Apolonia Fier vs Tirana: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Fri 21.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu (6800 seats)

Superliga: Apolonia Fier are 34 points behind Tirana, but fully intend to go all in. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals (20) in Superliga
  • Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

For Apolonia relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Tirana are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Apolonia Fier form and stats

Apolonia Fier's struggle is real here at Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu with only 14 points collected from 17 Superliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-2-11. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Apolonia with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Kastrioti Krujë game, 23 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Stress levels are on the rise for Apolonia Fier's attacking players as they have now played 420 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Gjata was their last goal scorer.

Apolonia faced defeat in their previous match, away at Skënderbeu Korçë (0-2).

Ahead of that match, Apolonia Fier lost 0-3 at home to Kukësi.

Apolonia have scored 11 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Apolonia have conceded 29 from these games.

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Tirana form and stats

The visitors are W6-D9-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Partizani Tirana game have they lost an away game, meaning Tirana has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

E. Hoxhallari was the last player to score for the away team. Tirana haven't scored a league goal in the last 192 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superliga home defeat versus Laci with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Partizani Tirana that ended 0-0.

Tirana find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Tirana as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tirana - Apolonia Fier 5-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Apolonia, one draw and nine wins for Tirana. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

TiranaI. Batha
I. Batha
9 goals
ApoloniaM. Gjata
M. Gjata
8 goals
TiranaE. Hoxhallari
E. Hoxhallari
5 goals

Apolonia Fier missing players

Tirana missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Apolonia Fier Tirana
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 6 17 34
4 4 1 Won W 1 6 14
8 2 0 Drew D 5 9 12
22 11 3 Lost L 0 2 8
20 11 2 Scored S 4 17 37
60 29 7 Conceded C 3 12 24
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 71% 79%
62% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 53% 53%
35% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 29% 26%
18% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 9%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
41% 35% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 35%
9% 12% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 47% 47%
53% 53% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
6.6 4 8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.3 8.7
2.4 2.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.6 2.6
31% 60% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 38%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Apolonia Fier have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Apolonia Fier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest points (14) at home in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals (20) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the most conceded goals (29) at home in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the most conceded goals (60) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the the worst goal difference (-40) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Partizani Tirana 34 16 14 4 49 20 17 8 8 1 24 5 17 8 6 3 25 15 29 62
2 Teuta Durres 34 16 14 4 36 15 17 6 9 2 18 10 17 10 5 2 18 5 21 62
3 Vllaznia Shkodër 34 17 9 8 41 22 17 9 4 4 22 14 17 8 5 4 19 8 19 60
4 Laci 34 16 12 6 41 24 17 9 6 2 27 14 17 7 6 4 14 10 17 60
5 Tirana 34 14 12 8 37 24 17 8 3 6 20 12 17 6 9 2 17 12 13 54
6 Kukësi 34 13 6 15 45 44 17 6 3 8 17 21 17 7 3 7 28 23 1 45
7 Skënderbeu Korçë 34 8 10 16 31 51 17 3 6 8 16 26 17 5 4 8 15 25 -20 34
8 Kastrioti Krujë 34 7 10 17 23 42 17 4 5 8 11 22 17 3 5 9 12 20 -19 31
9 Bylis Ballsh 34 7 9 18 25 46 17 5 6 6 13 16 17 2 3 12 12 30 -21 30
10 Apolonia Fier 34 4 8 22 20 60 17 4 2 11 11 29 17 0 6 11 9 31 -40 20

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 Partizani Tirana 34 16 14 4 49 20 17 8 8 1 24 5 17 8 6 3 25 15 29 62
2 Teuta Durres 34 16 14 4 36 15 17 6 9 2 18 10 17 10 5 2 18 5 21 62
3 Vllaznia Shkodër 34 17 9 8 41 22 17 9 4 4 22 14 17 8 5 4 19 8 19 60
4 Laci 34 16 12 6 41 24 17 9 6 2 27 14 17 7 6 4 14 10 17 60
5 Tirana 34 14 12 8 37 24 17 8 3 6 20 12 17 6 9 2 17 12 13 54
6 Kukësi 34 13 6 15 45 44 17 6 3 8 17 21 17 7 3 7 28 23 1 45
7 Skënderbeu Korçë 34 8 10 16 31 51 17 3 6 8 16 26 17 5 4 8 15 25 -20 34
8 Kastrioti Krujë 34 7 10 17 23 42 17 4 5 8 11 22 17 3 5 9 12 20 -19 31
9 Bylis Ballsh 34 7 9 18 25 46 17 5 6 6 13 16 17 2 3 12 12 30 -21 30
10 Apolonia Fier 34 4 8 22 20 60 17 4 2 11 11 29 17 0 6 11 9 31 -40 20

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