Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round between Tirana and F91 Dudelange. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
F91 Dudelange have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Tirana and F91 Dudelange 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.
Tirana form and stats
Tirana was eliminated in the 2nd qualifying round last season in the Champions League.40 points is a decent return from 18 Superliga games here at Elbasan Arena for Tirana. The data says 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
The regulars are hoping that Tirana will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Champions League fixture against F91 Dudelange.
Preceding that match was the home Superliga game against Kukesi that was lost 2-3.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tirana have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Goals decide football matches and Tirana are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 18 league matches. Tirana are not conceding a lot of goals here at Elbasan Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 18 matches.
F91 Dudelange form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the National Division.
F91 Dudelange have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 369 minutes since they last conceded in National Division.
The club members enjoyed Dudelange's previous match versus Tirana, a Champions League win (1-0) played at home.
Preceding that game was the away National Division victory against Wiltz with the score of 3-0.We have checked recent matches where F91 Dudelange have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 38 goals in 15 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
Tirana and F91 Dudelange have played each other earlier this season: F91 Dudelange - Tirana 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  T. Sulejmanov 19 goals | R. Xhixha 14 goals | V. Limaj 5 goals |
Tirana missing players
F91 Dudelange missing players
| Tirana | F91 Dudelange | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 29 | 62 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| 8.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 73 |
| 2 | Laci | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 63 |
| 3 | Partizani Tirana | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 58 |
| 4 | Vllaznia Shkoder | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Kukesi | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 55 |
| 6 | Teuta Durres | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 50 |
| 7 | Kastrioti Kruje | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 43 |
| 8 | Egnatia Rrogozhine | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -19 | 35 |
| 9 | Dinamo Tirana | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -25 | 29 |
| 10 | Skenderbeu Korce | 36 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 26 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | F91 Dudelange | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 67 |
| 2 | Differdange 03 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 62 |
| 3 | Fola Esch | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 62 |
| 4 | Swift Hesperange | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 35 | 60 |
| 5 | Progres Niedercorn | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 31 | 55 |
| 6 | UNA Strassen | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 51 |
| 7 | Racing | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Jeunesse d'Esch | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 47 |
| 9 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 42 | -21 | 37 |
| 11 | UT Petange | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Victoria Rosport | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -14 | 33 |
| 13 | Wiltz | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 31 | -11 | 31 |
| 14 | Hostert | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 15 | Rodange | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 41 | -47 | 19 |
| 16 | RM Hamm Benfica | 30 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 105 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 48 | -92 | 4 |
