2nd Division match preview: Internacional Tirana versus Sopoti Librazhd

Competition: Albania 2nd Division
Date: Sun 14.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kompleksi Internacional (1000 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Kompleksi Internacional in the 2nd Division. Internacional Tirana is in 1st position and welcome Sopoti Librazhd in 2nd place. Read all about the match here!

Internacional Tirana and Sopoti Librazhd should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Internacional Tirana form and stats

Last season, Internacional Tirana's league statistics were 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the 2nd Division. Over these 15 matches they scored 7 goals and conceded 28. Playing at home last season Internacional Tirana managed 1-0-8 (win-draw-lost) with 4 goals and 16 conceded.

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Sopoti Librazhd form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sopoti Librazhd performed last season in the 2nd Division: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 17 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 1 and lost 3 with 14/8 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Internacional Tirana and Sopoti Librazhd have met before this season: Sopoti Librazhd - Internacional Tirana 1-0. Internacional Tirana-Sopoti Librazhd H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Internacional Tirana 1 win, Sopoti Librazhd 2 wins, 0 draws.

Internacional Tirana missing players

Sopoti Librazhd missing players

Internacional Tirana Sopoti Librazhd
Total Home Statistic Away Total
18 10 Played 8 16
8 5 Scored 14 35
36 19 Conceded 8 17
94% 100% Over 0.5 75% 81%
67% 70% Over 1.5 62% 69%
56% 60% Over 2.5 62% 56%
28% 10% Over 3.5 38% 38%
0% 0% Over 4.5 38% 31%
33% 40% Both teams to score 50% 50%
6% 0% Clean Sheet 38% 38%
67% 60% Failed To Score 38% 31%
Key stats this season:
  • Internacional Tirana hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sopoti Librazhd is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Internacional Tirana is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
  • Internacional Tirana has failed to keep a clean sheet in 10 home matches.

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luzi 2008 15 9 4 2 29 12 8 4 3 1 12 6 7 5 1 1 17 6 17 31
2 Partizani Tirana II 15 8 5 2 35 22 8 5 2 1 24 14 7 3 3 1 11 8 13 29
3 Tërbuni Pukë 13 8 4 1 28 10 6 5 1 0 16 3 7 3 3 1 12 7 18 28
4 Spartaku Tiranë 15 8 4 3 27 13 7 4 3 0 13 2 8 4 1 3 14 11 14 28
5 Gramshi 13 8 3 2 27 13 6 5 1 0 16 2 7 3 2 2 11 11 14 27
6 Sopoti Librazhd 15 8 3 4 35 17 8 5 2 1 21 9 7 3 1 3 14 8 18 27
7 Vllaznia Shkoder II 14 7 3 4 33 22 6 4 1 1 17 8 8 3 2 3 16 14 11 24
8 Klosi W L D L D

Stafford Rangers form and stats

Things could have gone better for Stafford Rangers in their Non League Premier: Northern away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

Two travels in a row for Stafford Rangers, whose manager J. Banim could celebrate last time after the Non League Premier: Northern win against United of Manchester.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Rushall Olympic.

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

The visiting Stafford have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Hyde United won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Stafford Rangers have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Hyde United missing players

Stafford Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hyde United Stafford Rangers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
5 2 1 Lost L 0 0 2
12 6 0 Scored S 1 4 9
13 4 1 Conceded C 1 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 86%
88% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 57%
75% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 29%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 43%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
12% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 43%
 
