Perhaps a welcome break from league football as St. Andrews & Sliema Wanderers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
St. Andrews form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.4-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the First Division numbers at home for St. Andrews so far this season. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for St. Andrews, their manager J. Scicluna and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
In the game before, an away victory in the First Division match versus Vittoriosa Stars with a 1-0 scoreline.
The manager J. Scicluna will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Naxxar Lions in only three days.
Andrews has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Andrews's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sliema Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 3rd round last season.Sliema Wanderers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sliema Wanderers collect 20 points from their 10 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
A 0-0 draw at Valletta's stadium before that.
It's hard not to mention A. Satariano's lethal finishing against Senglea Athletic. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wanderers manager A. Pisanu as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Gudja United.
Wanderers have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Wanderers as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Andrews one win, two draws and Sliema Wanderers seven victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Farrugia 12 goals |  G. Da Silva Ribeiro 4 goals | J. Cisotti 4 goals |
St. Andrews missing players
Sliema Wanderers missing players
| St. Andrews | Sliema Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Scored | S | 15 | 41 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5.9 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 38% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 37% | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 44 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 42 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Mosta | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Santa Lucia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Sirens | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Valletta | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Balzan | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Floriana | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -17 | 15 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -19 | 13 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -37 | 2 |