The league table in Superliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Kukësi leading Luftëtari Gjirokastër by 30 points. Match preview to follow:
The hosts Kukësi saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Superliga. That game was an away game at Skenderbeu Korce, so at least Kukësi are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Luftëtari Gjirokastër's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Luftëtari Gjirokastër have performed like this: Played two matches resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat with the goal stats 2-5 (scored/conceded).
Kukësi form and stats
Kukësi are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Elbasan Arena. 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games.
Kukësi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Skenderbeu Korce. In the match before that, Kukësi hosted Vllaznia Shkoder and drew the game 0-0.
Kukësi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Elbasan Arena with 22 goals in 13 league matches. Kukësi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Elbasan Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër form and stats
Luftëtari Gjirokastër, who have the most conceded goals (32) away in Superliga, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 0-3-10 (13 played). Luftëtari Gjirokastër are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Skenderbeu Korce fixture. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër played 1-1 against Bylis Ballsh in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Skenderbeu Korce wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. For Luftëtari Gjirokastër, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Luftëtari Gjirokastër - Kukësi 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kukësi won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Luftëtari Gjirokastër has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeKukësi missing players
Luftëtari Gjirokastër missing players
| Kukësi | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 39 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 12 | 32 | 48 |
| 85% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 65% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 77% |
| 54% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 46% | 35% |
| 23% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 19% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 8% |
| 58% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 23% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | 114 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 43 | 62 |
| 66 | 46 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 16 | 24 |
| 42% | 37% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 17% |
- Kukësi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kukësi have scored more than double the goals of Luftëtari Gjirokastër.
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest points (3) away
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the most conceded goals (32) away
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the the worst goal difference (-27) away
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the the worst goal difference (-36)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër have yet to win a game away.
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | Kukësi | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Laci | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Skenderbeu Korce | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 41 |
| 5 | Teuta Durres | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Partizani Tirana | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Bylis Ballsh | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 32 | -36 | 14 |
| 10 | Flamurtari | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 22 | -33 | 11 |