Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Vllaznia Shkodër (1st, 63 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Tirana (6th, 44 pts). Vllaznia Shkodër had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Tirana 1 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Vllaznia Shkodër 1.17 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.11.
Tirana's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Vllaznia Shkodër had been beaten in three straight games. From the last five rounds, Tirana held 11 points of 15 and Vllaznia Shkodër 4.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Tirana, 5 draws and 6 for Vllaznia Shkodër, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi, capacity 22,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Tirana led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Tirana: Rafa (15')
Key stats
Possession: Tirana 41% · Vllaznia Shkodër 59% · Total shots: 7-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 4-3