National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gzira United or Mqabba that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Gzira United form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at MFA Centenary Stadium as Gzira United have scored 24 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Gzira United are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Gzira enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Mosta's place. The match ended 2-1 with R. Correa and B. Atajić scoring. Before that, Gzira played out a Premier League draw 1-1 when visiting Gudja United.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Gzira as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Lija Athletic are visiting.
Gzira are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 9 games). Gzira United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mqabba form and stats
Mqabba was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 3rd round last season.Mqabba have only collected 9 points from their away games in the First Division, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Mqabba lost away at Pembroke Athleta (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mqabba are hosting Fgura United in the First Division only three days away.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by Mqabba in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Gzira United five wins, one draw and Mqabba zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Correa Duarte 7 goals | M. Davis 6 goals | M. Maia da Silva 6 goals |
Gzira United missing players
Mqabba missing players
| Gzira United | Mqabba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.6 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 41% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 53% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 44 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 42 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Mosta | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Santa Lucia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Sirens | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Valletta | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Balzan | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Floriana | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -17 | 15 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -19 | 13 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -37 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pembroke Athleta | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Marsa | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 41 |
| 3 | Swieqi | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | San Gwann | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Zebbug Rangers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Pieta Hotspurs | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Qrendi | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Vittoriosa Stars | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Marsaxlokk | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Fgura United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 12 | St. Andrews | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Mqabba | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | St. George's | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -22 | 6 |
| 15 | Qormi | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -31 | 2 |