Kukesi take on the visitors in the second leg of quarterfinals of Albania National Cup. The game will be played on Tuesday, February 14th at Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium (Tirana). The first leg ended with 2-1 win of Tirana.
Kukesi are the leaders of Albanian football. The team recorded no defeats in 21 matches played in the league and 1-2 loss in reverse leg was their first in season 2016/17 in all domestic competitions. The team had eliminated Berat, 3-0, 1-0, and Dynamo Tirana, 2-0, 0-0, on the way to the stage. As to performance on the road, Kukesi are undefeated in recent 12 matches after they lost to Austria in Europa League, recoding 10 win and two draws. The team recorded six clean sheet in recent home games and have 11 clean sheets in these 12 matches.
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Tirana played four matches in 2017, recording three defeats and one win in the first leg of these quarterfinal matchup, 2-1. The team is currently fifth in the league with 27 points gained. The team have also passed two rounds in domestic cup, beating Sopoti, 1-1, 7-0, and Luftetari Girokasta, 4-1, 1-0. The team is awful in away matches, recording only two wins in 13 games with six draws and five defeats recorded.
As we have mentioned, Kukesi allow almost no mistakes in matches of domestic competitions. We should expect the best team of the country to draw right conclusions and advance for the next stage with confident win and top-level performance in the game.
Prediction for the match: Kukesi to win.