National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Melita or St. George's that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Melita nor St. George's as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Melita form and stats
Melita was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Fa Trophy.Melita's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus St. George's. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Mqabba (2-3).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Melita as they are travelling to their away game against Lija Athletic in the First Division. That match is three days after this one.
St. George's form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the preliminary round.Two away games in a row for St. George's, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Melita.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Vittoriosa Stars.Just as the home team, St. George's have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 St. George's win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these participants: Melita won six, St. George's were winners in three and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.Melita missing players
St. George's missing players
| Melita | St. George's | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 16 | ||
| 39 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | ||
| 39 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 49 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 36% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 76% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 52% | ||
| 4.4 | 2.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.6 | 6.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
