A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Kukësi and Teuta Durrës know what's at stake in this second leg of the Albanian Cup Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Kukësi nor Teuta Durrës 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.
Kukësi form and stats
Last season, Kukësi's Albanian Cup journey ended in the 2nd round against Egnatia Rrogozhine.6 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Kukësi have to build on here at Elbasan Arena in the Superliga.
Kukësi's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 vs Teuta Durrës (in Albanian Cup).
Previous to that game, a Superliga home match hosting Bylis Ballsh in a game that was won 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Kukësi perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kukësi as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Kukësi has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.
Kukësi have scored {12 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kukësi have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Teuta Durrës form and stats
They also participated in Albanian Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Laci drew the shortest straw.The visitors are W4-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
Two away matches in a row for Durrës, whose manager Martini could celebrate last time after the Albanian Cup win against Kukësi.
A 0-0 draw at Kastrioti Kruje's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Teuta Durrës playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Teuta Durrës wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
19 goals have been conceded by Teuta Durrës in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Teuta Durrës have won at least one point in the last 14 fixtures (9-5-0) versus Kukësi.The newest registered scoreline between these teams is the Teuta Durrës - Kukësi 2-0 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Kallaku 5 goals |  E. Baša 4 goals | L. Vila 4 goals |
Kukësi missing players
Teuta Durrës missing players
| Kukësi | Teuta Durrës | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 35% | ||
| 8.8 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Partizani Tirana | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 41 |
| 3 | Egnatia Rrogozhine | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Erzeni Shijak | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 6 | Kukësi | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 7 | Teuta Durrës | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 8 | Laci | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | Bylis Ballsh | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Kastrioti Kruje | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
