The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Naxxar Lions are in the 7th position while the guesting St. Andrews worry at 12th.
- Naxxar Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Andrews haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Naxxar Lions form and stats
Naxxar Lions have played 9 First Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-5 (wins-draws-losses). Naxxar are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at MFA Centenary Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Before that, Naxxar Lions played out a First Division draw 0-0 when visiting San Gwann.
As mentioned above, Naxxar "killed" Swieqi in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Naxxar Lions has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Naxxar Lions defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
St. Andrews form and stats
There's been little loot from St. Andrews's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the First Division. St. Andrews only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
St. Andrews go into this game after a win, the home game against Sliema Wanderers that ended 1-0. A 1-2 defeat away at St. George's before that.
The end of the last match, against Sliema Wanderers, was very satisfying as Kévin Keben Biakolo scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
St. Andrews find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Andrews have conceded 10 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result St. Andrews - Naxxar 0-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Naxxar victories, three draws and two St. Andrews wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Naxxar Lions missing players
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| Naxxar Lions | St. Andrews | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 24 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 44% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 28% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.1 | 3.3 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| 91% | 76% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | 42% |
- All of Naxxar Lions's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Naxxar Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naxxar Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- St. Andrews haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pembroke Athleta | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Marsa | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 41 |
| 3 | Swieqi | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | San Gwann | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Zebbug Rangers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Pieta Hotspurs | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Qrendi | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Vittoriosa Stars | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Marsaxlokk | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Fgura United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 12 | St. Andrews | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Mqabba | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | St. George's | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -22 | 6 |
| 15 | Qormi | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -31 | 2 |