Elbasani get ready to welcome Kastrioti Krujë for something different than the ordinary league football: The Albanian Cup 1st Round leg 1 of 2.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Elbasani form and stats
Last season, Elbasani's Albanian Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Elbasani after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A strong away win for Elbasani against Ada Velipoje the last match. As mentioned above, Elbasani "killed" Ada Velipoje in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Elbasani won a home game hosting Flamurtari (2-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Elbasani, as the 2nd Division home game vs Veleciku Koplik is only four days away.
Kastrioti Krujë form and stats
Last season their Albanian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Kastrioti Krujë have produced an overall stat of 0-0-1 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Kastrioti Krujë, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Kukësi.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Dinamo Tirana.After this away game Kastrioti return home for a Superliga game against Tirana. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Kastrioti Krujë have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Elbasani-Kastrioti Krujë H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Elbasani three wins, Kastrioti Krujë four wins, two draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Elbasani missing players
Kastrioti Krujë missing players
| Elbasani | Kastrioti Krujë | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 13 | ||
| 53 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 52% | ||
| 3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.7 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 112% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 21% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kukësi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Tirana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Dinamo Tirana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Teuta Durres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Partizani Tirana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Laci | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 8 | Skenderbeu Korce | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Egnatia Rrogozhinë | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Kastrioti Krujë | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |