Kukësi vs Kastrioti Krujë Preview & Prediction 26 May 2021

On paper it looks like advantage Kukësi in this game against Kastrioti Krujë, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!

Insights:

Kukësi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Superliga
Kastrioti Krujë is in the worst form (0-1-5)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Kastrioti Krujë's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Kastrioti Krujë have performed like this: Played four matches resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 4-5 (scored/conceded).

Kukësi is in the 6th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Kastrioti are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Kukësi form and stats

Kukësi have played 17 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-8 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Elbasan Arena.

The fans are hoping that Kukësi will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Superliga game against Skënderbeu Korçë (placed 7th).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Bylis Ballsh.

Kukësi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 17 games. Kukësi have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Kastrioti Krujë form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kastrioti Krujë so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-9 (win-draw-lose). Kastrioti are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Skënderbeu Korçë fixture.

There were no winners in Kastrioti's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Bylis Ballsh (placed 9th).

A 0-1 defeat away at Vllaznia Shkodër before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kastrioti as they have only managed to score 12 times from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kastrioti have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Kastrioti Krujë - Kukësi 0-3. Kukësi-Kastrioti Krujë H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kukësi seven wins, Kastrioti Krujë three wins, zero draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

P. Eze

14 goals

A. Ibraimi

13 goals

D. de Santana Silva

9 goals

Kukësi missing players

Kastrioti Krujë missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Kukësi				Kastrioti Krujë
Total	Home	vs low	Statistics	Stat	vs mid	Away	Total
35	17	6	Played	P	4	17	35
13	6	4	Won	W	0	3	7
6	3	1	Drew	D	1	5	11
16	8	1	Lost	L	3	9	17
46	17	9	Scored	S	2	12	24
46	21	5	Conceded	C	5	20	43
91%	94%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	88%	89%
74%	65%	67%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	50%	59%	60%
57%	47%	50%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	25%	35%	37%
29%	18%	17%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	6%
9%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
43%	47%	67%	BTTS	BTTS	50%	53%	46%
29%	18%	17%	Clean Sheets	C S	0%	24%	26%
37%	41%	17%	Failed to Score	F T	50%	35%	40%

0	0	0	Corners for (avg)	C F	0	0	0
0	0	0	Corners against (avg)	C A	0	0	0
2.2	2.2	1.5	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	1.2	1.9	2
2	2	1	Red cards	R C	0	1	2

10.1	10.3	13	Shots (avg)	S (	4.5	4.9	7.1
3.7	3.8	5	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	1	2	2.4
32%	28%	40%	Goal Efficiency	G E	50%	31%	27%

Kukësi			First Half	Kastrioti Krujë
Total	Home	vs low	Statistics	Stat	vs mid	Away	Total
35	17	6	Played	P	4	17	35
11	5	2	Won	W	0	2	6
11	8	3	Drew	D	3	12	22
13	4	1	Lost	L	1	3	7
17	7	3	Scored	S	1	7	12
21	5	2	Conceded	C	2	9	16
71%	59%	67%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	50%	53%	51%
31%	12%	17%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	25%	35%	23%
6%	0%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	6%	6%
0%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
6%	6%	17%	BTTS	BTTS	25%	29%	17%
57%	71%	67%	Clean Sheets	C S	50%	59%	66%
66%	65%	50%	Failed to Score	F T	75%	59%	66%

Kukësi			Second Half	Kastrioti Krujë
Total	Home	vs low	Statistics	Stat	vs mid	Away	Total
35	17	6	Played	P	4	17	35
15	4	4	Won	W	0	2	4
10	5	0	Drew	D	2	9	19
10	8	2	Lost	L	2	6	12
29	10	6	Scored	S	1	5	12
25	16	3	Conceded	C	3	11	27
77%	82%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	75%	65%	66%
46%	47%	33%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	25%	29%	37%
29%	24%	17%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	0%	9%
3%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
29%	29%	17%	BTTS	BTTS	25%	18%	23%
51%	35%	50%	Clean Sheets	C S	25%	47%	46%
43%	53%	33%	Failed to Score	F T	75%	71%	66%

Key stats in Superliga this season:

Kastrioti Krujë is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Kukësi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Superliga
Kukësi have the most matches over the total-line (11) 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 Durrës	35	16	15	4	36	15	17	6	9	2	18	10	18	10	6	2	18	5	21	63
2	Vllaznia Shkodër	35	18	9	8	42	22	17	9	4	4	22	14	18	9	5	4	20	8	20	63
3	Partizani Tirana	35	16	14	5	49	21	18	8	8	2	24	6	17	8	6	3	25	15	28	62
4	Laçi	35	16	13	6	41	24	18	9	7	2	27	14	17	7	6	4	14	10	17	61
5	Tirana	35	14	13	8	38	25	17	8	3	6	20	12	18	6	10	2	18	13	13	55
6	Kukësi	35	13	6	16	46	46	17	6	3	8	17	21	18	7	3	8	29	25	0	45
7	Skënderbeu Korçë	35	9	10	16	33	52	18	4	6	8	18	27	17	5	4	8	15	25	-19	37
8	Kastrioti Krujë	35	7	11	17	24	43	18	4	6	8	12	23	17	3	5	9	12	20	-19	32
9	Bylis Ballsh	35	7	10	18	26	47	17	5	6	6	13	16	18	2	4	12	13	31	-21	31
10	Apolonia Fier	35	4	9	22	21	61	18	4	3	11	12	30	17	0	6	11	9	31	-40	21

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	Teuta Durrës	35	16	15	4	36	15	17	6	9	2	18	10	18	10	6	2	18	5	21	63
2	Vllaznia Shkodër	35	18	9	8	42	22	17	9	4	4	22	14	18	9	5	4	20	8	20	63
3	Partizani Tirana	35	16	14	5	49	21	18	8	8	2	24	6	17	8	6	3	25	15	28	62
4	Laçi	35	16	13	6	41	24	18	9	7	2	27	14	17	7	6	4	14	10	17	61
5	Tirana	35	14	13	8	38	25	17	8	3	6	20	12	18	6	10	2	18	13	13	55
6	Kukësi	35	13	6	16	46	46	17	6	3	8	17	21	18	7	3	8	29	25	0	45
7	Skënderbeu Korçë	35	9	10	16	33	52	18	4	6	8	18	27	17	5	4	8	15	25	-19	37
8	Kastrioti Krujë	35	7	11	17	24	43	18	4	6	8	12	23	17	3	5	9	12	20	-19	32
9	Bylis Ballsh	35	7	10	18	26	47	17	5	6	6	13	16	18	2	4	12	13	31	-21	31
10	Apolonia Fier	35	4	9	22	21	61	18	4	3	11	12	30	17	0	6	11	9	31	-40	21