Skënderbeu Korçë vs Apolonia Fier: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Mon 17.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Skënderbeu (10000 seats)

Skënderbeu Korçë are welcoming Apolonia Fier for another important game after their 0-0 result against 4th-placed Laci.

Insights:
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals (20) in Superliga

It's no vacation for neither Skënderbeu nor Apolonia Fier as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Skënderbeu Korçë who should definitely be looking for some points here. Apolonia are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

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Skënderbeu Korçë form and stats

Skënderbeu Korçë's struggle is real here at Stadiumi Skënderbeu with only 12 points collected from 16 Superliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-6-8.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Skënderbeu as they have a new game in only four days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. Kukësi are visiting.

Skënderbeu have scored 14 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Skënderbeu have conceded 26 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Apolonia Fier form and stats

There's been little loot from Apolonia Fier's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 16 away games in the Superliga. Apolonia Fier, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in Superliga, only have 0 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

Apolonia aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 330 league minutes without a goal. M. Gjata was the last player to find the net.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tirana in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Apolonia as they have only managed to score 9 times from 16 away games in the league. Apolonia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Apolonia Fier - Skënderbeu 1-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Skënderbeu won seven, Apolonia Fier won one and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Apolonia FierM. Gjata
M. Gjata
8 goals
Skënderbeu KorçëA. Mensah
A. Mensah
7 goals
SkënderbeuJ. Meksi
J. Meksi
4 goals

Skënderbeu Korçë missing players

Apolonia Fier missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Skënderbeu Korçë Apolonia Fier
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
7 2 2 Won W 0 0 4
10 6 0 Drew D 2 6 8
16 8 2 Lost L 2 10 21
29 14 7 Scored S 2 9 20
51 26 7 Conceded C 5 29 58
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 97%
76% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 61%
36% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 25% 36%
21% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 18%
6% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
52% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 42%
18% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 6% 9%
36% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 7.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 6.1 5.7
2.8 3.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.8 1.9
21% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 43%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Apolonia Fier have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest points (6) away in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals (20) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the most conceded goals (29) away in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the most conceded goals (58) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have the the worst goal difference (-38) in Superliga
  • Apolonia Fier have yet to win a game away.
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Superliga
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have the fewest points (12) at home in Superliga
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) 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 Durres 33 16 14 3 36 14 16 6 9 1 18 9 17 10 5 2 18 5 22 62
2 Partizani Tirana 33 15 14 4 48 20 17 8 8 1 24 5 16 7 6 3 24 15 28 59
3 Vllaznia Shkodër 33 16 9 8 40 22 16 8 4 4 21 14 17 8 5 4 19 8 18 57
4 Laci 33 15 12 6 40 24 17 9 6 2 27 14 16 6 6 4 13 10 16 57
5 Tirana 33 14 12 7 37 23 16 8 3 5 20 11 17 6 9 2 17 12 14 54
6 Kukësi 33 12 6 15 43 43 16 5 3 8 15 20 17 7 3 7 28 23 0 42
7 Kastrioti Krujë 33 7 10 16 23 41 17 4 5 8 11 22 16 3 5 8 12 19 -18 31
8 Skënderbeu Korçë 33 7 10 16 29 51 16 2 6 8 14 26 17 5 4 8 15 25 -22 31
9 Bylis Ballsh 33 7 9 17 24 44 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 2 3 11 11 28 -20 30
10 Apolonia Fier 33 4 8 21 20 58 17 4 2 11 11 29 16 0 6 10 9 29 -38 20

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 Durres 33 16 14 3 36 14 16 6 9 1 18 9 17 10 5 2 18 5 22 62
2 Partizani Tirana 33 15 14 4 48 20 17 8 8 1 24 5 16 7 6 3 24 15 28 59
3 Vllaznia Shkodër 33 16 9 8 40 22 16 8 4 4 21 14 17 8 5 4 19 8 18 57
4 Laci 33 15 12 6 40 24 17 9 6 2 27 14 16 6 6 4 13 10 16 57
5 Tirana 33 14 12 7 37 23 16 8 3 5 20 11 17 6 9 2 17 12 14 54
6 Kukësi 33 12 6 15 43 43 16 5 3 8 15 20 17 7 3 7 28 23 0 42
7 Kastrioti Krujë 33 7 10 16 23 41 17 4 5 8 11 22 16 3 5 8 12 19 -18 31
8 Skënderbeu Korçë 33 7 10 16 29 51 16 2 6 8 14 26 17 5 4 8 15 25 -22 31
9 Bylis Ballsh 33 7 9 17 24 44 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 2 3 11 11 28 -20 30
10 Apolonia Fier 33 4 8 21 20 58 17 4 2 11 11 29 16 0 6 10 9 29 -38 20

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