Kastrioti Krujë vs Tirana preview: Albanian Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2

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Competition: Albania Albanian Cup
Competition: Tue 28.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Redi Maloku (3000 seats)

Kastrioti Krujë get ready to welcome Tirana for something different than the ordinary league football: The Albanian Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.

It's no vacation for neither Kastrioti 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.

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Kastrioti Krujë form and stats

Last season their Albanian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round against Flamurtari.

3-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Kastrioti Krujë so far this season.

Kastrioti Krujë are returning here after visiting Vllaznia Shkoder and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Mihana scored the goal(s).

Before that game, the home loss against Tirana with the scoreline 0-1.

Kastrioti Krujë are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Kastrioti Krujë have conceded only 10 goals.

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Tirana form and stats

Tirana's mission in Albanian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round against Dinamo Tirana.

Tirana have an excellent away record in the Superliga so far with 7-3-2 from 12 games.

Tirana have a lot to play for after their shock defeat (0-2) to Teuta Durres in their previous match, played at home.

Prior to that result Tirana won their away game at Kastrioti Krujë in the Superliga. The scoreline was 1-0.

Tirana find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Kastrioti Krujë victories, two draws and six Tirana wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TiranaF. Hasani
F. Hasani
9 goals
TiranaP. de Souza Monteiro
P. de Souza Monteiro
6 goals
Kastrioti KrujëS. Selmani
S. Selmani
3 goals

Kastrioti Krujë missing players

Tirana missing players

Kastrioti Krujë Tirana
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
7 4   Won W   8 15
9 5   Drew D   2 4
9 3   Lost L   2 6
21 13   Scored S   16 42
26 10   Conceded C   5 19
80% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 92%
48% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 60%
32% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 44%
20% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 28%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 16%
36% 42%   BTTS BTTS   17% 28%
36% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   67% 48%
48% 33%   Failed to Score F T   33% 32%
 
3 3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.8
5.6 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.5
2.5 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
7.3 7.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 11.8
2.5 2.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 5.5
33% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 31%
 
11.9 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   6.9 6.7
5 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.3 2.7

  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 23 12 4 7 34 18 11 5 1 5 21 12 12 7 3 2 13 6 16 40
2 Partizani Tirana 23 11 4 8 28 25 12 5 2 5 13 13 11 6 2 3 15 12 3 37
3 Vllaznia Shkoder 23 10 5 8 27 21 11 6 2 3 18 9 12 4 3 5 9 12 6 35
4 Egnatia Rrogozhinë 23 9 7 7 25 19 11 3 3 5 12 10 12 6 4 2 13 9 6 34
5 Erzeni Shijak 23 7 11 5 24 27 12 3 7 2 12 13 11 4 4 3 12 14 -3 32
6 Teuta Durres 23 8 7 8 22 28 11 4 4 3 9 9 12 4 3 5 13 19 -6 31
7 Laçi 23 9 3 11 25 27 12 5 1 6 15 13 11 4 2 5 10 14 -2 30
8 Kukesi 23 8 4 11 19 23 12 5 1 6 10 10 11 3 3 5 9 13 -4 28
9 Bylis Ballsh 23 7 5 11 18 24 12 4 3 5 10 8 11 3 2 6 8 16 -6 26
10 Kastrioti Krujë 23 5 8 10 17 27 11 3 5 3 12 10 12 2 3 7 5 17 -10 23