Another adrenaline-pumping fixture in First Division as Lija Athletic welcome San Gwann

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Victor Tedesco Stadium (6000 seats)

It's match two of the First Division campaign and important points to play for. Read our exhaustive preview of Lija Athletic-San Gwann!

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.

This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added tension and significance.

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Lija Athletic form and stats

The previous season, Lija Athletic's league results were 5 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses, providing 15th spot in the Premier League. From these 23 matches they scored 25 goals and let in 46. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Lija Athletic generated 3-4-5 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 18 conceded.

No payout for Lija in their previous match, an away game at Zejtun Corinthians that ended in defeat 1-3.

Ahead of that match, Lija won a home game hosting Santa Lucia (3-1).

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San Gwann form and stats

Let's have a look at how San Gwann performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 9 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 19/22 goals scored/conceded.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-0 against St. George's in their previous game. As mentioned above, San Gwann was the only team on the pitch versus St. George's in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Ahead of that game was the 4-4 draw at home against Marsa.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Lija Athletic four wins, zero draws and San Gwann zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Lija Athletic missing players

San Gwann missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lija Athletic San Gwann
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
1 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 4
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
Lija Athletic Last season San Gwann
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
23 12   Played P   11 22
5 3   Won W   3 9
5 4   Drew D   4 9
13 5   Lost L   4 4
25 14   Scored S   19 43
46 18   Conceded C   22 32
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 86%
83% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 82%
52% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 64%
39% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   55% 45%
22% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 27%
52% 42%   BTTS BTTS   91% 68%
13% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 27%
39% 42%   Failed to Score F T   9% 18%
 
3.6 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 3.7
6 6.3   Corners against (avg) C A   3.3 3.6
2.7 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
3 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
8.4 8   Shots (avg) S (   3.4 3.7
3 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.2 2.1
34% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   82% 95%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Naxxar Lions 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 San Gwann 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
3 Pembroke Athleta 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
4 Zejtun Corinthians 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Melita 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Rabat Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Marsaxlokk 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 Lija Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
9 Vittoriosa Stars 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
10 St. George's 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
11 Mqabba 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hamrun Spartans 23 17 5 1 56 20 12 9 2 1 34 12 11 8 3 0 22 8 36 56
2 Hibernians 23 16 3 4 53 20 12 8 2 2 27 9 11 8 1 2 26 11 33 51
3 Gzira United 23 13 5 5 47 22 11 7 2 2 26 11 12 6 3 3 21 11 25 44
4 Birkirkara 23 13 5 5 45 25 11 5 2 4 20 14 12 8 3 1 25 11 20 44
5 Sliema Wanderers 23 12 4 7 39 31 11 6 1 4 23 17 12 6 3 3 16 14 8 40
6 Mosta 23 10 6 7 41 36 11 4 4 3 20 14 12 6 2 4 21 22 5 36
7 Valletta 23 9 6 8 27 35 12 5 2 5 15 22 11 4 4 3 12 13 -8 33
8 Santa Lucia 23 7 8 8 38 35 12 5 3 4 24 19 11 2 5 4 14 16 3 29
9 Gudja United 23 8 4 11 30 33 12 2 3 7 10 18 11 6 1 4 20 15 -3 28
10 Sirens 23 7 7 9 27 35 11 2 4 5 10 18 12 5 3 4 17 17 -8 28
11 Balzan 23 6 9 8 31 29 12 5 4 3 18 11 11 1 5 5 13 18 2 27
12 Floriana 23 7 6 10 26 34 12 4 4 4 12 15 11 3 2 6 14 19 -8 27
13 Zejtun Corinthians 23 6 6 11 28 40 11 3 3 5 15 20 12 3 3 6 13 20 -12 24
14 Tarxien Rainbows 23 6 3 14 25 48 11 3 1 7 13 22 12 3 2 7 12 26 -23 21
15 Lija Athletic 23 5 5 13 25 46 12 3 4 5 14 18 11 2 1 8 11 28 -21 20
16 Senglea Athletic 23 0 2 21 13 62 11 0 1 10 5 25 12 0 1 11 8 37 -49 2
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Marsa 22 15 5 2 54 21 11 8 2 1 25 6 11 7 3 1 29 15 33 50
2 Pembroke Athleta 22 13 8 1 41 18 10 7 2 1 17 7 12 6 6 0 24 11 23 47
3 San Gwann 22 9 9 4 43 32 11 6 5 0 24 10 11 3 4 4 19 22 11 36
4 Zebbug Rangers 22 10 4 8 45 30 11 5 2 4 23 16 11 5 2 4 22 14 15 34
5 Swieqi 22 10 4 8 41 30 11 6 2 3 22 17 11 4 2 5 19 13 11 34
6 Naxxar Lions 20 9 3 8 28 25 10 5 0 5 17 16 10 4 3 3 11 9 3 30
7 Qrendi 21 8 5 8 28 39 10 4 1 5 15 25 11 4 4 3 13 14 -11 29
8 Pieta Hotspurs 21 8 3 10 35 35 11 5 2 4 22 21 10 3 1 6 13 14 0 27
9 St. Andrews 22 8 3 11 29 33 13 5 2 6 16 17 9 3 1 5 13 16 -4 27
10 Vittoriosa Stars 21 6 9 6 20 25 11 3 6 2 10 10 10 3 3 4 10 15 -5 27
11 Marsaxlokk 19 6 8 5 25 13 8 3 3 2 16 7 11 3 5 3 9 6 12 26
12 Fgura United 21 7 5 9 26 35 10 4 3 3 15 15 11 3 2 6 11 20 -9 26
13 Mqabba 21 6 6 9 19 29 10 2 4 4 7 11 11 4 2 5 12 18 -10 24
14 St. George's 20 3 4 13 16 40 11 3 2 6 9 18 9 0 2 7 7 22 -24 13
15 Qormi 22 1 4 17 15 60 11 0 4 7 6 25 11 1 0 10 9 35 -45 2

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Naxxar Lions 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 San Gwann 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
3 Pembroke Athleta 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
4 Zejtun Corinthians 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Melita 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Rabat Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Marsaxlokk 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 Lija Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
9 Vittoriosa Stars 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
10 St. George's 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
11 Mqabba 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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