Mqabba are welcoming Fgura United for another important game after their 1-1 result against 14th-placed St. George's.
Mqabba and Fgura United 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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on sand pitch and that the visiting Fgura United have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on sand pitch is 2-1-3 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Mqabba form and stats
Mqabba's results here at Victor Tedesco Stadium in the First Division have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Mqabba have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Mqabba manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus St. George's (placed 14th) in the First Division. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vittoriosa Stars that ended 1-1.
Mqabba are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Fgura United form and stats
3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fgura United in their First Division matches away.
Fgura United failed to get anything from their last game, a First Division home match vs Pembroke Athleta (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-4. Prior to that result Fgura United won their away game at Qrendi. The scoreline was 3-1.
Fgura United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Fgura United have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fgura United - Mqabba 3-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Mqabba four wins, one draw and Fgura United two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Mqabba missing players
Fgura United missing players
| Mqabba | Fgura United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 88% |
| 59% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 3.9 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | 25 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 21 | 31 |
| 30 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 89% | 100% |
- All of Mqabba's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mqabba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Mqabba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mqabba have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 | Lija Athletic | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Zejtun Corinthians | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Swieqi | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Zebbug Rangers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Qormi | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Pieta Hotspurs | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Mqabba | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Vittoriosa Stars | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Fgura United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | St. George's | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 16 |