Gostivar vs Struga Prediction: What a match for opening the season

After a two-month break, today, with the matches of the 19th round, the spring part of the current 2024/25 season starts. A period in which the teams strengthened or not, most of them prepared outside of Macedonia, some even changed two coaches. In any case, it was super interesting even though no football was played. All eyes will be turned to the battle for the title, which will be super interesting, it seems like never before in the history of independent Macedonia. As many as five teams legitimately have their ambitions to win the cup, and all of them have won the title before, except for Gostivar, which seems to be the most ambitious, if you know the budgets of the clubs. And on the eve of the start of the season, here is how those five teams are ranked in terms of points on the table. Sileks, Shkendija, and Rabotnicki have 37 points each, Gostivar 35, and Struga which is defending the crown, 32 points.

Gostivar

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The management of the Macedonian first league team Gostivar addressed the public with a statement, in which it referred to the fact that the team would not be able to play at their stadium, but with great optimism announced very high ambitions for the rest of the season and the near future. The leaders of Gostivar appealed to the audience to continue cheering for their favorites at the Boris Trajkovski Stadium in Skopje and also promised free delivery of tickets before each match. “We had good mini-preparations that we did before the league resumed this weekend. We start against Struga, a team that I respect and the current champion of Macedonia. And it's not just them that are a threat, but the entire championship. But that doesn't change our goal, which is to be champions. We have to win as many points as possible in every match, including this one with Struga. I hope that the fans will support us and we will celebrate together” said their manager Nobre who wasn’t hiding the delight of the work of the board and the new players. Gostivar are currently in fourth place with 35 points, two points behind the leaders.

Struga

The current champion of Macedonia, Struga Trim Ljum, played friendly matches in Antalya, Turkey, and showed some impressive performances against some much better and stronger teams. Struga Trim Ljum in the January transfer period made several changes in the team. Struga sign with Memetriza Hamza (Bashkimi), Pape Fal (Liepaja, Latvia), Maudo Jarjue (Sandefjord, Norway), Erand Ziba (Voska Sport), Vebi Islami (Shkendija), and the club left Filip Dujmović, Arbi Voša (Tikveš), Masaki Takahara (Pelister), Bekim Kamberi, Suhelj Muharem, Jusuf Kaba. Struga weren’t on their level in the first part of the season, they changed two managers but still, they are in fifth place with 32 points, and are in the title race.

Expert Betting Tips

It will be a tough match, both teams have their ambitions and we can expect a great match in Skopje. Gostivar will have support from the stands even though they are playing 70 km away from home, and I expect them to win this match and confirm what the board and manager said, that they are only interested in winning the league. I expect a match will more than three goals, and both teams to score at least a goal each.

Our prediction for the match is team both teams to score a goal for the odds of 2.19 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is over 2.5 goals for odds of 2.6 at Betway.

Our third prediction is a home win for odds of 2.25 at Bet365.