Only a win will satisfy the Lija Athletic supporters in this Victor Tedesco Stadium clash with St. George's, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the First Division table.
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
Lija Athletic, who have the most scored goals (44) in First Division, are steadily winning First Division games and points here at Victor Tedesco Stadium. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
In the match before that, Lija Athletic hosted Pieta Hotspurs and drew the game 1-1.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Lija Athletic played a great game against Vittoriosa Stars and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The Lija Athletic manager J. Galea has got the team scoring with 22 from 9 home games in the league. Lija Athletic have conceded 14 from these games.
St. George's form and stats
As the visiting team in First Division matches, St. George's, who have the most conceded goals (38) in First Division, have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far. Two points from the last two away games for St. George's, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
St. George's's last game was the home draw against Mqabba (1-1). A 0-0 draw at Pembroke Athleta's stadium before that.
St. George's find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. St. George's have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; St. George's - Lija Athletic 2-4. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Lija Athletic, three draws and one win for St. George's. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Lija Athletic missing players
St. George's missing players
| Lija Athletic | St. George's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 44 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 88% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 65% |
| 59% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 53% | 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 82% | 89% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 | 35 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 10 | 29 |
| 32 | 20 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 84% | 75% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 33% | 50% |
- Lija Athletic has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Lija Athletic has the most points (20) at home
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (22) at home
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (44)
- Lija Athletic has the the best goal difference (+16)
- 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. George's has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- St. George's has the most conceded goals (38)
- St. George's has the the worst goal difference (-16)
- St. George's have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- St. George's have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Zejtun Corinthians | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 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 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Swieqi | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Zebbug Rangers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 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 |