A crucial fixture in First Division as both sides are challenging for the top positions. With Naxxar Lions in 11th position and Pembroke Athleta at 11th, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to find out more!
- Naxxar Lions have the fewest conceded goals (5) in First Division
- Pembroke Athleta have not yet lost a game.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they played only four days ago in the First Division. That game was an away game at Marsaxlokk, so at least Naxxar Lions are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Naxxar Lions form and stats
When playing at home in the First Division, Naxxar Lions have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Naxxar has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at MFA Centenary Stadium. We remember; it was Mqabba.
The fans are hoping that Naxxar will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the First Division game against Marsaxlokk (placed 5th).
Before that, Naxxar had a home game versus Rabat Ajax which ended with a victory 1-0.Naxxar are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (11 goals in 4 games). As for guarding their own goal, Naxxar have only let in 0 goals at home.
Pembroke Athleta form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the First Division.
Pembroke's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus San Gwann that finished 1-1.
Before that, Pembroke Athleta travelled to Lija Athletic and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Pembroke Athleta create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 10 goals in 4 travels. Pembroke Athleta have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - two - four (Naxxar Lions wins - draws - Pembroke Athleta wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Naxxar Lions missing players
Pembroke Athleta missing players
| Naxxar Lions | Pembroke Athleta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 78% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.7 | 7.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.7 | 7.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 62% | 86% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 59% |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
- All of Pembroke Athleta's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Naxxar Lions have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Naxxar Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naxxar Lions have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Naxxar Lions have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Naxxar Lions have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the fewest conceded goals (5) in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the most clean sheets (3) at home in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the most clean sheets (6) in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the most points (12) at home in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have the the best goal difference (+13) in First Division
- Naxxar Lions have won all their matches at home so far.
- Naxxar Lions have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Naxxar Lions have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Naxxar Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Pembroke Athleta have not yet lost a game.
- Pembroke Athleta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pembroke Athleta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Pembroke Athleta have scored in all their matches so far.
- Pembroke Athleta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Pembroke Athleta 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 | Naxxar Lions | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Pembroke Athleta | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Zejtun Corinthians | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Melita | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Marsaxlokk | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | San Gwann | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Lija Athletic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Rabat Ajax | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 9 | Mqabba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 10 | Vittoriosa Stars | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 6 |
| 11 | St. George's | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -18 | 1 |