Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lija Athletic & Fgura United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lija and Fgura United.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added motivation and importance.
Lija Athletic form and stats
Lija was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Fa Trophy.Lija drew their last game, also a home match. Pembroke Athleta was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Marsaxlokk.Fgura United form and stats
Fgura was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 1st round last season.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a First Division home defeat versus Pieta Hotspurs with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A 1-1 draw at Marsa's stadium before that.After this away game Fgura United return home for a First Division game against Senglea Athletic. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Lija victories, one draw and two Fgura United wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Lija Athletic missing players
Fgura United missing players
| Lija Athletic | Fgura United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 32 | ||
| 51 | 18 | Conceded | C | 22 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 41% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 67% | ||
| 9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||