Match Report
Kukësi went into the game 10th in the table on 31 points; Apolonia Fier sat 11th on 28 — a 3-point gap. Kukësi had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Kukësi ran at 0.94 scored and 1.52 conceded, Apolonia Fier at 0.94 and 1.33.
Kukësi were unbeaten in 5. Apolonia Fier had gone 15 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Kukësi 11/15, Apolonia Fier 2/15.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kukësi 3, draws 2, Apolonia Fier 4, at 2.56 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Stadiumi Zeqir Ymeri, capacity 11,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Kukësi: Erest Lamellari (55'), Tayo Razack Abiodun (60')
Key stats
Possession: Kukësi 64% · Apolonia Fier 36% · Total shots: 19-6 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 5-2