The odds favour Lija Athletic in this match versus St. George's, but the guests will fight to the finish. Here's the complete Tipsway match preview!
- Lija Athletic have not yet lost a game at home.
- St. George's have the most conceded goals (25) in First Division
Lija Athletic and St. George's should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Lija Athletic form and stats
Lija Athletic have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the First Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Lija shared the glory with Mqabba in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Before that game, the home loss against Fgura United with the scoreline 0-4.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the First Division game versus Rabat Ajax in only three days. This game is also played here at Victor Tedesco Stadium.
The Lija manager Galea has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Lija Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St. George's form and stats
As the visiting team in First Division matches, St. George's have produced an overall stat of 0-1-3 so far. It's looking increasingly bleak for George's who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Rabat Ajax was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Home advantage was not enough for George's in their previous game, as they lost their First Division-match, hosting Zejtun Corinthians, 3-5. As you can tell from the result, the match against Zejtun Corinthians was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Mgarr at their stadium, the result 2-1.George's are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. St. George's are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 2 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Lija Athletic wins - draws - St. George's wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Lija Athletic missing players
St. George's missing players
| Lija Athletic | St. George's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 3.8 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 1.8 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 73% | 83% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 4.3 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
- All of Lija Athletic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of St. George's's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Lija Athletic have not yet lost a game at home.
- Lija Athletic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. George's have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St. George's have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- St. George's have the most conceded goals (25) in First Division
- St. George's have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in First Division
- St. George's have the the worst goal difference (-18) in First Division
- St. George's have yet to win a game.
- St. George's haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. George's is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Pembroke Athleta | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Zejtun Corinthians | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Melita | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Marsaxlokk | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | San Gwann | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Lija Athletic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Rabat Ajax | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 9 | Mqabba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 10 | Vittoriosa Stars | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 6 |
| 11 | St. George's | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -18 | 1 |