Can Lija Athletic beat Fgura United?

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Competition: Malta First Division
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

The Lija Athletic manager J. Galea attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Fgura United and their manager K. Vella are in 13th place before this match.

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!

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Lija Athletic form and stats

As mentioned below, Lija Athletic are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 First Division games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Lija Athletic has won five games in a row. The Pembroke Athleta match was the last time out without a victory. Two home wins in a row for Lija Athletic bring valid hopes of a third.

Happy days for Lija Athletic in their previous game, a First Division match away at St. George's (placed 10th) that ended with a 4-2 victory. Ahead of that match, Lija Athletic won a home game hosting Vittoriosa Stars (2-1).

Lija Athletic has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Fgura United form and stats

Things could have gone better for Fgura United in their First Division away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a First Division home defeat versus Mqabba with 3-4 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Pembroke Athleta.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Fgura United has managed 3 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Lija Athletic-Fgura United H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Lija Athletic 4 wins, Fgura United 1 win, 1 draw. 2 of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Lija Athletic missing players

Fgura United missing players

Lija Athletic Fgura United
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 0 2 5
5 2 1 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
13 4 2 Scored S 0 3 7
5 2 1 Conceded C 0 4 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 40%
80% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 80%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
4 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 6 7
1.5 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 2 5.5
1.5 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2 4
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Fgura United's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Lija Athletic's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Fgura United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Fgura United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Fgura United have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Fgura United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Fgura United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lija Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lija Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Lija Athletic have won all their games so far.
  • Lija Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Lija Athletic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Lija Athletic Last season Fgura United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
9 6   Won W   2 3
8 4   Drew D   3 7
9 3   Lost L   8 16
49 25   Scored S   9 20
50 17   Conceded C   26 54
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
96% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 85%
73% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 58%
54% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 23%
31% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
81% 77%   BTTS BTTS   38% 46%
12% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 19%
8% 8%   Failed to Score F T   54% 46%
 
5 4.5   Corners For (avg) C F   0 0
3.7 2   Corners Against (avg) C A   0 0
2.2 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   0 0
3 1   Red Cards R C   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • Fgura United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lija Athletic have created more than twice as many corners as Fgura United.
  • Lija Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Fgura United.
  • Lija Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Lija Athletic
All Summer Cup Fa Trophy First Division Premier League
All Home Away Home vs low
14-09-19 FD Lija Athletic 2 - 1 Pembroke Athleta
20-09-19 FD Mqabba 1 - 2 Lija Athletic
27-09-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs 0 - 3 Lija Athletic
06-10-19 FD Lija Athletic 2 - 1 Vittoriosa Stars
14-10-19 FD St. George's 2 - 4 Lija Athletic
20-10-19 FD Lija Athletic 15:00 Fgura United
25-10-19 FAT Qrendi 20:15 Lija Athletic
01-11-19 FD Zejtun Corinthians 01:00 Lija Athletic
08-11-19 FD Lija Athletic 01:00 Swieqi
22-11-19 FD Naxxar Lions 01:00 Lija Athletic
Fgura United
All Fa Trophy First Division Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs top
13-09-19 FD Fgura United 0 - 3 St. Andrews
21-09-19 FD Qormi 3 - 1 Fgura United
27-09-19 FD Fgura United 1 - 5 Qrendi
05-10-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 1 - 2 Fgura United
14-10-19 FD Fgura United 3 - 4 Mqabba
20-10-19 FD Lija Athletic 15:00 Fgura United
27-10-19 FAT Kercem Ajax 13:30 Fgura United
01-11-19 FD Fgura United 01:00 Vittoriosa Stars
08-11-19 FD St. George's 01:00 Fgura United
22-11-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs 01:00 Fgura United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lija Athletic 5 5 0 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 9 3 8 15
2 St. Andrews 5 3 1 1 8 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 6 0 5 10
3 Qrendi 5 3 1 1 12 8 2 0 1 1 2 5 3 3 0 0 10 3 4 10
4 Pietà Hotspurs 5 3 1 1 6 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 10
5 Naxxar Lions 5 2 3 0 8 4 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 9
6 Pembroke Athleta 5 2 1 2 9 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 5 1 7
7 Qormi 5 2 1 2 9 10 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 5 5 -1 7
8 Zejtun Corinthians 5 1 3 1 8 8 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 1 1 0 5 2 0 6
9 Zebbug Rangers 5 1 2 2 3 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 5
10 St. George's 5 1 2 2 8 11 3 0 1 2 5 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 -3 5
11 Swieqi 5 1 1 3 8 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 5 3 -1 4
12 Mqabba 5 1 1 3 7 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 -2 4
13 Fgura United 5 1 0 4 7 16 3 0 0 3 4 12 2 1 0 1 3 4 -9 3
14 Vittoriosa Stars 5 0 1 4 4 10 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 7 -6 1

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