There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between Partizani Tirana and Valmiera. Game on!
Valmiera have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Virsliga.
Partizani Tirana form and stats
Partizani have not come this way in the Europa Conference League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Atletic Club d'Escaldes. Partizani Tirana was eliminated in the 1st qualifying round last season in the Europa Conference League.Partizani Tirana have collected 35 points from their Superliga home games so far after 11-2-5. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for Partizani Tirana.
Partizani are returning here after guesting Valmiera in a Europa Conference League fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
A win at home ahead of that game, as anticipated. The team were huge favourites against Atletic Club d'Escaldes and won 4-1.
A decent goal production from Partizani Tirana in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 league matches. Partizani Tirana are not conceding a lot of goals here at Elbasan Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.
Valmiera form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Tre Penne in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Europa Conference League. They also participated in Europa Conference League last season. This ended in the 2nd qualifying round, when Skendija 79 drew the shortest straw.3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Valmiera playing as the away team in the Virsliga this season. Total Europa Conference League statistics for Valmiera: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Valmiera's last game was the home draw against FS Jelgava (2-2). It looked so good for Valmiera vs FS Jelgava, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
The game before that was the Europa Conference League-battle against Partizani Tirana, a home defeat (1-2).
A quick return to home after this game, as Valmiera are hosting Tukums in the Latvian Cup only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Valmiera as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. Valmiera have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Valmiera - Partizani Tirana 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gueye 4 goals |  G. Silva Souza 4 goals |  R. Ribeiro Rodrigues 4 goals |
Partizani Tirana missing players
Valmiera missing players
| Partizani Tirana | Valmiera | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 26 | Scored | S | 8 | 39 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 45% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 40% | ||
| 6.1 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 Shkoder | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Riga | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 56 | 67 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 60 | 64 |
| 3 | Liepaja | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Valmiera | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Auda | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | -1 | 36 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -11 | 28 |
| 7 | FS Jelgava | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -16 | 27 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Tukums | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | -32 | 24 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 25 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 35 | -59 | 8 |
