Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between AF Elbasani (2nd, 62 pts) and Tirana (6th, 44 pts). AF Elbasani's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, AF Elbasani were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.03, Tirana 1 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Tirana had won three straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. AF Elbasani had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Tirana, 13.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — AF Elbasani 3, draws 4, Tirana 0, at 2.43 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 14% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
J. Xhaja took charge of the match — our records show 74 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. Elbasan Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. Tirana led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
AF Elbasani: Arsen Kasa (90') · Tirana: Patrik Myslovic (7'), Rimal Haxhiu (50'), Serge Tabekou (90')
Key stats
Possession: AF Elbasani 58% · Tirana 42% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 7-5