National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Santa Lucia or Marsaxlokk that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Marsaxlokk played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League match.
Santa Lucia form and stats
Santa participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Santa Lucia's struggle is real here at Luxol Sports Ground with only 4 points collected from 9 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-7.
Carbone was the last player to score a league goal for Santa Lucia and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Santa Lucia haven't scored in 180 minutes.
Santa Lucia faced defeat in their previous match, away at Gudja United (0-3).
Prior to that, an away loss at Birkirkara in the Premier League.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Marsaxlokk in only three days. This game is also played here at Luxol Sports Ground.
Santa aren't scoring a lot here at Luxol Sports Ground in the league, with only {6 goals} from 9 games.
Marsaxlokk form and stats
Marsaxlokk was sent out of Fa Trophy in the quarter-finals last season.2-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Marsaxlokk in their Premier League matches away.
Marsaxlokk played 1-1 against Zebbug Rangers in their previous match.
A 0-0 draw at Balzan's stadium before that.The schedule is very tough for Marsaxlokk now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Santa Lucia is waiting in only three days.
It's not easy to score on Marsaxlokk as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Rodrigues Farias 6 goals |  T. Fonseca 3 goals | K. Keqi 3 goals |
Santa Lucia missing players
Marsaxlokk missing players
| Santa Lucia | Marsaxlokk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 7 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8.8 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| 24% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 42% | ||
| 11.3 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamrun Spartans | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Mosta | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Balzan | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Hibernians | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Gudja United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Floriana | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Valletta | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 10 | Sirens | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -7 | 16 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 11 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -25 | 8 |
| 14 | Pietà Hotspurs | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -38 | 5 |
