National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pembroke Athleta or Marsaxlokk that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Pembroke Athleta nor Marsaxlokk 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.
Pembroke Athleta form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 8th finals.Pembroke shared the glory with Marsaxlokk in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Previous to that game, a First Division home match hosting Rabat Ajax in a game that was won 3-0.Marsaxlokk form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 1st round.Marsaxlokk delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Pembroke Athleta in their previous fixture.
Prior to that result Marsaxlokk won their away game at Zejtun Corinthians in the First Division. The scoreline was 2-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Marsaxlokk manager Attard as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Mqabba.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Pembroke victories, two draws and zero Marsaxlokk wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Pembroke Athleta missing players
Marsaxlokk missing players
| Pembroke Athleta | Marsaxlokk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 52 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 46 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7.3 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 55% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 62% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.1 | ||
