Tikveš host Shkëndija in the 1. MFL, round 18.

Tikveš won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 4 matches (L–W–D–W), scoring 4 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 10 times: Tikveš 2 wins, Shkëndija 6, 2 draws.