A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Kastrioti Krujë and Elbasani know what's at stake in this second leg of the Albanian Cup 1st Round clash.
Kastrioti Krujë and Elbasani should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Kastrioti Krujë form and stats
Last season, Kastrioti's Albanian Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.The total Superliga statistics at home this season for Kastrioti Krujë are 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). With eleven home Superliga games in a row without a win, the Kastrioti fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Bylis Ballsh game long ago, can be stopped today.
Kastrioti lost their last game at Egnatia Rrogozhinë after a 1-2 scoreline. The defeat against Egnatia Rrogozhinë was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Pedro).
In the match before that, Kastrioti hosted Tirana and drew the Superliga game 1-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kastrioti, as the Superliga home game vs Skenderbeu Korce is only three days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Kastrioti Krujë's 2 home games: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Elbasani form and stats
Elbasani's mission in Albanian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.It might be tough going out on the road again for Elbasani, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Gramshi. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Gramshi was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Veleciku Koplik in the 2nd Division.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oriku in just two days.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the participants met previously this campaign; Elbasani - Kastrioti 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Kastrioti wins - draws - Elbasani wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Ajazi 2 goals |  A. Basha 1 goals | A. Karakaçi 1 goals |
Kastrioti Krujë missing players
Elbasani missing players
| Kastrioti Krujë | Elbasani | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 36 | 54 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 56% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.8 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Teuta Durres | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Kukësi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Dinamo Tirana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Egnatia Rrogozhinë | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | Partizani Tirana | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Skenderbeu Korce | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Laçi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 10 | Kastrioti Krujë | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |