Apolonia Fier vs Bylis Ballsh: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Sun 08.November
Match begins: 12:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu (6800 seats)

Game week two of the Superliga season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Apolonia Fier - Bylis Ballsh preview:

It's no vacation for neither Apolonia 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.

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Apolonia Fier form and stats

In general it's been a long time since Apolonia Fier tasted defeat here at Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

There will be little rest for Apolonia after this match as they are travelling to Partizani Tirana for a Albanian Cup game in only three days.

Last season, Apolonia Fier's league statistics were 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the 1st Division. Over these 18 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 14. Playing at home last season Apolonia Fier managed 6-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 6 conceded.

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Bylis Ballsh form and stats

A new game in only three days for Bylis Ballsh, the Albanian Cup home match versus Dinamo Tirana. Busy days.

Let's have a look at how Bylis Ballsh performed last season in the Superliga: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 15 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 9 and lost 6 with 21/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Apolonia wins - draws - Bylis Ballsh wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Apolonia Fier missing players

Bylis Ballsh missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Apolonia Fier Bylis Ballsh
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Apolonia Fier Last season Bylis Ballsh
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   18 36
16 8   Won W   3 12
6 3   Drew D   9 15
3 1   Lost L   6 9
57 37   Scored S   21 46
27 14   Conceded C   22 38
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 89%
76% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 67%
64% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 44%
36% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 25%
20% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 8%
64% 67%   BTTS BTTS   67% 56%
36% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 33%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   22% 22%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
0.8 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.5 3.3
0 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
57 40   Total Shots T S   104 164
24 18   Shots on Target S O   35 60
58% 61%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 33%

  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Vllaznia Shkodër 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Kastrioti Krujë 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Bylis Ballsh 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Laçi 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Skënderbeu Korçë 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Teuta Durrës 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Partizani Tirana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
9 Apolonia Fier 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
10 Kukësi 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season 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 36 21 7 8 67 35 18 11 4 3 35 15 18 10 3 5 32 20 32 70
2 Kukësi 36 19 9 8 59 31 18 12 4 2 32 12 18 7 5 6 27 19 28 66
3 Laçi 36 19 7 10 61 34 18 13 2 3 37 14 18 6 5 7 24 20 27 64
4 Skënderbeu Korçë 36 17 7 12 42 43 18 11 3 4 27 20 18 6 4 8 15 23 -1 58
5 Teuta Durrës 36 15 12 9 41 34 18 10 6 2 21 11 18 5 6 7 20 23 7 57
6 Partizani Tirana 36 15 8 13 51 40 18 9 5 4 30 15 18 6 3 9 21 25 11 53
7 Bylis Ballsh 36 12 15 9 46 38 18 9 6 3 25 16 18 3 9 6 21 22 8 51
8 Vllaznia Shkodër 36 12 10 14 36 41 18 6 5 7 18 16 18 6 5 7 18 25 -5 46
9 Flamurtari 36 2 9 25 32 72 18 1 6 11 26 41 18 1 3 14 6 31 -40 15
10 Luftetari Gjirokaster 36 2 8 26 19 86 18 2 5 11 10 33 18 0 3 15 9 53 -67 14

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Vllaznia Shkodër 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Kastrioti Krujë 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Bylis Ballsh 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Laçi 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Skënderbeu Korçë 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Teuta Durrës 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Partizani Tirana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
9 Apolonia Fier 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
10 Kukësi 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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The Albanian Superliga is the top level of the football pyramid in Albania. It was founded in 1930. The current format has ten teams facing each other four times for a total of 36 matches, played from August to May. Top of the league table is the champion, while the two bottom teams are relegated.