Tirana vs FK Kukesi — Superliga 2014
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 109+ matches
Tirana44%
FK Kukesi29%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Tirana creates 28% more chances
Season form · 144 home / 109 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under55
- Over45
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No50
- Yes50
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Tirana ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Tirana at home — creates 1.49, concedes 0.97 · 144 matches
FK Kukesi away — creates 1.22, concedes 1.31 · 109 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Tirana attack 1.49 + FK Kukesi defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.40
FK Kukesi attack 1.22 + Tirana defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.09
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 44%?"
Tirana at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 44% does not mean "Tirana will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Events
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Tirana host FK Kukesi on Saturday, 18 October 2014 at 12:00. The match is part of the Superliga 2014/2015 season.
Match Recap: Tirana vs FK Kukesi
Tirana beat FK Kukesi 3-1 in Superliga on October 18, 2014.
Goals: E. Dushku (2' o.g.), K. Lushtaku (39'), El. Bakaj (47'), D. Curri (88').
The match was played at Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa in Tirana.