Struggling Fgura United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lija Athletic in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Fgura United form and stats
Fgura United's results here in the First Division have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
The Fgura United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Pembroke Athleta here in a First Division match. In the game before, an away victory match versus Qrendi with a 3-1 scoreline.
Fgura United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Fgura United have allowed the opposition to score 22 goals here.
Lija Athletic form and stats
4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lija Athletic, who have the most scored goals (44) in First Division, in their First Division matches away.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Pieta Hotspurs.
As mentioned above, Lija Athletic was the only team on the pitch versus Vittoriosa Stars in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Lija Athletic are a potent attacking force on the road with their 22 goals in 8 league games. In the opposite end, Lija Athletic have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lija Athletic - Fgura United 3-2 earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Fgura United victory, one draw and five Lija Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Fgura United missing players
Lija Athletic missing players
| Fgura United | Lija Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 14 | 22 | 44 |
| 36 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 71% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 62% | 53% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 82% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 1 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 26 | 61 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| 100% | 117% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 140% | 100% | 84% |
- All of Fgura United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Lija Athletic's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Fgura United has the fewest points (5) at home
- Fgura United has the most conceded goals (22) at home
- Fgura United has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home
- Fgura United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Fgura United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fgura United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Lija Athletic has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (44)
- Lija Athletic has the the best goal difference (+16)
- Lija Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lija Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals away as Fgura United have scored home.
- Lija Athletic have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Lija Athletic have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lija Athletic is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zejtun Corinthians | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Zebbug Rangers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Swieqi | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Qormi | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Pieta Hotspurs | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Mqabba | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Vittoriosa Stars | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Fgura United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | St. George's | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 16 |