Tirana get ready to welcome Besëlidhja Lezhë for something different than the ordinary league football: The Albanian Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Superliga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Luftetari Gjirokaster.
Tirana form and stats
Last season, Tirana's Albanian Cup journey ended in the final.30 points is a decent return from 14 Superliga games here at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi for Tirana. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. 3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Albanian Cup for Tirana. Tirana haven’t lost a league-game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Kukesi, 186 days ago. Two home wins in a row for Tirana bring valid hopes of a third.
A strong away win for Tirana against Luftetari Gjirokaster the last match. In the game before, an away victory in the Superliga match versus Bylis Ballsh with a 3-1 scoreline.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Tirana played a great game against Luftetari Gjirokaster and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The manager N. Egbo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Teuta Durres in only two days.
Tirana can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 28 times. Tirana have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Besëlidhja Lezhë form and stats
Besëlidhja Lezhë's mission in Albanian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round against Skenderbeu Korce.2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Besëlidhja Lezhë playing as the away team in the 1st Division this season. Total Albanian Cup statistics for Besëlidhja Lezhë: 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Dinamo Tirana's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Besëlidhja are hosting Erzeni Shijak in the 1st Division only three days away.
Besëlidhja are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. Besëlidhja are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings between the teams: Tirana won one, Besëlidhja Lezhë won two and zero draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() E. Hasani 12 goals | ![]() O. Camara 9 goals | ![]() E. Hoxha 7 goals |
Tirana missing players
Besëlidhja Lezhë missing players
| Tirana | Besëlidhja Lezhë | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 51 | 23 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 20% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 101 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 68 | ||
| 50 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 25 | ||
| 50% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | ||
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Kukesi | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Skenderbeu Korce | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 47 |
| 4 | Laci | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 45 |
| 5 | Teuta Durres | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 41 |
| 6 | Bylis Ballsh | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Partizani Tirana | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Luftetari Gjirokaster | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 34 | -42 | 14 |
| 10 | Flamurtari | 28 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 22 | -36 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kastrioti Kruje | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Besëlidhja Lezhë | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Korabi Peshkopi | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | Burreli | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | Erzeni Shijak | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Egnatia Rrogozhine | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Terbuni Puke | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Veleciku Koplik | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 9 | Dinamo Tirana | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 13 |
| 10 | Shkumbini Peqin | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 8 |