Naxxar Lions fights Pieta Hotspurs in First Division battle

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Competition: Malta First Division
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)

It's game two of the First Division season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Naxxar Lions form and stats

The home team returns after sharing the points with Swieqi (placed 7th) on their last time out; the First Division game ended 2-2. Before that, Naxxar Lions had a home game versus Marsa which ended with a victory 5-0.

Last season, Naxxar Lions's league statistics were 13 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Premier League. Over these 26 matches they scored 47 goals and conceded 35. Playing at home last season Naxxar Lions managed 7-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 18 conceded.

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Pietà Hotspurs form and stats

It's all red in the travel logs of Pietà Hotspurs, having lost eight matches in a row as the visiting team.

There were no winners in Pietà Hotspurs's previous match, a First Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Mqabba (placed 8th). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Gzira United.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 2 Naxxar Lions victories, 3 draws and 4 Pietà Hotspurs wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

P. Chimezie
6 goals
N. Pisani
3 goals

Naxxar Lions missing players

Pietà Hotspurs missing players

Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
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
Naxxar Lions Last season Pietà Hotspurs
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
13 7   Won W   1 3
6 3   Drew D   2 4
7 3   Lost L   10 19
47 25   Scored S   16 25
35 18   Conceded C   32 59
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
81% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 96%
65% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   85% 69%
46% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 31%
23% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   31% 15%
62% 54%   BTTS BTTS   69% 54%
31% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 0%
15% 15%   Failed to Score F T   31% 46%
 
3.5 4   Corners For (avg) C F   3.4 3.3
4 3.7   Corners Against (avg) C A   4.6 5.5
1.9 1.6   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.2
3 1   Red Cards R C   1 1
Key stats last season:
  • Naxxar Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pietà Hotspurs have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pietà Hotspurs have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Pietà Hotspurs have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pietà Hotspurs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Naxxar Lions
All Fa Trophy First Division Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-04-19 FD Gudja United 3 - 1 Naxxar Lions
14-04-19 FD Naxxar Lions 5 - 1 Vittoriosa Stars
20-04-19 FD Swieqi 1 - 2 Naxxar Lions
28-04-19 FD Naxxar Lions 5 - 0 Marsa
15-09-19 FD Swieqi 2 - 2 Naxxar Lions
21-09-19 FD Naxxar Lions 18:15 Pietà Hotspurs
28-09-19 FD Naxxar Lions 15:15 Zebbug Rangers
04-10-19 FD St. Andrews 17:00 Naxxar Lions
11-10-19 FD Naxxar Lions - Qormi
18-10-19 FD Qrendi - Naxxar Lions
Pietà Hotspurs
All Summer Cup Fa Trophy First Division Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
13-04-19 PL Tarxien Rainbows 2 - 0 Pietà Hotspurs
20-04-19 PL Pietà Hotspurs 0 - 2 Hamrun Spartans
27-04-19 PL Sliema Wanderers 2 - 1 Pietà Hotspurs
03-05-19 FAT Pietà Hotspurs 1 - 1 Gzira United
13-09-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs 1 - 1 Mqabba
21-09-19 FD Naxxar Lions 18:15 Pietà Hotspurs
27-09-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs 16:00 Lija Athletic
06-10-19 FD Zebbug Rangers 14:15 Pietà Hotspurs
11-10-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs - Vittoriosa Stars
18-10-19 FD St. Andrews - Pietà Hotspurs

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Andrews 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Lija Athletic 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Qrendi 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Naxxar Lions 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Qormi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 St. George's 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Swieqi 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Mqabba 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Pietà Hotspurs 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Zebbug Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Zejtun Corinthians 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Pembroke Athleta 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Vittoriosa Stars 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Fgura United 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 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 Sirens 26 18 5 3 60 19 13 10 2 1 24 7 13 8 3 2 36 12 41 59
2 Gudja United 26 15 7 4 44 28 13 6 5 2 17 13 13 9 2 2 27 15 16 52
3 Santa Lucia 26 13 9 4 68 32 13 6 4 3 33 19 13 7 5 1 35 13 36 48
4 Naxxar Lions 26 13 6 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 25 18 13 6 3 4 22 17 12 45
5 Pembroke Athleta 26 10 10 6 34 22 13 5 7 1 18 9 13 5 3 5 16 13 12 40
6 Zebbug Rangers 26 10 7 9 35 30 13 3 4 6 13 18 13 7 3 3 22 12 5 37
7 Lija Athletic 26 9 8 9 49 50 13 6 4 3 25 17 13 3 4 6 24 33 -1 35
8 Swieqi 26 10 4 12 38 39 13 4 4 5 17 23 13 6 0 7 21 16 -1 34
9 Zejtun Corinthians 26 8 8 10 35 32 13 4 2 7 20 22 13 4 6 3 15 10 3 32
10 Qrendi 26 10 2 14 41 50 13 6 1 6 22 26 13 4 1 8 19 24 -9 32
11 Mqabba 26 9 5 12 25 39 13 5 1 7 15 22 13 4 4 5 10 17 -14 32
12 Vittoriosa Stars 26 6 11 9 27 36 13 4 4 5 17 20 13 2 7 4 10 16 -9 29
13 San Gwann 26 7 2 17 30 52 13 3 1 9 15 25 13 4 1 8 15 27 -22 23
14 Marsa 26 1 2 23 17 86 13 1 1 11 7 43 13 0 1 12 10 43 -69 5
14 Marsa 17 1 2 14 12 52 9 1 1 7 5 26 8 0 1 7 7 26 -40 5
15 Racing Santander 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
16 Cultural Leonesa 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 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 Valletta 26 18 4 4 61 18 13 9 2 2 30 8 13 9 2 2 31 10 43 58
2 Hibernians 26 18 4 4 54 27 13 8 2 3 26 14 13 10 2 1 28 13 27 58
3 Gzira United 26 13 11 2 42 21 13 7 6 0 24 12 13 6 5 2 18 9 21 50
4 Hamrun Spartans 26 12 10 4 35 20 13 7 5 1 18 9 13 5 5 3 17 11 15 46
5 Sliema Wanderers 26 13 6 7 37 26 13 6 3 4 18 13 13 7 3 3 19 13 11 45
6 Balzan 26 12 7 7 41 31 13 6 4 3 20 14 13 6 3 4 21 17 10 43
7 Birkirkara 26 12 3 11 33 26 13 6 1 6 18 15 13 6 2 5 15 11 7 39
8 Floriana 26 9 5 12 28 25 13 4 2 7 13 11 13 5 3 5 15 14 3 32
9 Mosta 26 7 8 11 30 45 13 3 4 6 14 23 13 4 4 5 16 22 -15 29
10 Senglea Athletic 26 7 5 14 33 46 13 3 1 9 15 25 13 4 4 5 18 21 -13 26
11 Tarxien Rainbows 26 8 2 16 29 58 13 4 1 8 14 31 13 4 1 8 15 27 -29 26
12 St. Andrews 26 7 3 16 25 45 13 3 2 8 13 25 13 4 1 8 12 20 -20 24
13 Qormi 26 6 2 18 25 51 13 2 2 9 13 26 13 4 0 9 12 25 -26 20
14 Pietà Hotspurs 26 3 4 19 25 59 13 2 2 9 9 27 13 1 2 10 16 32 -34 13

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