National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zejtun Corinthians or Xewkija that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Corinthians nor Xewkija as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Zejtun Corinthians form and stats
Last season, Zejtun Corinthians's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 1st round.The Corinthians regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Victor Tedesco Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Marsaxlokk.
Preceding that game was the away draw at San Gwann that finished 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Zejtun Corinthians as they are travelling to their away game against Naxxar Lions in the First Division. That match is three days after this one.
Xewkija form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the preliminary round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Xewkija so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Home advantage was not enough for Xewkija in their previous game as they lost hosting Kercem Ajax, 1-3.
Prior to that match, the Xewkija manager Zammit faced defeat when travelling to Victoria Wanderers and losing 0-2.Xewkija have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. Xewkija can't defend away. 19 goals have been scored by the opposition in 6 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Zejtun Corinthians missing players
Xewkija missing players
| Zejtun Corinthians | Xewkija | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 31 | 52 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 34 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 47% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 50% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 80% | ||
| 6.9 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nadur | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | Ghajnsielem | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Kercem Ajax | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Victoria Hotspurs | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Sannat Lions | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 6 | Xewkija | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 7 | Oratory | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 8 | Victoria Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -15 | 7 |
