Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Balzan & Tarxien Rainbows face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Balzan form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the round of 16.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Balzan have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at MFA Centenary Stadium.
Balzan's last game was hosting Santa Lucia and winning 3-1.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Zebbug Rangers and winning 3-2.Balzan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Tarxien Rainbows form and stats
Rainbows's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the round of 16.Tarxien Rainbows's last game was the home draw against Melita (0-0).
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at San Gwann.Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Balzan victories, zero draws and two Tarxien Rainbows wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Torres Quiñones 8 goals | M. Nogueira Albuquerque de Souza 4 goals | B. Kaljević 2 goals |
Balzan missing players
Tarxien Rainbows missing players
| Balzan | Tarxien Rainbows | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 26 | 44 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | ||
| 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 46% | ||
| 8.7 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamrun Spartans | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Mosta | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Floriana | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Gudja United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Balzan | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Valletta | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Sirens | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -19 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 5 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -27 | 5 |
