2nd position in the First Division table for Lija Athletic so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Pietà Hotspurs visits.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Lija Athletic form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Lija Athletic, who have the most scored goals (38) in First Division, have scored 21 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the First Division are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Lija Athletic after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Lija Athletic's last game was hosting Mqabba (placed 12th) and winning 4-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Pembroke Athleta that finished 3-3.
A goal frenzy last time out for Lija Athletic, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Mqabba. Fun stuff to watch!
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Lija Athletic has scored 21 goals here in 8 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lija Athletic defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Pietà Hotspurs form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The manager B. Spiteri was unhappy after their last game, a First Division match played at their home ground Victor Tedesco Stadium. Pietà Hotspurs suffered a 0-4 loss to Naxxar Lions (placed 5th). Before that, Pietà Hotspurs travelled to Mqabba and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Naxxar Lions was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Pietà Hotspurs have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Pietà Hotspurs have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Lija Athletic and Pietà Hotspurs have met before this season: Pietà Hotspurs - Lija Athletic 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lija Athletic six wins, three draws and Pietà Hotspurs one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 P. Chimezie 6 goals |  N. Pisani 3 goals |
Lija Athletic missing players
Pietà Hotspurs missing players
| Lija Athletic | Pietà Hotspurs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 60% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 53% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 47% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | 35 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 32 | 20 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 81% | 70% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 133% | 42% |
- Lija Athletic has the most points (19) at home
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (21) at home
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (38)
- Lija Athletic has the the best goal difference (+8) at home
- Lija Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lija Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Pietà Hotspurs.
- 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.
- Pietà Hotspurs have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Pietà Hotspurs have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pietà Hotspurs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | St. Andrews | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Naxxar Lions | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Pembroke Athleta | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Swieqi | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Pietà Hotspurs | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 9 | Zebbug Rangers | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Qormi | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Vittoriosa Stars | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Mqabba | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 13 | St. George's | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 14 |
| 14 | Fgura United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 13 |