National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Valletta or St. Patrick that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Valletta form and stats
Last season, Valletta's Fa Trophy journey ended in the final.With 1 Premier League win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Valletta are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Valletta, who played 1-1 against Pietà Hotspurs. That match was also played at this venue (MFA Centenary Stadium). A painful moment in the game against Pietà Hotspurs was the missed penalty kick from Dimech in the 42nd minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Hibernians.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Valletta here at MFA Centenary Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). From these home matches, Valletta have conceded only 4 goals.
St. Patrick form and stats
St. Patrick's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 1st round.St. Patrick have an excellent away record in the National Amateur League so far with 4-2-0 from 6 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kalkara in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Pembroke Athleta in the National Amateur League.The Patrick manager Craighero has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. It's not easy to score on St. Patrick as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Dimech 4 goals | K. Bevis 4 goals | A. Zammit 3 goals |
Valletta missing players
St. Patrick missing players
| Valletta | St. Patrick | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 46 | 13 | Scored | S | 26 | 49 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 7 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 35% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 39% | ||
| 8.5 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.7 | 14.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 12.3 | 9.2 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Mosta | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Floriana | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Gudja United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Balzan | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Valletta | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Sirens | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -19 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 5 |
| 14 | Pietà Hotspurs | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -27 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Senglea Athletic | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 31 |
| 2 | St. Patrick | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 29 |
| 3 | Mgarr | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| 4 | Kalkara | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Birzebbuga | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Qormi | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Xghajra | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | St. Venera | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 9 | Pembroke Athleta | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 9 |
| 10 | Mellieha | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 7 |
| 11 | Xbiex | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -44 | 0 |
