Another action-packed fixture in Superliga as Kukësi welcome Bylis Ballsh

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Mon 17.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Elbasan Arena (5500 seats)

Welcome to Superliga and Kukësi - Bylis Ballsh. In this preview you'll find stats, results, analysis, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Kukësi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Superliga
  • Bylis Ballsh have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Kukësi 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.

Kukësi are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 6th place whatever happens now. Bylis Ballsh are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Kukësi form and stats

Kukësi have played 16 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-8 (wins-draws-losses).

Before that, Kukësi had a home game versus Vllaznia Shkodër which ended with a victory 3-1.

There will be little rest for Kukësi after this match as they are travelling to Skënderbeu Korçë for a Superliga game in only four days.

Kukësi aren't scoring a lot here at Elbasan Arena in the league, with only 15 goals from 16 games. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Bylis Ballsh form and stats

There's been little loot from Bylis Ballsh's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the Superliga. Bylis Ballsh only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. Bitter travels for Bylis Ballsh as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Vllaznia Shkodër match.

Ballsh aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 325 league minutes without a goal. A. Desancic was the last player to find the net.

Prior to that match, the Ballsh manager V. Dovedan faced defeat when travelling to Teuta Durres and losing 0-4.

The schedule is very tough for Ballsh now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Superliga game at Kastrioti Krujë is waiting in only four days.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Bylis Ballsh rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bylis Ballsh - Kukësi 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Kukësi wins - draws - Bylis Ballsh wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KukësiP. Eze
P. Eze
13 goals
KukësiA. Ibraimi
A. Ibraimi
12 goals
Bylis BallshA. Beji Anthony
A. Beji Anthony
8 goals

Kukësi missing players

Bylis Ballsh missing players

Kukësi Bylis Ballsh
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
12 5 2 Won W 0 2 7
6 3 1 Drew D 1 3 9
15 8 2 Lost L 3 11 17
43 15 5 Scored S 1 11 24
43 20 4 Conceded C 6 28 44
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 85%
73% 62% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 61%
55% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 39%
30% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 12%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
39% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 39%
30% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 24%
39% 44% 40% Failed to Score F T 75% 56% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.7 2.4
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 9.7 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 17 9 7.9
3.6 3.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.4
32% 27% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 16% 21%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Bylis Ballsh have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Bylis Ballsh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kukësi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Superliga
  • Kukësi have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Teuta Durres 33 16 14 3 36 14 16 6 9 1 18 9 17 10 5 2 18 5 22 62
2 Partizani Tirana 33 15 14 4 48 20 17 8 8 1 24 5 16 7 6 3 24 15 28 59
3 Vllaznia Shkodër 33 16 9 8 40 22 16 8 4 4 21 14 17 8 5 4 19 8 18 57
4 Laci 33 15 12 6 40 24 17 9 6 2 27 14 16 6 6 4 13 10 16 57
5 Tirana 33 14 12 7 37 23 16 8 3 5 20 11 17 6 9 2 17 12 14 54
6 Kukësi 33 12 6 15 43 43 16 5 3 8 15 20 17 7 3 7 28 23 0 42
7 Kastrioti Krujë 33 7 10 16 23 41 17 4 5 8 11 22 16 3 5 8 12 19 -18 31
8 Skënderbeu Korçë 33 7 10 16 29 51 16 2 6 8 14 26 17 5 4 8 15 25 -22 31
9 Bylis Ballsh 33 7 9 17 24 44 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 2 3 11 11 28 -20 30
10 Apolonia Fier 33 4 8 21 20 58 17 4 2 11 11 29 16 0 6 10 9 29 -38 20

Read more about Superliga

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.