It's advantage Pembroke Athleta so far with their 5th position in the First Division table, welcoming Mqabba who are placed 10th.
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!
Pembroke Athleta form and stats
When playing at home, Pembroke Athleta have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 11 games. Pembroke Athleta has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Victor Tedesco Stadium. We remember; it was Vittoriosa Stars.Happy days for Pembroke Athleta in their previous game, a First Division match away at San Gwann that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Pembroke Athleta had a home game versus Sirens which ended with a victory 2-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Pembroke Athleta as they have a new game in only three days, a First Division match thankfully also at home. Zebbug Rangers are visiting.
Pembroke Athleta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 16 goals in 11 matches. From these home matches, Pembroke Athleta have conceded only 7 goals.
Mqabba form and stats
Playing away, Mqabba have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a First Division home defeat versus Zebbug Rangers with 0-1 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus San Gwann.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gudja United in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mqabba as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games. 16 goals have been conceded by Mqabba in these games.
Head 2 Head
Pembroke Athleta and Mqabba have met before this season: Mqabba - Pembroke Athleta 0-2. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Pembroke Athleta, 2 draws and 1 win for Mqabba.Pembroke Athleta missing players
Mqabba missing players
| Pembroke Athleta | Mqabba | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | Played | 12 | 24 |
| 32 | 16 | Scored | 9 | 23 |
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | 16 | 36 |
| 88% | 73% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 92% |
| 58% | 36% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 27% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 42% |
| 21% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 29% |
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 12% |
| 38% | 27% | Both teams to score | 25% | 38% |
| 42% | 64% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 25% |
| 33% | 36% | Failed To Score | 50% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Sirens | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 40 | 55 |
| 2 | Gudja United | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| 3 | Santa Lucia | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 26 | 42 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | Zebbug Rangers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Lija Athletic | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Swieqi | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Zejtun Corinthians | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Mqabba | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 31 |
| 11 | Vittoriosa Stars | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | Qrendi | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | San Gwann | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 14 | Marsa | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 38 | -58 | 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 |