Skënderbeu Korçë vs Tirana: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Sat 27.November
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Skënderbeu (10000 seats)

The visiting Tirana side are probably front runners at Skënderbeu Korçë, as the visitors own a 13 point lead from their nine league matches this season.

Insights:
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (19) in Superliga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Skënderbeu Korçë form and stats

The overall Superliga statistics at home this season for Skënderbeu Korçë are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). When Skënderbeu Korçë hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Vllaznia Shkoder and Kukesi), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Skënderbeu Korçë shared the glory with Teuta Durres in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. The hometeam coach M. Memelli made a successful contribution in the game against Teuta Durres, bringing on M. Bajrami who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.

Before that, Skënderbeu drew at home versus Bylis Ballsh.

Skënderbeu Korçë have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Skënderbeu Korçë have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tirana form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Tirana, who have the most scored goals (19) in Superliga, playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.

Tirana lost away at Kukesi (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Dinamo Tirana in the Albanian Cup.

The travelling fans enjoy Tirana's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Tirana have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also played each other before this campaign: Tirana - Skënderbeu 4-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Skënderbeu victory, three draws and six Tirana wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TiranaT. Sulejmanov
T. Sulejmanov
5 goals
TiranaR. Xhixha
R. Xhixha
4 goals
SkënderbeuA. Mensah
A. Mensah
3 goals

Skënderbeu Korçë missing players

Tirana missing players

Skënderbeu Korçë Tirana
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 1 4 9
1 1 1 Won W 0 2 6
4 2 1 Drew D 1 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
8 3 2 Scored S 1 7 19
14 3 1 Conceded C 1 5 8
89% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
33% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 44%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 22%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 56%
11% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 44%
44% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 4.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.5 3.2
4.3 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3.2
2 2.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6.7 8.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 17 10.8 9.2
2.2 2.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 6 5.3
23% 25% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 31%
 
12.8 11.7 11 Shots against (avg) S A 5 7 6.3
5.7 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.2 1.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Tirana's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
  • Skënderbeu Korçë have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tirana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tirana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tirana have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Tirana have scored more than double the goals of Skënderbeu Korçë.
  • Tirana have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most clean sheets (4) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (19) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the the best goal difference (+11) in Superliga
  • Tirana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tirana is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 Tirana 9 6 2 1 19 8 5 4 1 0 12 3 4 2 1 1 7 5 11 20
2 Kukesi 9 5 2 2 17 11 4 3 0 1 9 5 5 2 2 1 8 6 6 17
3 Vllaznia Shkoder 9 3 4 2 17 14 4 2 1 1 10 7 5 1 3 1 7 7 3 13
4 Teuta Durres 9 3 4 2 11 11 5 1 3 1 6 6 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 13
5 Laci 9 3 3 3 12 12 5 2 1 2 9 8 4 1 2 1 3 4 0 12
6 Egnatia Rrogozhine 9 2 5 2 9 10 5 1 2 2 5 7 4 1 3 0 4 3 -1 11
7 Dinamo Tirana 9 2 4 3 9 14 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 2 1 2 6 10 -5 10
8 Partizani Tirana 9 1 6 2 8 8 4 0 4 0 4 4 5 1 2 2 4 4 0 9
9 Skënderbeu Korçë 9 1 4 4 8 14 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 0 2 3 5 11 -6 7
10 Kastrioti Kruje 9 1 2 6 7 15 5 1 1 3 3 6 4 0 1 3 4 9 -8 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.