The visiting Tirana side should be favourites in this visit to Luftëtari Gjirokastër, as the away team holds a 42 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.
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 Luftëtari Gjirokastër and Tirana.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër form and stats
Luftëtari Gjirokastër's results here at Stadiumi Gjirokastra in the Superliga have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Gjirokastër who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Skënderbeu Korçë, 172 days ago.
Luftëtari Gjirokastër are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Kukësi. In the match before that, Luftëtari Gjirokastër hosted Bylis Ballsh and drew the game 1-1.
Heartbreak for Gjirokastër in their last match as Kukësi's K. Abazaj scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gjirokastër here at Stadiumi Gjirokastra in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 13 games). Gjirokastër's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tirana form and stats
Tirana, who have the most scored goals (51) in Superliga, have an excellent away record in the Superliga so far with 8-2-3 from 13 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Tirana as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Tirana's record of six away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Skënderbeu Korçë game.
It's the second away game in a row for Tirana, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Bylis Ballsh (placed 8th) in the Superliga last time out. Before that, Tirana secured a home win against Laçi with the score 1-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tirana are hosting Beselidhja Lezhe in the Albanian Cup only four days away.
Tirana are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. As opposed to that, Tirana have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tirana - Gjirokastër 5-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Gjirokastër won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Tirana has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  E. Hasani 12 goals |  I. Dunga 7 goals |
Luftëtari Gjirokastër missing players
Tirana missing players
| Luftëtari Gjirokastër | Tirana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | 51 |
| 50 | 16 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 89% | 85% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 78% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 37% | 23% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 67% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 23% | 26% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 37% | 31% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 69% | 67% |
| 15% | 23% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 33% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 7.1 | 5.8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 71 | 19 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 61 | 113 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 27 | 53 |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 41% | 47% |
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest matches over the total-line (3)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals (13)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals (7) at home
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër has the the worst goal difference (-37)
- 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 is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Tirana has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Tirana has the most points (26) away
- Tirana has the most points from losing position (13)
- Tirana has the most scored goals (23) away
- Tirana has the most scored goals (51)
- Tirana has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Tirana has the most scored goals in the second half (26)
- Tirana has the the best goal difference (+25)
- Tirana has the the best goal difference (+9) away
- Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tirana have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Tirana have scored more than double the goals of Luftëtari Gjirokastër.
- 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 | Tirana | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Kukësi | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| 3 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 44 |
| 4 | Laçi | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Teuta Durrës | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| 6 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Partizani Tirana | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Bylis Ballsh | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 34 | -37 | 14 |
| 10 | Flamurtari | 27 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 22 | -35 | 11 |