The visiting Valletta side should be favourites in this visit to Santa Lucia, as the away team holds a 15 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
Santa Lucia form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Santa Lucia have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here. It's trouble wherever Santa Lucia are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. It's been an uphill battle for Santa Lucia in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Senglea Athletic game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Santa Lucia's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Balzan (placed 6th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Floriana (1-2).
Santa Lucia has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 7 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Valletta form and stats
Valletta's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Valletta, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League, collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Valletta, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Valletta's previous game versus Balzan (placed 6th), a Super Cup 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Hamrun Spartans with the score of 1-0.
Valletta has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Valletta are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Valletta - Santa Lucia 2-3, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fontanella 18 goals |  B. Kaljević 11 goals |
Santa Lucia missing players
Valletta missing players
| Santa Lucia | Valletta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 85% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 77% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 69% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 54% |
| 15% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 46% |
| 54% | 86% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | 83 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 70 | 127 |
| 60 | 39 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 32 | 55 |
| 12% | 5% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | 35% |
- Santa Lucia has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
- Santa Lucia has the fewest scored goals (9)
- Santa Lucia has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- Santa Lucia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Santa Lucia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Valletta has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Valletta has the most clean sheets (5) away
- Valletta has the the best goal difference (+10) away
- Valletta have not yet lost a game away.
- Valletta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Valletta have scored more than double the goals of Santa Lucia.
- Valletta have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Floriana | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Valletta | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Sirens | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Balzan | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Hamrun Spartans | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Birkirkara | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Sliema Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Gudja United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Mosta | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Senglea Athletic | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 10 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -27 | 1 |