Kukësi vs Tirana: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Wed 23.December
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Elbasan Arena (5500 seats)

Kukësi perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Tirana can look both up and down from their 4th position.

Insights:
  • Kukësi is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kukësi and Tirana.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Tirana have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 1-0-1 (win-draw-loss) from two matches.

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Kukësi form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Kukësi have to build on here at Elbasan Arena in the Superliga. Kukësi are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Kukësi faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kastrioti Krujë (0-1). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Skënderbeu Korçë in a game that was won 3-1.

Kukësi are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Partizani Tirana awaits in four days.

Kukësi has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. From these home matches, Kukësi have conceded only 3 goals.

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Tirana form and stats

Playing away, Tirana have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Superliga this season.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Skënderbeu Korçë (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The Superliga match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Apolonia Fier.

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

Tirana have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Tirana have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tirana - Kukësi 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kukësi won six games, one match ended with a draw and Tirana has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Kukësi missing players

Tirana missing players

Kukësi Tirana
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 4 9
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
12 5 0 Scored S 2 5 10
8 3 0 Conceded C 3 5 6
89% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 78%
56% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 56%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 22%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 11%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 11%
22% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 33%
44% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 56%
44% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.4 14.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.5 9.3
2.9 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 3
40% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 22%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Kukësi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Kukësi is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tirana have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Tirana haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vllaznia Shkodër 9 6 1 2 14 7 5 4 0 1 9 6 4 2 1 1 5 1 7 19
2 Kukësi 9 5 1 3 12 8 4 3 0 1 5 3 5 2 1 2 7 5 4 16
3 Partizani Tirana 9 3 4 2 10 3 4 1 3 0 4 0 5 2 1 2 6 3 7 13
4 Tirana 9 3 4 2 10 6 5 2 2 1 5 1 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 13
5 Teuta Durrës 9 2 7 0 5 3 5 0 5 0 3 3 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 13
6 Kastrioti Krujë 9 3 4 2 10 11 5 2 2 1 5 6 4 1 2 1 5 5 -1 13
7 Laçi 9 2 5 2 11 7 4 2 1 1 8 3 5 0 4 1 3 4 4 11
8 Bylis Ballsh 9 1 5 3 5 10 5 1 2 2 3 7 4 0 3 1 2 3 -5 8
9 Skënderbeu Korçë 9 1 3 5 7 15 4 0 2 2 3 6 5 1 1 3 4 9 -8 6
10 Apolonia Fier 9 1 2 6 5 19 4 1 1 2 3 6 5 0 1 4 2 13 -14 5

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.