With their 7 point lead in the league table, Marsa supporters expect to see their team earn full points from this match vs Mtarfa.
- All of Marsa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mtarfa have the fewest scored goals (7) in First Division
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an animated match!
Marsa form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Marsa have to build on here at MFA Centenary Stadium in the First Division.
Marsa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Marsaskala that ended 2-2.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tarxien Rainbows that ended 3-3.Marsa are traveling soon after this match as the First Division match at Fgura United awaits in three days.
Marsa have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Mtarfa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mtarfa so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Mtarfa are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost eight in a row. It's been 9 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Tarxien Rainbows game.)
Mtarfa failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sliema Wanderers (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-3.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Vittoriosa Stars's place.A new game in only three days for Mtarfa, the First Division home match versus Qrendi. Busy days.
Mtarfa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 6 away games. As for defending, Mtarfa rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Marsa missing players
Mtarfa missing players
| Marsa | Mtarfa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 20 | 12 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 85% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 54% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.2 |
| 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 49% | 46% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 12% | 18% |
| 8 | 7.2 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.2 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
- All of Marsa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Marsa have scored more than double the goals of Mtarfa.
- Marsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mtarfa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mtarfa have the fewest scored goals (7) in First Division
- Mtarfa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in First Division
- Mtarfa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Mtarfa have yet to win a game away.
- Mtarfa is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Naxxar Lions | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | Zejtun Corinthians | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 30 |
| 4 | Tarxien Rainbows | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Zurrieq | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Melita | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Fgura United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| 8 | St. Andrews | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Lija Athletic | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Marsa | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | San Gwann | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | Attard | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 13 | Swieqi | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Marsaskala | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Vittoriosa Stars | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 10 |
| 16 | Mqabba | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 7 |
| 17 | Mtarfa | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 8 |
| 18 | Qrendi | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -18 | 7 |
