Kukësi vs Dinamo Tirana: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Wed 19.January
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Zeqir Ymeri (5400 seats)

A home victory is expected from this fixture if the league table is to be believed. The Kukësi fans are hopeful that the difference between 2nd and Dinamo Tirana's 8th spot in the table will be visible on the ground.

Insights:
  • Kukësi have the most scored goals (29) in Superliga
  • Dinamo Tirana have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

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Kukësi form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadiumi Zeqir Ymeri as Kukësi have scored 14 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 5-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home team returns to Stadiumi Zeqir Ymeri after being equal after 90 minutes with Vllaznia Shkoder (placed 4th) on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 1-1.

Before that, Kukësi had a home game versus Partizani Tirana which ended with a victory 2-1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Kukësi as they have a new game in only two days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. Skenderbeu Korce are visiting.

Goals decide football matches and Kukësi are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 7 league matches. Kukësi have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Dinamo Tirana form and stats

There's been little loot from Dinamo Tirana's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Superliga. Dinamo Tirana only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Dinamo Tirana's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Dinamo are looking to quickly end their 474 minutes long goal drought in the Superliga. The Dinamo Tirana goalkeeper Simon Simoni is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 197 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Dinamo Tirana's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Skenderbeu Korce that finished 0-0.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Vllaznia Shkoder.

A new game in only two days for Dinamo Tirana, the Superliga home match versus Tirana. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dinamo Tirana as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. The Dinamo manager Shkëmbi has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels. Dinamo Tirana has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the teams met previously this season; Dinamo Tirana - Kukësi 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

KukësiE. Baša
E. Baša
7 goals
KukësiV. Correia da Silva
V. Correia da Silva
5 goals
KukësiL. Milunović
L. Milunović
5 goals

Kukësi missing players

Dinamo Tirana missing players

Kukësi Dinamo Tirana
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
8 5 2 Won W 0 2 3
4 0 0 Drew D 0 1 6
3 2 0 Lost L 2 4 6
29 14 5 Scored S 0 6 10
16 8 1 Conceded C 9 16 21
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 80%
87% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 47%
60% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 20%
33% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 43% 20%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 13%
73% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 27%
27% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 40%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 53%
 
3.5 3.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.7
3.5 1.8 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.8 3.9
2.1 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.4 9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6 10.7 10.4
3.5 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.8 3.7
45% 57% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 19%
 
8 5.8 2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.8 12.1
3.5 3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.8 5
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Kukësi's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dinamo Tirana have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dinamo Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dinamo Tirana have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kukësi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kukësi have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kukësi have scored more than double the goals of Dinamo Tirana.
  • Kukësi have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Superliga
  • Kukësi have the most points from losing position (8) in Superliga
  • Kukësi have the most scored goals (29) in Superliga
  • Kukësi have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Superliga
  • Kukësi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Kukësi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Tirana 15 10 3 2 28 11 7 6 1 0 17 4 8 4 2 2 11 7 17 33
2 Kukësi 15 8 4 3 29 16 7 5 0 2 14 8 8 3 4 1 15 8 13 28
3 Laci 15 8 3 4 24 14 8 5 1 2 17 8 7 3 2 2 7 6 10 27
4 Vllaznia Shkoder 15 6 7 2 23 16 8 5 2 1 15 8 7 1 5 1 8 8 7 25
5 Partizani Tirana 15 4 6 5 15 15 8 3 4 1 10 8 7 1 2 4 5 7 0 18
6 Teuta Durres 15 4 6 5 16 18 8 1 5 2 8 9 7 3 1 3 8 9 -2 18
7 Skenderbeu Korce 15 3 6 6 13 19 7 3 3 1 7 4 8 0 3 5 6 15 -6 15
8 Dinamo Tirana 15 3 6 6 10 21 8 1 5 2 4 5 7 2 1 4 6 16 -11 15
9 Egnatia Rrogozhine 15 3 5 7 11 20 7 1 2 4 5 11 8 2 3 3 6 9 -9 14
10 Kastrioti Kruje 15 2 2 11 10 29 7 2 1 4 5 12 8 0 1 7 5 17 -19 8

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.