Match preview First Division: Marsa - Mqabba at MFA Centenary Stadium

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

Marsa perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Mqabba can look both up and down from their 8th position.

Insights:
  • Marsa is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Mqabba has the most matches under the total-line (5) in First Division

Mqabba could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Fa Trophy game only three sleeps ago.

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Marsa form and stats

When playing at home in the First Division, Marsa, who have the the best goal difference (+12) in First Division, have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. After failing to beat Vittoriosa Stars here at MFA Centenary Stadium, Marsa has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Marsa has won six games in a row. The Pieta Hotspurs match was the last time out without a victory.

Marsa are returning here after visiting Marsaxlokk in a First Division game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Zebbug Rangers.

There will be little rest for Marsa after this match as they are travelling to Pembroke Athleta for a First Division game in only three days.

Goals are plentiful at MFA Centenary Stadium in the league this season as Marsa has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. Defensively Marsa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mqabba form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Mqabba playing as the away team in the First Division this season.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Swieqi in the First Division.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Mqabba, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

The travelling fans enjoy Mqabba's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. As opposed to that, Mqabba have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - zero - five (Marsa wins - draws - Mqabba wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Marsa missing players

Mqabba missing players

Marsa Mqabba
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 1 5 11
7 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 4
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
20 13 4 Scored S 1 8 13
8 2 0 Conceded C 1 6 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
67% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 36%
44% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 9%
33% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 55%
44% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 18%
11% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 2.4 1.5 Shots (avg) S ( 1 6 5.8
3.8 2.4 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.8 2.5
56% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 57% 41%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • All of Mqabba's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Marsa has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in First Division
  • Marsa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most matches over the total-line (5) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most scored goals (13) at home in First Division
  • Marsa has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in First Division
  • Marsa has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in First Division
  • Marsa has the the best goal difference (+12) in First Division
  • Marsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Marsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Marsa is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Mqabba has the most matches under the total-line (5) in First Division
  • Mqabba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mqabba 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 Pembroke Athleta 11 7 4 0 19 9 4 4 0 0 9 3 7 3 4 0 10 6 10 25
2 Marsa 9 7 0 2 20 8 5 4 0 1 13 2 4 3 0 1 7 6 12 21
3 Swieqi 11 6 2 3 20 14 5 4 0 1 9 6 6 2 2 2 11 8 6 20
4 Vittoriosa Stars 11 4 6 1 12 9 6 1 5 0 6 5 5 3 1 1 6 4 3 18
5 Qrendi 11 5 3 3 18 16 6 4 1 1 12 9 5 1 2 2 6 7 2 18
6 San Gwann 11 4 5 2 14 13 5 3 2 0 8 3 6 1 3 2 6 10 1 17
7 Fgura United 11 4 4 3 17 16 6 3 2 1 10 7 5 1 2 2 7 9 1 16
8 Mqabba 11 4 4 3 13 12 6 2 2 2 5 6 5 2 2 1 8 6 1 16
9 Marsaxlokk 11 4 3 4 13 8 6 2 2 2 9 6 5 2 1 2 4 2 5 15
10 Zebbug Rangers 12 4 2 6 17 14 6 2 1 3 8 8 6 2 1 3 9 6 3 14
11 Naxxar Lions 11 4 2 5 10 15 5 2 0 3 6 9 6 2 2 2 4 6 -5 14
12 Pieta Hotspurs 11 3 2 6 16 18 4 2 1 1 9 6 7 1 1 5 7 12 -2 11
13 St. Andrews 11 3 2 6 10 15 8 3 1 4 8 11 3 0 1 2 2 4 -5 11
14 Qormi 11 1 3 7 9 26 5 0 3 2 4 9 6 1 0 5 5 17 -17 6
15 St. George's 11 0 2 9 4 19 5 0 2 3 1 5 6 0 0 6 3 14 -15 2