Partizani Tirana get ready to welcome Vllaznia Shkodër for something different than the ordinary league football: The Albanian Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Partizani Tirana form and stats
Partizani Tirana participated in Albanian Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Partizani Tirana have played 12 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-7-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Partizani faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kastrioti Kruje (0-1).
Before that, Partizani Tirana drew at home versus Egnatia Rrogozhine.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Laci are coming to town in four days.
The Partizani fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Partizani Tirana have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Vllaznia Shkodër form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Vllaznia Shkodër, as they won the Albanian Cup.As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Vllaznia Shkodër have produced an overall stat of 2-9-3 so far.
Vllaznia play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Egnatia Rrogozhine.
A loss against Tirana was the result prior to that, in a Superliga home game.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kastrioti Kruje in just four days.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Vllaznia Shkodër have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Partizani-Vllaznia Shkodër H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Partizani Tirana two wins, Vllaznia Shkodër four wins, four draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Latifi 10 goals |  S. da Fonseca Salazar Junior 8 goals | T. Cara 7 goals |
Partizani Tirana missing players
Vllaznia Shkodër missing players
| Partizani Tirana | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 28% | ||
| 7.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 7.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 59 |
| 2 | Laci | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | Kukesi | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Partizani Tirana | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | Teuta Durres | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -11 | 31 |
| 7 | Kastrioti Kruje | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -17 | 28 |
| 8 | Egnatia Rrogozhine | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| 9 | Dinamo Tirana | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 23 |
| 10 | Skenderbeu Korce | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 19 |
