The league table is allowed to rest as Bylis Ballsh and Tirana battle for Albanian Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Bylis Ballsh nor Tirana as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bylis Ballsh form and stats
Bylis Ballsh was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Albanian Cup. Laci was too strong.Bylis Ballsh have played 15 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Albanian Cup for Bylis Ballsh. Two home wins in a row for Ballsh bring valid hopes of a third.
Bylis Ballsh lost their last game at Kukësi after a 0-1 scoreline. 1-1 away at Skenderbeu Korce before that.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ballsh as they have a new game in only four days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. Partizani Tirana are visiting.
Ballsh has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. From these home matches, Ballsh have conceded only 12 goals.
Tirana form and stats
Tirana's mission in Albanian Cup last season failed in the final.Tirana's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Tirana collect 32 points from their 16 away matches in the Superliga. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 4 defeats). When we have look at the Albanian Cup statistics, we find 4W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Tirana, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Skenderbeu Korce in the Superliga last time out. A 1-1 draw at Beselidhja Lezhe's stadium before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kukësi in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Tirana's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 16 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Tirana in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Ballsh victories, two draws and six Tirana wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Hasani 12 goals |   A. Beji Anthony 8 goals | S. Guindo 8 goals |
Bylis Ballsh missing players
Tirana missing players
| Bylis Ballsh | Tirana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 25 | 56 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 8% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 155 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 71 | 134 | ||
| 52 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 62 | ||
| 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tirana | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 33 | 65 |
| 2 | Kukësi | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Teuta Durrës | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 50 |
| 4 | Laci | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 |
| 5 | Skenderbeu Korce | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 48 |
| 6 | Partizani Tirana | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Bylis Ballsh | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 39 |
| 9 | Flamurtari | 31 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 26 | -35 | 14 |
| 10 | Luftetari Gjirokaster | 31 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 48 | -58 | 14 |