Luftëtari Gjirokastër welcomes Apolonia Fier to this second leg of the Albanian Cup 2nd Round. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Luftëtari Gjirokastër nor Apolonia Fier 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.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër form and stats
Action has already taken place for Luftëtari Gjirokastër in Albanian Cup as they have defeated Turbina Cerrik to reach the 2nd Round. Luftëtari Gjirokastër was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Albanian Cup. Tirana was too strong.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Superliga this season. Luftëtari Gjirokastër have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stadiumi Gjirokastra. On the other hand, in the Albanian Cup, Luftëtari Gjirokastër has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër drew their last game, 1-1 away at Teuta Durres. Before that game, the home loss against Partizani Tirana with the scoreline 0-3.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Luftëtari Gjirokastër, as the Superliga home game vs Flamurtari is only four days away.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër aren't scoring a lot here at Stadiumi Gjirokastra in the league, with only 6 goals from 10 games. 12 goals have been conceded.
Apolonia Fier form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Kamza in order to reach 2nd Round of Albanian Cup. Apolonia Fier's mission in Albanian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round against Kukësi.4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Apolonia Fier in their 1st Division matches away. Total Albanian Cup statistics for Apolonia Fier: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Apolonia Fier hope to make it five in this match.
Before that, Apolonia Fier secured a home win against Shenkolli with the score 5-1.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The 1st Division trip to Besa Kavajë.
Apolonia Fier are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Apolonia Fier are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Apolonia Fier - Luftëtari Gjirokastër 3-0, played this season. Last six meetings between the teams: Luftëtari Gjirokastër won three, Apolonia Fier won two and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Luftëtari Gjirokastër missing players
Apolonia Fier missing players
| Luftëtari Gjirokastër | Apolonia Fier | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 17 | 54 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 2.4 | 1.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3 | ||
| 6.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 47 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 27 | ||
| 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 81% | ||
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | Tirana | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Partizani Tirana | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Laçi | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Bylis Ballsh | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Teuta Durres | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 9 | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -27 | 13 |
| 10 | Flamurtari | 21 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 21 | -30 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Apolonia Fier | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Lushnja | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Pogradeci | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Besa Kavajë | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Devolli | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 20 |
| 6 | Oriku | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Iliria Fushe-Kruje | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Shenkolli | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 9 | Turbina Cerrik | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 10 | Elbasani | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | -20 | 10 |