Rabotnicki vs Vardar Prediction: The biggest and oldest derby in Skopje

On Sunday from 16:00 at the biggest stadium in Skopje, the old Skopje rivals Rabotnicki and Vardar will face each other. Football classic in Skopje. One says: "Skopje cheers for Vardar", and the others reply: "But Debar Maalo lives for Rabotnicki". The rivalry that has been going on since 1951 is slowly turning one hundred - this match will be the 96th match between the eternal Skopje rivals.

Form: DLDLL

Goran Stanic succeeded Goce Sedloski in the coaching chair of Rabotnicki and before him is the first city derby as coach of the "romantics". As hosts, the club welcomes Vardar, who comes to the match in good form. The new manager of the former champion of Macedonia emphasized that he believes in his players. He emphasizes that Rabotnicki can compete with anyone and says that no one will be able to get points easily. Rabotnicki are in 9th place with 28 points, and they are winless in the last 5 matches in the league. 

Form: WLDDW

Vardar escaped from the danger zone, but the battle for survival is far from over. The teams below are very close points, and the coach Gorazd Mihailov, who raised the team from the mud, is aware that a tough battle is ahead. As an announcement for the city clash with Rabotnicki, the coach of the club with the most trophies emphasized that every point until the end will be very important. Regarding the victory over Struga, he emphasized that it was a big one, but it is being left behind and all the focus is on the next matches. Vardar are in 8th place with 29 points, and in the last 5 matches, they have 2 wins, 2 draws, and a defeat.

The Red Blacks are statistically better than the Reds. Out of the 95 duels so far, Vardar won 38, and Rabotnicki won 33, while they played 24 times in a draw. And the goal difference is on Vardar's side with 124:108. This season they will face each other for the third time, and Vardar were surprisingly better in the first two duels with identical results of 1:0. But the bad results also brought Rabotnicki into that fight for survival, so this match will be extremely important for both teams. I expect an interesting and tight derby in which both teams will concentrate on the defense and a draw seems like the most realistic outcome.