Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Naxxar Lions & Swieqi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Naxxar nor Swieqi 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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Naxxar Lions form and stats
Naxxar participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.When playing at home in the First Division, Naxxar Lions have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 9 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Naxxar, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Naxxar manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus San Gwann in the First Division. Ahead of that match, Naxxar lost 0-3 at home to Marsa.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Naxxar as they have a new game in only three days, a First Division match thankfully also at home. St. Andrews are visiting.
Naxxar Lions has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Swieqi form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 4th round.4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Swieqi playing as the away team in the First Division this season. Momentum is building for Swieqi in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Swieqi won their last game, 4-0 versus Qormi played at home. Preceding that game was the away First Division victory against Pieta Hotspurs with the score of 3-0.
As mentioned above, Swieqi was the only team on the pitch versus Qormi in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Swieqi have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 8 away matches. As opposed to that, Swieqi have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Naxxar won three games, one match ended with a draw and Swieqi has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / twoNaxxar Lions missing players
Swieqi missing players
| Naxxar Lions | Swieqi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 25 | 46 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 76% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 57% | ||
| 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 |