Tirana welcomes Bylis Ballsh to this second leg of the Albanian Cup Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Tirana form and stats
Last season their Albanian Cup adventure ended in the final.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi as Tirana have scored 32 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 10-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Albanian Cup, Tirana has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Tirana travelled for their previous game, a trip to Partizani Tirana that ended 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Kukesi with the scoreline 1-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus Flamurtari in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi.
Goals decide football matches and Tirana are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Tirana have conceded only 14 goals.
Bylis Ballsh form and stats
Bylis Ballsh's mission in Albanian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round against Laci.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bylis Ballsh so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 3-8-6 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the Albanian Cup statistics, we find 4W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.
Ballsh play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Flamurtari.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bylis Ballsh are hosting Laci in the Superliga only four days away.
Bylis Ballsh find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Ballsh have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bylis Ballsh - Tirana 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Tirana victories, two draws and three Bylis Ballsh wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Tirana missing players
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| Tirana | Bylis Ballsh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 54 | 29 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 155 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 104 | 174 | ||
| 72 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 62 | ||
| 47% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 35% | ||
| 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 | Kukesi | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 | Teuta Durres | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 53 |
| 4 | Laci | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 52 |
| 5 | Partizani Tirana | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
| 6 | Skenderbeu Korce | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 48 |
| 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 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 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 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 75 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 48 | -59 | 14 |