National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vittoriosa Stars or Mellieha that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Vittoriosa Stars form and stats
Vittoriosa was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Fa Trophy.The Vittoriosa Stars fans got no joy from their last match, a First Division game also here at Sirens Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Melita.
Heartbreak before that as Vittoriosa lost 0-3 at Naxxar Lions's place.Vittoriosa are traveling soon after this match as the First Division match at Rabat Ajax awaits in three days.
Mellieha form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Mellieha have only collected 8 points from their away games in the First Division, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Recent form does not give Mellieha much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Vittoriosa Stars will be a tough nut to crack.
Mellieha's previous game was their home loss versus Swieqi (1-4).
Preceding that, the 0-5 home loss versus Lija Athletic.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mellieha as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. The Mellieha manager has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Vittoriosa two wins, zero draws and Mellieha zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Vittoriosa Stars missing players
Mellieha missing players
| Vittoriosa Stars | Mellieha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 21 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 24 | ||
| 40 | 17 | Conceded | C | 19 | 52 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 90% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 57% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 10% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 33% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3.9 | 1.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tarxien Rainbows | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| 2 | Mosta | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Qormi | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Senglea Athletic | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Dingli Swallows | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Vittoriosa Stars | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | St. George's | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | St. Patrick | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Mellieha | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 13 |
| 10 | Marsa | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 28 | -32 | 10 |