The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Linfield will try to edge Vllaznia Shkodër in their own ballpark.
These teams have little in common geographically as Vllaznia Shkodër have to travel 3000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the play-offs.Linfield are returning here after visiting Cliftonville and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Callacher and Shields scored the goal(s).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Larne that finished 1-1.Vllaznia Shkodër form and stats
Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round against Universitatea Craiova.Playing away, Vllaznia Shkodër have won 5 games, drawn 6 and suffered 7 defeats in the Superliga this season.
Vllaznia Shkodër play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Bylis Ballsh.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Laci.The attacking power of Vllaznia Shkodër when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Vllaznia in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Çoba 3 goals |  E. Mala 3 goals |  B. Balaj 3 goals |
Linfield missing players
Vllaznia Shkodër missing players
| Linfield | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 8% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 60% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 47% | ||
| 7.1 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 67 |
| 2 | Partizani Tirana | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 67 |
| 3 | Egnatia Rrogozhine | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 52 |
| 4 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 50 |
| 5 | Laci | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -1 | 48 |
| 6 | Teuta Durres | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -7 | 48 |
| 7 | Kukesi | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 45 |
| 8 | Erzeni Shijak | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -12 | 40 |
| 9 | Bylis Ballsh | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 38 |
| 10 | Kastrioti Kruje | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 30 | -23 | 35 |
