Linfield and Floriana get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round fixture.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the play-offs.Home games in the Premiership have been a walk in the park for Linfield so far, with 38 points won from 15 matches; 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The Linfield fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Windsor Park and will expect new points from this game. Linfield has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Linfield has won five games in a row. The Larne match was the last time out without a victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson not having conceded a league goal in 251 minutes.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Carrick Rangers and winning 2-0.
Linfield are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (44 goals in 15 games). Linfield have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Floriana form and stats
Floriana's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 1st qualifying round against Crvena Zvezda.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Premier League. Floriana are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
The Floriana goalkeeper Matthew Grech is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 199 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Home advantage was not enough for Floriana in their previous game, as they lost their Champions League-match, hosting CFR Cluj, 0-2. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Sirens in the Premier League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Floriana are hosting Gzira United in the Premier League only one days away.
Floriana have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 10 away matches. It's not easy to score on Floriana as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Waterworth 13 goals | S. Lavery 10 goals |
Linfield missing players
Floriana missing players
| Linfield | Floriana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 22 | 48 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 20% | ||
| 7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 241 | 157 | Total Shots | T S | 107 | 252 | ||
| 100 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 123 | ||
| 41% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 69 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 40 | 65 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 59 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 58 |
| 6 | Larne | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 71 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 51 | -25 | 35 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 76 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 43 | -40 | 30 |
| 10 | Ballymena United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 11 | Warrenpoint Town | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 45 | -59 | 18 |
| 12 | Institute | 31 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -49 | 15 |
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Valletta | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Hibernians | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Sirens | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Gzira United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | Balzan | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Mosta | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Hamrun Spartans | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sliema Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Gudja United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Santa Lucia | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Senglea Athletic | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -43 | 4 |