Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Lija Athletic - Zejtun Corinthians!
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.
Lija Athletic form and stats
Lija Athletic, who have the most scored goals (47) in First Division, have performed here this season with 7 wins from 10 First Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Lija Athletic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Fgura United.
The Lija Athletic manager J. Galea has got the team scoring with 24 from 10 home games in the league. On the other hand, Lija Athletic have conceded 14 goals.
Zejtun Corinthians form and stats
Zejtun Corinthians have an excellent away record in the First Division so far with 6-3-1 from 10 games.
Zejtun Corinthians go into this game after a win, the home game against Mqabba that ended 3-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Pembroke Athleta at their stadium, the result 4-2.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Zejtun Corinthians are regular goalscorers on their travels. 11 goals have been conceded by Zejtun Corinthians in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Zejtun Corinthians - Lija Athletic 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Lija Athletic wins - draws - Zejtun Corinthians wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Lija Athletic missing players
Zejtun Corinthians missing players
| Lija Athletic | Zejtun Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | 24 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 22 | 37 |
| 31 | 14 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 90% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 84% | 70% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 63% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 47% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 21% |
| 79% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 1.3 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | 35 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 34 | 52 |
| 37 | 20 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 76% | 75% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 79% | 85% |
- Lija Athletic has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Lija Athletic has the most points (23) at home
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (24) at home
- Lija Athletic has the most scored goals (47)
- Lija Athletic has the the best goal difference (+10) at home
- Lija Athletic has the the best goal difference (+16)
- Lija Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zejtun Corinthians 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Zebbug Rangers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Pieta Hotspurs | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Fgura United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Swieqi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Qormi | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Vittoriosa Stars | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Mqabba | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | St. George's | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 16 |