The visiting Kukësi side should be favourites in this visit to Luftëtari Gjirokastër, as the away team holds a 20 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.
This pitch has grass, which is not Kukësi's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Kukësi have performed like this: Played 37 matches resulting in 17 wins, 6 draws and 14 defeats with the goal stats 44-39 (scored/conceded).
Luftëtari Gjirokastër form and stats
Luftëtari Gjirokastër have collected 9 points from their Superliga home games so far after 2-3-3.
The fans are hoping that Luftëtari Gjirokastër will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Superliga game against Bylis Ballsh (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Luftëtari Gjirokastër won a home game hosting Skënderbeu Korçë (2-0).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Luftëtari Gjirokastër as they are travelling to their away game against Tirana in the Superliga. That match is four days after this one.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër aren't scoring a lot here at Gjirokastra Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. 9 goals have been conceded.
Kukësi form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Kukësi, who have the the best goal difference (+13) in Superliga, have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Kukësi, as they have won on their previous two travels.
There were no winners in Kukësi's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Skënderbeu Korçë (placed 8th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Vllaznia Shkodër.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kukësi are hosting Partizani Tirana in the Superliga only four days away.
Kukësi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Kukësi - Luftëtari Gjirokastër 4-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Luftëtari Gjirokastër 4 wins, 1 draw and Kukësi 5 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Luftëtari Gjirokastër missing players
Kukësi missing players
| Luftëtari Gjirokastër | Kukësi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 29 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 65% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 24% |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 6.3 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 24 | 96 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 50% | 47% |
- Kukësi has the the best goal difference (+13)
- Kukësi have scored more than double the goals of Luftëtari Gjirokastër.
- Kukësi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Kukësi have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Kukësi is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals (6) at home
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals (9)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the most conceded goals in the first half (13)
- 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 won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Kukësi | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Bylis Ballsh | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Tirana | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Partizani Tirana | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Teuta Durrës | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Laçi | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -20 | 11 |
| 10 | Flamurtari | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | -22 | 6 |