Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sliema Wanderers & Vittoriosa Stars face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sliema Wanderers form and stats
Last season, Wanderers's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 1st round.With 2 Premier League wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Sliema Wanderers are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Sliema Wanderers are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Hibernians.
Before that, Sliema Wanderers had a Premier League home game versus Sirens which ended with a victory 1-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sliema Wanderers as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Santa Lucia are visiting.
Wanderers have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sliema Wanderers defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Vittoriosa Stars form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the preliminary round.This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Lija Athletic with 1-5 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus St. George's at their stadium, the result 2-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The First Division trip to San Gwann.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last four meetings): Wanderers won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Vittoriosa Stars have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two The games between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four duels.Sliema Wanderers missing players
Vittoriosa Stars missing players
| Sliema Wanderers | Vittoriosa Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Conceded | C | 26 | 49 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 40% | ||
| 4.5 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 42% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hibernians | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Floriana | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Hamrun Spartans | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Sirens | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 6 | Gzira United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Valletta | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Balzan | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Mosta | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 18 |
| 11 | Santa Lucia | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 12 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -17 | 10 |
