedonia who played in all matches and possible minutt this season. He has developed all 32 matches and has gone to the field 2880 minutes, without counting the additions. In these meetings, he has suffered 32 goals, while in 14 games he has kept his net untouched.

Philip Timov continues to be Sileks’ top scorer, with five goals in 29 appearances this season, for which he also recorded two aces. Behind him comes Milos Milos

Djordjevic who is not playing so much lately. Djordjevic has scored four goals in 28 matches this year.

Sileks does not have a player injured or suspended before this meeting. Goalkeeper Mitrovic complained of an injury at the end of the match against Shkupi, but will be ready to play tomorrow.

Darko Aleksovski, Gligor Gligorov, Milan Mitrović, Dejan Blagojevic and Milos Djordjevic, in case of yellow card punishment tomorrow, will not be able to play in the next game.

SHKËNDIJA

Having been championed for weeks now, record-breaking and with a brilliant advantage over the closest fans, the Shkëndija turned the victories on Wednesday when he beat Rabotnick with 3-0. The top scorers in this match were Junior, Todorovski and Alimi, as well as the excellent appearance of the young footballer, Fazlagic, who shone with two assists at this meeting.

For Shkëndija, Wednesday’s victory broke off the series of two unbeaten matches, the longest of its kind in this fantastic season. Earlier, the Tetovo team had equaled 2-2 with the Pandev Academy and lost 2-1 from Pobeda in two games played in Strumica and its periphery.

Shkëndija completely dominates the matches of recent years against Sileks, with seven wins in the last eight wins the last defeat he has in Kratovo in December 2015, and considering the last 24 duels between the two teams since 2008 , Shkëndija has won 21 games, Sileks only one, and two meetings are closed without a winner.

Shkëndija currently has 79 points, 27 closer to Vardar in second place. The Tetovo team will be the champion with the highest priority on the second place in the history of the Macedonian championship. In the 27 championships so far, Rabotnicki in 2014 and Vardar in 2016 have had the highest honor for the closest pursuers and it was 13 points.

In addition to securing the championship title, the Shkëndija is also placed in the cup final and for the first time in its 41-year history, the team wants to win the double title. The Reds, on May 23, in the final that will be played in Strumica, will try to retaliate against Pelister, for the defeat experienced in last year’s final, where they were defeated after the penalties.

In 16 trips so far this season, Shkëndija has recorded 11 wins, there are also two draws and three defeats. In these duels, he scored 45, while he suffered 18 goals.

Besart Ibraimi continues to be the best goalscorer of Shkëndija and the Macedonian championship, with 21 goals scored. He has recorded five goals in the last four games he played, while in the last duel against Rabotniki, was dismissed by coach Qatip Osmani. Ibrahim in the meantime is also the best assistant this year in Macedonia, with 15 successful aids so far.

Damaged for more than two months, Ferhan Hasani returned for first time in Wednesday’s match against Rabotniki. He remains the second highest scorer good Shkëndija and Macedonian championship, with 19 goals scored. At the same time, Hasani is the most valued player in the championship, with a current value of one million euros.

Goalkeeper Konstadin Zahov continues to be injured and is not expected to play in this match as well. In this challenge, I would miss also striker Izair Emini (has damaged the shoulder), while the new break was awarded the best striker last year and this year in Macedonia, Besart Ibrahim.

Another major lack of the Shkëndija team will also be the center-back of Macedonia’s representative, Visar Musliu, who in the duel against Rabotniki received the fifth yellow card this championship and could not appear tomorrow.

Besmir Bojko, Blagoja Todorovski, Mevlan Murati and Olsi Teqja have four yellow cards in the Shkëndija and if they are punished tomorrow, they risk not playing at the next meeting.

Stadium: “Sileks” – Kratovo

This stadium continues to meet the criteria for the first league matches, even at the beginning of 2018, when the weather in Macedonia was not good could not say such a thing. Now, the field is in a stable and good condition and offers good conditions for football. Such a thing, certainly suits the Shkëndija team, who plays fast and beautiful football and such a thing is expected tomorrow in Kratovo.

Before the game analysis:

Given the current form but also the absolute dominance of the Shkëndija in the duels against Sileks in the last ten years, where there is a single loss, then the Tetovo team is considered a great favorite in this duel. The locals are not going through a good moment and for this is the fact that they have only registered three wins in 2018. Even so, they have great chances of getting into Europe, as they are in third place and with four points more than Rabotnicki. Eventual surprise in this match against the new champion, they would almost have secured the second consecutive summer with European matches. On the other hand, the Shkëndija , after being officially declared champion, failed on the last two trips, equalizing with the Pandev Academy and lost by Pobeda, but on Wednesday, against the qualitative formation of Rabotniki, proved the force. The biggest Shkëndija concentration is now in the cup final, which will be played on 23 May, but until then, four games will have to be held, with which the team will have to keep shape at the level.