Match Report
The table gap was wide: 40 points between Skendija 79 (2nd, 74 pts) and Makedonija (10th, 34 pts). Makedonija had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Makedonija were scoring 1.27 and conceding 1.73, Skendija 79 2.03 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Skendija 79 in 7 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Over the last five, Makedonija had taken 4 of 15 points to Skendija 79's 11.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Makedonija 0, draws 1, Skendija 79 5, at 3.83 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Stadion Gorce Petrov, capacity 33,011, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Skendija 79: Endrit Krasniqi (53')
Key stats
Possession: Makedonija 42% · Skendija 79 58% · Total shots: 7-17 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-7