Naxxar Lions and Mqabba are keen to show off their new players and tricks: It's the premier match of the First Division season.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Naxxar Lions form and stats
Last season, Naxxar Lions's league results were 9 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, providing 6th place in the First Division. During these 20 matches they scored 28 goals and conceded 25. Performing at home in the former season Naxxar Lions delivered 5-0-5 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 16 conceded.
Naxxar Lions have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Naxxar Lions have scored 3 goals and conceded 2 times.
Mqabba form and stats
Let's have a look at how Mqabba performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 19 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 12/18 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Naxxar won five games, one match ended with a tie and Mqabba got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveNaxxar Lions missing players
Mqabba missing players
| Naxxar Lions | Mqabba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Naxxar Lions | Last season | Mqabba | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 19 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 71% | ||
| 50% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 38% | ||
| 25% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 19% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 5% | ||
| 30% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 38% | ||
| 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 29% | ||
| 35% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 43% | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3.2 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 76% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marsaxlokk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Melita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mqabba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Naxxar Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Pembroke Athleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Rabat Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | San Gwann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | St. George's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Vittoriosa Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Marsa | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 33 | 50 |
| 2 | Pembroke Athleta | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 | San Gwann | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Zebbug Rangers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Swieqi | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 6 | Naxxar Lions | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Qrendi | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -11 | 29 |
| 8 | Pieta Hotspurs | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | St. Andrews | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Vittoriosa Stars | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 12 | Fgura United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Mqabba | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | St. George's | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 13 |
| 15 | Qormi | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 35 | -45 | 2 |