A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Teuta Durrës and Kukësi know what's at stake in this second leg of the Albanian Cup Semi-finals clash.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Durrës and Kukësi.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Kukësi's home stadium. The visitors last 38 games on grass have ended in 17 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses.
Teuta Durrës form and stats
Last season their Albanian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Kukësi.35 points is a decent return from 16 Superliga games here at Stadiumi Niko Dovana for Teuta Durrës. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Albanian Cup, Teuta Durrës has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Teuta Durrës after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Durrës faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kukësi (0-3). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Skenderbeu Korce.
The game against Kukësi was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Partizani Tirana are coming to town in four days.
The Durrës fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 16 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Teuta Durrës have only let in 8 goals at home.
Kukësi form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Kukësi, as they won the Albanian Cup.The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. When we have look at the Albanian Cup statistics, we find 6W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
Kukësi are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Superliga against Teuta Durrës. Preceding that game was the away Superliga victory against Tirana with the score of 2-1.
Kukësi delivered their win in the match against Teuta Durrës already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
The schedule is very tough for Kukësi now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Superliga game at Vllaznia Shkoder is waiting in only four days.
Kukësi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 16 games (in the league). 16 goals have been conceded by Kukësi in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kukësi - Teuta Durrës 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Durrës, five draws and three wins for Kukësi. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Teuta Durrës missing players
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| Teuta Durrës | Kukësi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 143 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 98 | 208 | ||
| 55 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 89 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 32 | 66 |
| 2 | Kukësi | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | Laci | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 55 |
| 4 | Teuta Durrës | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 53 |
| 5 | Skenderbeu Korce | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -5 | 51 |
| 6 | Partizani Tirana | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Bylis Ballsh | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 47 |
| 8 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -3 | 42 |
| 9 | Flamurtari | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 28 | -37 | 14 |
| 10 | Luftetari Gjirokaster | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 51 | -61 | 14 |