Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round between Sheriff and Teuta Durrës. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Sheriff and Teuta Durrës 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.
Teuta Durrës have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sheriff form and stats
Last season, Sheriff's Champions League journey ended in the 2nd qualifying round.Sheriff have played 1 National Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Sheriff enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Teuta Durrës's place. The match ended 4-0 with Luvannor Henrique (2), Frank Castañeda and Adama Traore scoring. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Sheriff played a great game against Teuta Durrës and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Preceding that match was the home National Division game against CSF Balti that was lost 0-1.The manager Y. Vernydub will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Petrocub in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Sheriff's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
Teuta Durrës form and stats
Teuta Durrës's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 6 draws and only 2 losses in the Superliga. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Laci game have they lost an away game, meaning Durrës has taken points from nine away matches in a row.
Durrës failed to get anything from their last game, a Champions League home match vs Sheriff that ended with defeat 0-4. Durrës lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
A 0-0 draw at Laci's stadium before that.The visiting Teuta Durrës have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 18 games. The Teuta Durrës defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 18 games).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Teuta Durrës - Sheriff 0-4 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  D. Bregu 16 goals | L. Vila 9 goals | E. Vila 4 goals |
Sheriff missing players
Teuta Durrës missing players
| Sheriff | Teuta Durrës | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 80 | 35 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 12% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 20% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 73% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.4 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 6.4 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 46% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zimbru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | CSF Balti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Petrocub | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Milsami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sfintul Gheorghe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Floresti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Sheriff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Dinamo-Auto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 Durrës | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 66 |
| 2 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 66 |
| 3 | Partizani Tirana | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 30 | 65 |
| 4 | Laci | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 61 |
| 5 | Tirana | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 |
| 6 | Kukesi | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 25 | -1 | 45 |
| 7 | Skenderbeu Korce | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -21 | 37 |
| 8 | Kastrioti Kruje | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -18 | 35 |
| 9 | Bylis Ballsh | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -23 | 31 |
| 10 | Apolonia Fier | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 67 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -45 | 21 |