Match preview 1st Division: Shënkolli - Lushnja at Beselidhja Stadiumi

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Competition: Albania 1st Division
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Beselidhja Stadiumi (7000 seats)

Struggling Shënkolli will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lushnja in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Shënkolli form and stats

Shënkolli have played 4 1st Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Shënkolli drew their last game, also a home match. Elbasani (placed 10th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. 1-1 away at Oriku before that.

The lack of attacking qualities in Shënkolli means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Shënkolli are not conceding a lot of goals here at Beselidhja Stadiumi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Lushnja form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (17) in 1st Division, on their 1st Division travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Two away games in a row for Lushnja, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Iliria Fushë-Krujë in the 1st Division. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Turbina Cërrik.

Lushnja are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). 5 goals have been conceded by Lushnja in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Lushnja - Shënkolli 4-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Shënkolli, 1 draw and 2 wins for Lushnja. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.

Top Goalscorers

LushnjaF. Sefa
F. Sefa
11 goals
 Ruben Danaj
Ruben Danaj
6 goals

Shënkolli missing players

Lushnja missing players

Shënkolli Lushnja
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 2 4 9
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 6
5 3 1 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
7 2 0 Scored S 2 5 17
12 3 0 Conceded C 2 5 10
78% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
22% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
22% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
56% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 56%
22% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 22%
44% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4 4
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 3 3
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 1 1
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 300% 300%
Key stats in 1st Division this season:
  • All of Lushnja's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lushnja has the most scored goals (17)
  • Lushnja has the most scored goals in the second half (9)
  • Lushnja has the the best goal difference (+7)
  • Lushnja have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Lushnja have created more than twice as many corners as Shënkolli.
  • Lushnja have scored more than double the goals of Shënkolli.
  • Lushnja haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shënkolli has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
  • Shënkolli has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2)
  • Shënkolli has the most conceded goals in the second half (8)
  • Shënkolli have yet to win a game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pogradeci 9 6 1 2 13 8 4 3 1 0 8 2 5 3 0 2 5 6 5 19
2 Lushnja 9 6 0 3 17 10 5 4 0 1 12 5 4 2 0 2 5 5 7 18
3 Apolonia Fier 9 5 2 2 13 7 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 17
4 Devolli 9 4 1 4 11 12 5 2 1 2 8 6 4 2 0 2 3 6 -1 13
5 Oriku 9 3 3 3 7 9 5 3 1 1 6 3 4 0 2 2 1 6 -2 12
6 Besa Kavaje 9 3 2 4 15 14 4 3 0 1 9 4 5 0 2 3 6 10 1 11
7 Iliria Fushë-Krujë 9 3 2 4 10 12 4 2 2 0 6 2 5 1 0 4 4 10 -2 11
8 Turbina Cërrik 9 3 1 5 8 12 5 3 0 2 5 4 4 0 1 3 3 8 -4 10
9 Shënkolli 9 1 5 3 7 12 4 0 3 1 2 3 5 1 2 2 5 9 -5 8
10 Elbasani 9 2 1 6 8 13 5 1 0 4 6 9 4 1 1 2 2 4 -5 7

Read more about 1st Division

The Albanian First Division is the second level of football in this European country. It is divided into two groups, each with ten teams. Each group first play other teams in their group twice, 18 fixtures. The top five of the league table then play a promotion round, the other half a relegation round.