All you need to know about the Marsa - St. George's game:

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sat 23.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Marsa fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and St. George's's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Marsa has the most scored goals (35) in First Division
  • St. George's has the fewest scored goals (6) in First Division

Marsa and St. George's should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Marsa form and stats

Home games in the First Division have been a walk in the park for Marsa so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Marsa haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Pieta Hotspurs, 79 days ago. 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 six wins in a row.

Marsa are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). As for guarding their own goal, Marsa have only let in 3 goals at home.

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St. George's form and stats

There's been little loot from St. George's's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the First Division. St. George's, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in First Division, only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. George's are desperate to end a 14-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Swieqi fixture.

The attacking power of George's when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on George's's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 20 goals in 8 travels.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; St. George's - Marsa 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Marsa won two games, two matches ended with a draw and St. George's has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two

Marsa missing players

St. George's missing players

Marsa St. George's
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 8 14
11 6 3 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 2 7 11
35 18 7 Scored S 1 5 6
13 3 0 Conceded C 5 20 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
73% 57% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 64%
67% 57% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 57%
47% 43% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
33% 43% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 7%
53% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 43%
40% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
7% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 57%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 0.7 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
5.9 2.4 2 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.5 4.4
3.1 2.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.5 1.1
66% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 42% 40%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Marsa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in First Division
  • Marsa has the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most clean sheets (5) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most matches over the total-line (6) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most points (18) at home in First Division
  • Marsa has the most scored goals (18) at home in First Division
  • Marsa has the most scored goals (35) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in First Division
  • Marsa has the the best goal difference (+15) at home in First Division
  • Marsa has the the best goal difference (+22) in First Division
  • Marsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Marsa have scored more than double the goals of St. George's.
  • Marsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Marsa is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • St. George's has the fewest scored goals (6) in First Division
  • St. George's has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in First Division
  • St. George's has the the worst goal difference (-23) in First Division
  • St. George's have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • St. George's have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • St. George's have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • St. George's have yet to win a game.
  • St. George's haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Marsa 15 11 2 2 35 13 7 6 0 1 18 3 8 5 2 1 17 10 22 35
2 Pembroke Athleta 14 8 6 0 27 14 6 5 1 0 14 5 8 3 5 0 13 9 13 30
3 Swieqi 14 8 3 3 30 17 7 5 1 1 14 9 7 3 2 2 16 8 13 27
4 San Gwann 15 7 6 2 23 15 7 4 3 0 11 3 8 3 3 2 12 12 8 27
5 Vittoriosa Stars 15 5 8 2 18 15 8 2 6 0 9 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 23
6 Pieta Hotspurs 15 6 3 6 27 23 7 4 2 1 16 11 8 2 1 5 11 12 4 21
7 Qrendi 15 6 3 6 21 28 8 4 1 3 13 17 7 2 2 3 8 11 -7 21
8 Naxxar Lions 14 6 2 6 18 18 7 4 0 3 13 10 7 2 2 3 5 8 0 20
9 Fgura United 15 5 4 6 22 28 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 1 2 4 8 15 -6 19
10 Marsaxlokk 14 4 6 4 16 11 6 2 2 2 9 6 8 2 4 2 7 5 5 18
11 Mqabba 15 4 5 6 14 20 8 2 3 3 6 9 7 2 2 3 8 11 -6 17
12 Zebbug Rangers 15 4 4 7 20 20 7 2 2 3 10 10 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 16
13 St. Andrews 15 4 3 8 19 24 11 4 2 5 14 16 4 0 1 3 5 8 -5 15
14 St. George's 14 0 3 11 6 29 6 0 2 4 1 9 8 0 1 7 5 20 -23 3
15 Qormi 15 1 4 10 10 31 7 0 4 3 5 11 8 1 0 7 5 20 -21 2