2nd Division match prediction and preview for Naftëtari Kuçovë vs Maliqi clash

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Competition: Albania 2nd Division
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Bashkim Sulejmani (5000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Naftëtari Kuçovë have their presumed home advantage while Maliqi are ahead 15 points in the 2nd Division table.

Insights:
  • Naftëtari Kuçovë have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maliqi have the most scored goals (41) in 2nd Division

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

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Naftëtari Kuçovë form and stats

19 points is a decent return from 9 2nd Division games here at Stadiumi Bashkim Sulejmani for Naftëtari Kuçovë. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Naftëtari have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadiumi Bashkim Sulejmani with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Naftëtari Kuçovë's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Maliqi form and stats

Maliqi, who have the most scored goals (41) in 2nd Division, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 24 points collected from 8 2nd Division games. 8 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. Impressively, the visitors are on a nine-match winning run which they hope continue versus Naftëtari Kuçovë.

As mentioned above, Maliqi was the only team on the pitch versus Skrapari in their previous game, winning 7-1. This could be a tougher task.

Maliqi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games. Maliqi are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Maliqi - Naftëtari 1-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Naftëtari two wins, zero draws and Maliqi five victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Naftëtari Kuçovë missing players

Maliqi missing players

Naftëtari Kuçovë Maliqi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 8 17
10 6 0 Won W 2 8 15
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
6 2 2 Lost L 0 0 0
27 16 1 Scored S 3 15 41
17 9 6 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 65%
44% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 53%
22% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 35%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
44% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 29%
33% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 71%
22% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in 2nd Division this season:
  • Maliqi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maliqi have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Maliqi have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have the fewest conceded goals (5) in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have the most points (24) away in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have the most scored goals (15) away in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have the most scored goals (41) in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have the the best goal difference (+13) away in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have the the best goal difference (+36) in 2nd Division
  • Maliqi have won all their away games so far.
  • Maliqi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Naftëtari Kuçovë have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Naftëtari Kuçovë haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maliqi 17 15 2 0 41 5 9 7 2 0 26 3 8 8 0 0 15 2 36 47
2 Butrinti Sarandë 18 15 1 2 39 7 9 8 0 1 27 4 9 7 1 1 12 3 32 46
3 Labëria 17 13 2 2 32 6 8 7 0 1 21 2 9 6 2 1 11 4 26 41
4 Devolli 18 11 4 3 35 13 9 6 1 2 21 8 9 5 3 1 14 5 22 37
5 Naftëtari Kuçovë 18 10 2 6 27 17 9 6 1 2 16 9 9 4 1 4 11 8 10 32
6 Tepelena 17 6 3 8 14 22 9 4 3 2 7 5 8 2 0 6 7 17 -8 21
7 Memaliaj 17 4 6 7 12 24 8 3 3 2 7 7 9 1 3 5 5 17 -12 18
8 Kelcyra 18 5 3 10 13 28 9 4 1 4 8 10 9 1 2 6 5 18 -15 18
9 Albpetrol Patos 17 4 4 9 16 20 8 2 2 4 8 7 9 2 2 5 8 13 -4 16
10 Gramozi Ersekë 17 5 1 11 21 33 9 5 0 4 19 12 8 0 1 7 2 21 -12 16
11 Përmeti 18 4 3 11 13 29 9 3 3 3 6 7 9 1 0 8 7 22 -16 15
12 Delvina 18 2 4 12 10 29 9 2 2 5 7 10 9 0 2 7 3 19 -19 10
13 Skrapari 18 1 3 14 15 55 9 1 1 7 9 22 9 0 2 7 6 33 -40 6

Read more about 2nd Division

The Albanian Second Division (Kategoria e Dytë) is the third tier of football in Albania. It is divided geographically into two groups, each with 14 teams. Every team play 26 fixtures to set the final league of each group. The champion of each division is promoted while second places play a promotion play-off final.