Match Report
The table gap was wide: 44 points between Pogradeci (3rd, 70 pts) and Lushnja (12th, 26 pts). Lushnja had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Pogradeci ran at 1.97 scored and 0.97 conceded, Lushnja at 0.79 and 1.42.
Pogradeci's unbeaten run stood at 5. Lushnja entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Pogradeci against 4/15 for Lushnja.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Pogradeci, 1 by Lushnja, 3 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stadiumi Gjorgji Kyçyku staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,700. On the scoreboard, Pogradeci led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Pogradeci: Kristian Preknicaj (31'), Freeman Pius (84'), Freeman Pius (80') · Lushnja: Mikel Canka (81')
Key stats
Possession: Pogradeci 59% · Lushnja 41% · Total shots: 28-8 · On target: 15-2 · Corners: 8-2