National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mgarr or St. George's that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Mgarr form and stats
Last season, Mgarr's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 3rd round.An away draw last time out for Mgarr, facing Zebbug Rangers in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the home loss against Swieqi with the scoreline 1-2.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as St. Andrews are coming to town in four days.
St. George's form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the preliminary round.Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 19 away games in a row.
St. George's might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Mqabba proved too strong as George's slumped to a 1-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Cospicua Ground.
It was a First Division defeat before that one as the away game against Pembroke Athleta wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. St. George's have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats from three fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Mgarr missing players
St. George's missing players
| Mgarr | St. George's | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 12 | 7 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 17 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 21 | 51 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 75% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 72% | ||
| 67% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 52% | ||
| 33% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 40% | ||
| 17% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 12% | ||
| 50% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 25% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 33% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 48% | ||
| 1.3 | 0.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.4 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||