Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Vllaznia Shkodër and Tirana

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Loro Boriçi (16000 seats)

The two participants are delivering a good season so far and match dates like this one could be influential. Get ready for Vllaznia Shkodër - Tirana!

Insights:
  • Vllaznia Shkodër have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (45) in Superliga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Vllaznia Shkodër form and stats

Vllaznia Shkodër are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Stadiumi Loro Boriçi. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.

The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Tirana last time out and are looking for a win here.

0-0 away at Kukesi before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vllaznia Shkodër perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vllaznia Shkodër as a small favourite), we find ten games. Vllaznia Shkodër has won four of these, drawn three and lost three.

Vllaznia have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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Tirana form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Tirana, who have the most scored goals (45) in Superliga, have produced an overall stat of 6-2-3 so far.

218 minutes! That's how long the Tirana goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Vllaznia Shkodër (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Partizani Tirana.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tirana playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were four Tirana wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Tirana have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Tirana as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams get together this season, as the results database show this recent game: Tirana - Vllaznia Shkodër 0-0. Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Vllaznia Shkodër, three draws and six wins for Tirana. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

TiranaT. Sulejmanov
T. Sulejmanov
14 goals
TiranaR. Xhixha
R. Xhixha
11 goals
Vllaznia ShkodërL. Latifi
L. Latifi
10 goals

Vllaznia Shkodër missing players

Tirana missing players

Vllaznia Shkodër Tirana
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 1 Played P 1 12 25
9 7 1 Won W 0 6 16
13 4 0 Drew D 0 3 6
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 3
34 22 1 Scored S 0 15 45
24 12 0 Conceded C 1 9 16
80% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 84%
64% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 72%
24% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 44%
20% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 24%
12% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 16%
52% 58% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 42% 40%
36% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 56%
32% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 20%
 
4.7 4.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.2 2.9
2.6 2.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3.4
2.3 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 1.9
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.9 11.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 2 9 9.4
4 4.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.8 4.4
35% 48% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 41%
 
7.8 5.2 7 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.6 7.6
3.3 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.2 2.1
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Tirana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tirana have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most points (20) away in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (45) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the the best goal difference (+29) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Superliga
  • Vllaznia Shkodër have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Tirana 24 16 5 3 45 16 13 10 3 0 30 7 11 6 2 3 15 9 29 53
2 Laci 24 13 6 5 36 21 12 8 2 2 22 8 12 5 4 3 14 13 15 45
3 Vllaznia Shkodër 24 9 12 3 34 24 11 7 3 1 22 12 13 2 9 2 12 12 10 39
4 Kukesi 24 11 6 7 37 30 12 7 2 3 20 10 12 4 4 4 17 20 7 39
5 Partizani Tirana 24 8 10 6 30 18 11 4 6 1 16 9 13 4 4 5 14 9 12 34
6 Teuta Durres 24 7 7 10 24 35 12 2 5 5 11 19 12 5 2 5 13 16 -11 28
7 Egnatia Rrogozhinë 24 5 8 11 17 31 13 3 3 7 10 19 11 2 5 4 7 12 -14 23
8 Dinamo Tirana 24 5 8 11 14 29 11 1 6 4 4 7 13 4 2 7 10 22 -15 23
9 Kastrioti Kruje 24 6 4 14 19 38 13 6 2 5 13 15 11 0 2 9 6 23 -19 22
10 Skenderbeu Korce 24 3 8 13 18 32 12 3 5 4 10 10 12 0 3 9 8 22 -14 17

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.