National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arbëria or KF Feronikeli that keep their silverware dream alive.
Arbëria form and stats
Arbëria was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Kosovar Cup.The story so far in the Superliga for Arbëria at their home stadium (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Happy days for Arbëria in their previous game, a Kosovar Cup match away at Ramiz Sadiku that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the Kosovar Cup match versus Ramiz Sadiku with a 2-1 scoreline.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Arbëria have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost zero.
The manager A. Morina will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Trepça'89 in only three days.
Arbëria aren't scoring a lot here at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
KF Feronikeli form and stats
Feronikeli's mission in Kosovar Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against KF Ballkani.There's been little loot from KF Feronikeli's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Superliga. KF Feronikeli only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 6 draws.
Prior to that match, the KF Feronikeli manager K. Duro faced defeat when travelling to KF Llapi and losing 2-3.
As mentioned above, Feronikeli was the only team on the pitch versus Prizreni in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with KF Feronikeli playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were one KF Feronikeli win, one draw and one defeat.
A new game in only three days for Feronikeli, the Superliga home match versus Gjilani. Busy days.
The attacking power of KF Feronikeli when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Feronikeli have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Arbëria won zero, KF Feronikeli won one and one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Arbëria missing players
KF Feronikeli missing players
| Arbëria | KF Feronikeli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 84% | ||
| 57% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 38% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 14% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 5% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 29% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 34% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 73% | 100% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Drita | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | KF Ballkani | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Prishtina | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Gjilani | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | KF Feronikeli | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Arbëria | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Trepça'89 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -8 | 21 |
| 8 | KF Llapi | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Drenica | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 10 | Besa Peje | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 24 | -30 | 6 |