National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kukësi or Maliqi that keep their silverware dream alive.
Kukësi form and stats
Last season their Albanian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against Teuta Durrës.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Kompleksi Sportiv i Klubit Olimpik as Kukësi have scored 32 goals to get 40 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 12-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Kukësi's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Wolfsburg. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Slavia Sofia.
Kukësi were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The penalty miss from Eduart Rroca in the defeat against Wolfsburg was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
A decent goal production from Kukësi in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kukësi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kompleksi Sportiv i Klubit Olimpik in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Maliqi form and stats
Things are running smoothly for Maliqi who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Tomori Berat. Maliqi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 15 in a row without losing.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The 2nd Division trip to Delvina.
Head 2 Head
Kukësi missing players
Maliqi missing players
| Kukësi | Maliqi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 28 | 61 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 241 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41% | 32% | 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 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 70 |
| 2 | Kukësi | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 66 |
| 3 | Laçi | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 64 |
| 4 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -1 | 58 |
| 5 | Teuta Durrës | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 57 |
| 6 | Partizani Tirana | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 | Bylis Ballsh | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 46 |
| 9 | Flamurtari | 36 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 31 | -40 | 15 |
| 10 | Luftetari Gjirokaster | 36 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 53 | -67 | 14 |