National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Birkirkara or Nadur that keep their silverware dream alive.
Birkirkara and Nadur should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Birkirkara form and stats
Birkirkara participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.17 points is a decent return from 8 Premier League games here at MFA Centenary Stadium for Birkirkara. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
A nice win for Birkirkara last time playing, versus Zebbug Rangers. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-0 with Attard, Cabrera (2), Alves and Mbong scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Birkirkara "killed" Zebbug Rangers in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sirens in the Premier League.The Birkirkara fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Birkirkara are not conceding a lot of goals here at MFA Centenary Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches.
Nadur form and stats
Nadur's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 1st round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Gozo First Division travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Two away games in a row for Nadur, whose manager Centofanti could celebrate last time after the win against Ghajnsielem. A bonkers match with plenty of goals last time out for Nadur, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that game, will this fixture be as much fun?
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Oratory in the Gozo First Division.Nadur are a potent attacking force on the road with their 11 goals in 4 league games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nadur have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Birkirkara victories, zero draws and zero Nadur wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Cabrera 7 goals | A. da Paixão Alves 3 goals | K. Tulimieri 3 goals |
Birkirkara missing players
Nadur missing players
| Birkirkara | Nadur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 29 | 72 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7.4 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qala Saints | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Nadur | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Xewkija | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Kercem Ajax | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Ghajnsielem | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Victoria Hotspurs | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 7 | Oratory | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
| 8 | Sannat Lions | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -31 | 5 |
