The football year has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, both rise and fall resulting in mid-table places so far. Get ready for Lija Athletic - Swieqi!
- Lija Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Swieqi have the most points from losing position (3) in First Division
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It's no vacation for neither Lija nor Swieqi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lija Athletic form and stats
With 2 First Division wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Lija Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence. Three consecutive losses here at MFA Centenary Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
No payout for Lija Athletic in their previous match, an away game at Naxxar Lions that ended in defeat 2-3.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Melita the opponent.Both teams on the scoresheet! That has occurred in 5 league rounds in a row for this side. Will it happen again?
Lija Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Swieqi form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the First Division.
Swieqi go into this game after a win, the home game against Melita that ended 2-0.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at San Gwann.Swieqi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. As for defending, Swieqi rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Lija Athletic victories, two draws and one Swieqi win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
Lija Athletic missing players
Swieqi missing players
| Lija Athletic | Swieqi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 28 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 40% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 40% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 60% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 20% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 20% |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 12.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 29% | 35% |
| 11.4 | 8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9 | 9.1 |
| 5.3 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4 |
- All of Swieqi's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lija Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lija Athletic have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Swieqi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Swieqi have the most points from losing position (3) in First Division
- Swieqi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Swieqi 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 | Sliema Wanderers | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 41 |
| 2 | Naxxar Lions | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Zejtun Corinthians | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 30 |
| 4 | Tarxien Rainbows | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Zurrieq | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Melita | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | St. Andrews | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Fgura United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 21 |
| 9 | Swieqi | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Marsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Lija Athletic | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Attard | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 17 |
| 13 | San Gwann | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Marsaskala | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Mqabba | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 11 |
| 16 | Vittoriosa Stars | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 10 |
| 17 | Mtarfa | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -18 | 8 |
| 18 | Qrendi | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -19 | 7 |
