Match Report
Tikves went into the game 5th in the table on 48 points; Pelister sat 8th on 40 — an 8-point gap. On the form table Pelister stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Tikves ran at 1.79 scored and 1.42 conceded, Pelister at 1.24 and 1.27.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Tikves, 2 by Pelister, 2 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
The venue was Gradski Stadion, with room for 7,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tikves led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Tikves: Kristijan Ackovski (29'), N'fanly Sylla (38') · Pelister: Mirko Ivanovski (73'), Mirko Ivanovski (76')
Key stats
Possession: Tikves 52% · Pelister 48% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-8