Skënderbeu Korçë welcomes Bylis Ballsh to this second leg of the Albanian Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Skënderbeu Korçë nor Bylis Ballsh 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.
Skënderbeu Korçë form and stats
Last season their Albanian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against Kukesi.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadiumi Skënderbeu as Skënderbeu Korçë have scored 20 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 9-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Albanian Cup, Skënderbeu Korçë has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
In their previous game, the manager I. Daja led his Skënderbeu to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Bylis Ballsh. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadiumi Skënderbeu. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Superliga home game that ended 1-1 versus Laci.
Heartbreak for Skënderbeu Korçë in their last match as Bylis Ballsh's I. Hidi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus Tirana in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadiumi Skënderbeu.
Skënderbeu has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Skënderbeu Korçë have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Bylis Ballsh form and stats
They also participated in Albanian Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round, when Laci drew the shortest straw.Bylis Ballsh have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-8-5 (15 played). When we have look at the Albanian Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-2L. This is both home and away. Visiting Ballsh has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Bylis Ballsh won their last game, 1-0 versus Skënderbeu Korçë played at home. A 2-2 draw at Vllaznia Shkodër's stadium before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Kukesi.
Ballsh have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 17 goals have been scored. 18 goals have been conceded by Bylis Ballsh in these games.
Head 2 Head
Skënderbeu and Bylis Ballsh have met before this season: Bylis Ballsh - Skënderbeu Korçë 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Skënderbeu won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Bylis Ballsh has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  G. Muzaka 8 goals | D. Bregu 8 goals |  A. Beji Anthony 8 goals |
Skënderbeu Korçë missing players
Bylis Ballsh missing players
| Skënderbeu Korçë | Bylis Ballsh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 122 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 96 | 151 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 55 | ||
| 32% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 32 | 62 |
| 2 | Kukesi | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 53 |
| 3 | Laci | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 49 |
| 4 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 48 |
| 5 | Teuta Durrës | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 47 |
| 6 | Partizani Tirana | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 44 |
| 7 | Bylis Ballsh | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 43 |
| 8 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Luftetari Gjirokaster | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 42 | -53 | 14 |
| 10 | Flamurtari | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 26 | -40 | 11 |