Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mtarfa & Qala Saints face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic match!
Mtarfa form and stats
Last season, Mtarfa's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 1st round.A nice win for Mtarfa last time playing, versus Mqabba. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.
Before that match, a First Division win away at Zejtun Corinthians.Qala Saints form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 1st round.3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Qala Saints playing as the away team in the Gozo First Division this season.
Qala Saints won their last game, 3-1 versus Sannat Lions played at home.
Prior to that result Qala Saints won their away game at Kercem Ajax in the Gozo First Division. The scoreline was 2-0.The travelling fans enjoy Saints's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Qala Saints as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Mtarfa missing players
Qala Saints missing players
| Mtarfa | Qala Saints | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | ||
| 90% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 77% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 69% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | ||
| 30% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 10.3 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | 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 | 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 |