First Division match prediction and preview for Pembroke Athleta vs Vittoriosa Stars clash

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Competition: Malta First Division
Date: Mon 23.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)

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

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Pembroke Athleta form and stats

The fans are hoping that Pembroke Athleta will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the First Division game against Lija Athletic (placed 2nd). The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Zebbug Rangers.

Last season, Pembroke Athleta's league statistics were 10 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Premier League. Over these 26 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 22. Playing at home last season Pembroke Athleta managed 5-7-1 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 9 conceded.

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Vittoriosa Stars form and stats

Vittoriosa Stars failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Qrendi (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-2. A 2-2 draw at San Gwann's stadium before that.

Let's have a look at how Vittoriosa Stars performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 11 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 27 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 7 and lost 4 with 10/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 1 Pembroke Athleta victory, 5 draws and 0 Vittoriosa Stars wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Pembroke Athleta missing players

Vittoriosa Stars missing players

Pembroke Athleta Vittoriosa Stars
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
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% 100%
0% 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 2
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 0 6
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Pembroke Athleta Last season Vittoriosa Stars
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
10 5   Won W   2 6
10 7   Drew D   7 11
6 1   Lost L   4 9
34 18   Scored S   10 27
22 9   Conceded C   16 36
88% 77%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   69% 81%
62% 46%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 62%
27% 23%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 42%
19% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   23% 31%
8% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
42% 38%   BTTS BTTS   38% 46%
38% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 38%
31% 31%   Failed to Score F T   54% 35%
 
3 3.7   Corners For (avg) C F   4.2 4.6
3.9 4.5   Corners Against (avg) C A   5 4.6
1.2 1.2   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.6 2.4
0 0   Red Cards R C   0 1
Key stats last season:
  • Pembroke Athleta have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Pembroke Athleta
All Fa Trophy First Division Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-04-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 2 - 0 Sirens
14-04-19 FD San Gwann 1 - 2 Pembroke Athleta
22-04-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 1 - 1 Mqabba
26-04-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 1 - 1 Zebbug Rangers
14-09-19 FD Lija Athletic 2 - 1 Pembroke Athleta
23-09-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 17:00 Vittoriosa Stars
29-09-19 FD St. George's 14:15 Pembroke Athleta
05-10-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 13:00 Fgura United
11-10-19 FD Zejtun Corinthians - Pembroke Athleta
18-10-19 FD Pembroke Athleta - Swieqi
Vittoriosa Stars
All Fa Trophy First Division
All Home Away
07-04-19 FD Vittoriosa Stars 1 - 3 Santa Lucia
14-04-19 FD Naxxar Lions 5 - 1 Vittoriosa Stars
20-04-19 FD Vittoriosa Stars 0 - 0 Sirens
28-04-19 FD San Gwann 2 - 2 Vittoriosa Stars
15-09-19 FD Vittoriosa Stars 1 - 2 Qrendi
23-09-19 FD Pembroke Athleta 17:00 Vittoriosa Stars
29-09-19 FD Vittoriosa Stars 12:00 Mqabba
06-10-19 FD Lija Athletic 12:00 Vittoriosa Stars
11-10-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs - Vittoriosa Stars
18-10-19 FD Vittoriosa Stars - St. George's

  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

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