Perhaps a welcome break from league football as St. George's & Pembroke Athleta face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for George's and Pembroke Athleta.
St. George's form and stats
George's was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Fa Trophy.0 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what St. George's have to build on here at Victor Tedesco Stadium in the First Division. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 18 attempts. St. George's are slowly digging their own grave here at Victor Tedesco Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Zebbug Rangers match.
George's's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Pembroke Athleta. Before that game, the home loss against Vittoriosa Stars with the scoreline 0-1.
George's have scored 1 goal here in 5 league matches, a depressing statistic. George's's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pembroke Athleta form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 4th round.Playing away, Pembroke Athleta have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the First Division this season. Things are running smoothly for Pembroke who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Zejtun Corinthians. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Vittoriosa Stars game have they lost an away game, meaning Pembroke has taken points from nine away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Pembroke, whose manager F. Craighero could celebrate last time after the First Division win against St. George's. Preceding that game was the away First Division victory against St. Andrews with the score of 2-1.
A new game in only four days for Pembroke Athleta, the First Division home match versus Zebbug Rangers. Busy days.
Pembroke are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Pembroke as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero George's victories, one draw and four Pembroke Athleta wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.St. George's missing players
Pembroke Athleta missing players
| St. George's | Pembroke Athleta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 20 | 49 | ||
| 53 | 22 | Conceded | C | 14 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 50% | 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 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 64% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Marsa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Swieqi | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Vittoriosa Stars | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | San Gwann | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Marsaxlokk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Qrendi | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Mqabba | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Fgura United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Naxxar Lions | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | Zebbug Rangers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Pieta Hotspurs | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | St. Andrews | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Qormi | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 6 |
| 15 | St. George's | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 2 |