First Division: Melita - Lija Athletic pre-match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

Lija Athletic have come here for an appealing duel against the hosting Melita. Prepare for the fixture with this thorough First Division preview!

Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!

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Melita form and stats

Only two First Division home games for Melita so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

It's back home for Melita, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating St. George's away with the result 2-0.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Mqabba.

At MFA Centenary Stadium, Melita has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Lija Athletic form and stats

No First Division points yet away for Lija Athletic, from their first 2 matches. Lija has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The supporters enjoyed Lija Athletic's previous game versus Vittoriosa Stars (placed 8th), a First Division 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Lija Athletic was the only team on the pitch versus Vittoriosa Stars in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

A 0-2 defeat away at Naxxar Lions before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Lija Athletic has managed 1 goal and let in 5 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Melita won five games, one match ended in a draw and Lija Athletic have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Melita missing players

Lija Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Melita Lija Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
4 1 0 Scored S 0 1 7
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 5 7
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
9 10 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 3
2 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 5.3
4.5 5 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
0.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0.5 1.7
0.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.5 1.7
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 100%
Melita Last season Lija Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   11 23
4 0   Won W   2 5
7 5   Drew D   1 5
15 8   Lost L   8 13
27 11   Scored S   11 25
53 28   Conceded C   28 46
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
92% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 83%
62% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 52%
27% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 39%
15% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 22%
58% 62%   BTTS BTTS   64% 52%
4% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 13%
38% 38%   Failed to Score F T   36% 39%
 
4.3 4   Corners for (avg) C F   2.6 3.6
5 5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 6
2 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.7
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
6.2 6.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 8.4
3.3 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3
50% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Naxxar Lions 4 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 12
2 Zejtun Corinthians 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 10
3 Pembroke Athleta 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 8 9
4 Melita 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
5 San Gwann 4 1 2 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 5
6 Lija Athletic 4 1 1 2 7 7 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 4
7 Mqabba 3 1 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 -4 4
8 Vittoriosa Stars 4 1 0 3 5 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 -6 3
9 Marsaxlokk 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
10 Rabat Ajax 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
11 St. George's 4 0 0 4 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 7 -9 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hamrun Spartans 23 17 5 1 56 20 12 9 2 1 34 12 11 8 3 0 22 8 36 56
2 Hibernians 23 16 3 4 53 20 12 8 2 2 27 9 11 8 1 2 26 11 33 51
3 Gzira United 23 13 5 5 47 22 11 7 2 2 26 11 12 6 3 3 21 11 25 44
4 Birkirkara 23 13 5 5 45 25 11 5 2 4 20 14 12 8 3 1 25 11 20 44
5 Sliema Wanderers 23 12 4 7 39 31 11 6 1 4 23 17 12 6 3 3 16 14 8 40
6 Mosta 23 10 6 7 41 36 11 4 4 3 20 14 12 6 2 4 21 22 5 36
7 Valletta 23 9 6 8 27 35 12 5 2 5 15 22 11 4 4 3 12 13 -8 33
8 Santa Lucia 23 7 8 8 38 35 12 5 3 4 24 19 11 2 5 4 14 16 3 29
9 Gudja United 23 8 4 11 30 33 12 2 3 7 10 18 11 6 1 4 20 15 -3 28
10 Sirens 23 7 7 9 27 35 11 2 4 5 10 18 12 5 3 4 17 17 -8 28
11 Balzan 23 6 9 8 31 29 12 5 4 3 18 11 11 1 5 5 13 18 2 27
12 Floriana 23 7 6 10 26 34 12 4 4 4 12 15 11 3 2 6 14 19 -8 27
13 Zejtun Corinthians 23 6 6 11 28 40 11 3 3 5 15 20 12 3 3 6 13 20 -12 24
14 Tarxien Rainbows 23 6 3 14 25 48 11 3 1 7 13 22 12 3 2 7 12 26 -23 21
15 Lija Athletic 23 5 5 13 25 46 12 3 4 5 14 18 11 2 1 8 11 28 -21 20
16 Senglea Athletic 23 0 2 21 13 62 11 0 1 10 5 25 12 0 1 11 8 37 -49 2

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Naxxar Lions 4 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 12
2 Zejtun Corinthians 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 10
3 Pembroke Athleta 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 8 9
4 Melita 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
5 San Gwann 4 1 2 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 5
6 Lija Athletic 4 1 1 2 7 7 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 4
7 Mqabba 3 1 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 -4 4
8 Vittoriosa Stars 4 1 0 3 5 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 -6 3
9 Marsaxlokk 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
10 Rabat Ajax 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
11 St. George's 4 0 0 4 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 7 -9 0

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