Rabotnicki vs Vardar Prediction: Oldest city derby in Skopje

After a two-week break, the matches in the First Macedonian Football League continue this weekend, and in the new round, the duel between local rivals Rabotnicki and Vardar is coming up. The match will be played at the "Boris Trajkovski" stadium, the official host is the club from Debar Maalo, but the fan group of Vardar, "Komiti" is already mobilizing in as large a number as possible to cheer on their favorite. The whole of Skopje is plastered with posters calling the fans to the stadium on Sunday. Vardar are last in the table in the First League, with only five points, and they need a win to catch up with the other teams because Gostivar and Voska, who are ahead of them, have twice as many.

Rabotnicki

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The second most trophy-winning football team in N. Macedonia, Rabotnicki, officially have a new owner, after the Macedonian Stock Exchange announced that all the shares of this club have been sold. The new owners have great ambitions with Rabotnicki, they want the club to return to the top of Macedonian football, chase the championship title, and once again play an important role in Europe from which the club would benefit financially. The "Romanticists" have been far from the top in the past years, and in the last season some of the matches were not even played at the National Arena, so with the arrival of the new bosses, we can expect that the former Macedonian champion will again play all the matches at the biggest stadium. Rabotnicki are in 7th position with 13 points, but they have a good chance to join the top half of the table.

Vardar

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Vardar are struggling in the first league even more than they expected. They are in the last place with only 5 points. In the last round, they played against the leader Shkendija, and in the first half they were great, but they failed to continue at the same pace in the second half which cost them defeat. Vardar have only a win, 2 draws and 6 defeats so far. During the international break, they won against Teteks in a friendly match, and we will see if that will help to “wake up” the team.

Expert Betting Tips

The situation in the teams is completely different, Rabotnicki are revived now with new owners and capital, while Vardar are struggling in every possible way. Vardar are the Macedonian club with the most trophies and they will always have maximum respect from their rivals. The city derby always offers a great fight and likable football, so it will surely be in tomorrow's match. Rabotnicki are favorite, although I think that Vardar will fight more in this match as they will certainly have more support from the stands. Both teams to score in this local, city derby seems like the best option for bet, and a little bit riskier is betting on home win.