The Bitola first league team will host Struga, which, thanks to a series of successful results, enters this duel as a favorite.
Although Pelister will play at home, their only win over Struga was away during the 2020/21 season, while they have drawn twice in Bitola as part of the PMFL, and once again in a duel from the Second League.
– Today's match is of great importance for us, as are all the matches that will follow. We are ready to give our best. We will play at home and that is a plus for us. We have nothing to lose in this match, our only task is to play bravely until we get a favorable result, – Andrej Jovcevski, Pelister's goalkeeper, told us.
Although it deserved compliments for its performance in Kumanovo against Bashkimi, the minimal 1:0 defeat for Pelister puts the emphasis on winning points in the next matches so that it can relieve the psychological pressure in the fight for survival.
Struga started the spring season with two losses to Shkendija and Sileks, which is why they are seven points behind first-place Vardar and seem to be moving away from the title fight, even though they statistically have an efficient attack and a defense that rarely concedes goals.