3 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6 5
3.3 6.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.3 4.8
0.6 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
4.9 7.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 9.7 7.5
2.1 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 2.8
67% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 40% 53%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Hyde United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hyde United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stafford Rangers have not yet lost a 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 South Shields 8 6 2 0 17 5 4 2 2 0 9 3 4 4 0 0 8 2 12 20
2 Matlock Town 7 6 0 1 12 5 4 4 0 0 9 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 7 18
3 Buxton 7 5 2 0 14 3 3 3 0 0 8 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 11 17
4 Bamber Bridge 8 5 2 1 20 11 4 2 2 0 12 5 4 3 0 1 8 6 9 17
5 Whitby Town 7 5 1 1 10 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 3 0 1 6 3 6 16
6 Warrington Town 8 5 1 2 9 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 16
7 Lancaster City 8 4 0 4 16 10 4 2 0 2 5 2 4 2 0 2 11 8 6 12
8 Atherton Collieries 7 4 0 3 8 7 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 0 2 1 4 1 12
9 Stafford Rangers 7 3 2 2 9 5 4 2 0 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 11
10 Scarborough Athletic 7 3 2 2 8 7 4 1 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 11
11 Basford United 8 2 4 2 8 9 4 1 3 0 4 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 -1 10
12 Mickleover Sports 8 3 1 4 10 15 4 3 0 1 8 5 4 0 1 3 2 10 -5 10
13 Hyde United 8 3 0 5 12 13 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 1 0 3 6 9 -1 9
14 Nantwich Town 8 3 0 5 7 11 4 1 0 3 3 6 4 2 0 2 4 5 -4 9
15 United of Manchester 7 2 2 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 8
16 Radcliffe Borough 8 2 2 4 7 10 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 0 2 2 1 6 -3 8
17 Ashton United 8 1 4 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 7
18 Gainsborough Trinity 8 2 1 5 5 15 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 1 11 -10 7
19 Stalybridge Celtic 8 2 0 6 7 14 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 0 0 4 3 9 -7 6
20 Witton Albion 7 1 2 4 7 11 3 0 0 3 2 5 4 1 2 1 5 6 -4 5
21 Grantham Town 8 1 2 5 7 21 4 0 2 2 4 12 4 1 0 3 3 9 -14 5
22 Morpeth Town 8 1 0 7 7 17 3 1 0 2 4 5 5 0 0 5 3 12 -10 3

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 South Shields 8 6 2 0 17 5 4 2 2 0 9 3 4 4 0 0 8 2 12 20
2 Matlock Town 7 6 0 1 12 5 4 4 0 0 9 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 7 18
3 Buxton 7 5 2 0 14 3 3 3 0 0 8 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 11 17
4 Bamber Bridge 8 5 2 1 20 11 4 2 2 0 12 5 4 3 0 1 8 6 9 17
5 Whitby Town 7 5 1 1 10 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 3 0 1 6 3 6 16
6 Warrington Town 8 5 1 2 9 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 16
7 Lancaster City 8 4 0 4 16 10 4 2 0 2 5 2 4 2 0 2 11 8 6 12
8 Atherton Collieries 7 4 0 3 8 7 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 0 2 1 4 1 12
9 Stafford Rangers 7 3 2 2 9 5 4 2 0 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 11
10 Scarborough Athletic 7 3 2 2 8 7 4 1 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 11
11 Basford United 8 2 4 2 8 9 4 1 3 0 4 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 -1 10
12 Mickleover Sports 8 3 1 4 10 15 4 3 0 1 8 5 4 0 1 3 2 10 -5 10
13 Hyde United 8 3 0 5 12 13 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 1 0 3 6 9 -1 9
14 Nantwich Town 8 3 0 5 7 11 4 1 0 3 3 6 4 2 0 2 4 5 -4 9
15 United of Manchester 7 2 2 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 8
16 Radcliffe Borough 8 2 2 4 7 10 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 0 2 2 1 6 -3 8
17 Ashton United 8 1 4 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 7
18 Gainsborough Trinity 8 2 1 5 5 15 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 1 11 -10 7
19 Stalybridge Celtic 8 2 0 6 7 14 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 0 0 4 3 9 -7 6
20 Witton Albion 7 1 2 4 7 11 3 0 0 3 2 5 4 1 2 1 5 6 -4 5
21 Grantham Town 8 1 2 5 7 21 4 0 2 2 4 12 4 1 0 3 3 9 -14 5
22 Morpeth Town 8 1 0 7 7 17 3 1 0 2 4 5 5 0 0 5 3 12 -10 3

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