Pietà Hotspurs vs Swieqi: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sat 30.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

A key match in First Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Pietà Hotspurs in 5th position and Swieqi placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Pietà Hotspurs have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swieqi has the the best goal difference (+8) away in First Division

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Pietà Hotspurs form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at MFA Centenary Stadium as Pietà Hotspurs have scored 16 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the First Division are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Hotspurs can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Swieqi form and stats

The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+8) away in First Division, are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the First Division.

The Swieqi manager R. Bugeja has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 league matches. As opposed to that, Swieqi have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Swieqi - Hotspurs 5-4. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Hotspurs victories, one draw and one Swieqi win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Pietà Hotspurs missing players

Swieqi missing players

Pietà Hotspurs Swieqi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
7 4 1 Won W 0 3 8
3 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
6 1 0 Lost L 2 2 4
29 16 7 Scored S 1 16 30
23 11 4 Conceded C 3 8 19
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 73%
62% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 60%
38% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 57% 47%
25% 43% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 20%
56% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 60%
31% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 20%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 1.8 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
3.6 5.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.7 6.1
2.2 2.9 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.1
80% 80% 64% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 59% 63%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Pietà Hotspurs have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pietà Hotspurs have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Pietà Hotspurs haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Swieqi has the the best goal difference (+8) away in First Division
  • Swieqi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swieqi 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 Pembroke Athleta 16 10 6 0 31 14 7 6 1 0 15 5 9 4 5 0 16 9 17 36
2 Marsa 15 11 2 2 35 13 7 6 0 1 18 3 8 5 2 1 17 10 22 35
3 San Gwann 16 8 6 2 27 16 8 5 3 0 15 4 8 3 3 2 12 12 11 30
4 Swieqi 15 8 3 4 30 19 8 5 1 2 14 11 7 3 2 2 16 8 11 27
5 Pietà Hotspurs 16 7 3 6 29 23 7 4 2 1 16 11 9 3 1 5 13 12 6 24
6 Qrendi 16 7 3 6 22 28 8 4 1 3 13 17 8 3 2 3 9 11 -6 24
7 Vittoriosa Stars 16 5 8 3 19 19 8 2 6 0 9 7 8 3 2 3 10 12 0 23
8 Naxxar Lions 16 7 2 7 20 21 8 4 0 4 13 13 8 3 2 3 7 8 -1 23
9 Zebbug Rangers 16 5 4 7 23 20 8 3 2 3 13 10 8 2 2 4 10 10 3 19
10 Fgura United 16 5 4 7 22 31 8 4 2 2 14 13 8 1 2 5 8 18 -9 19
11 Marsaxlokk 15 4 6 5 16 12 6 2 2 2 9 6 9 2 4 3 7 6 4 18
12 Mqabba 15 4 5 6 14 20 8 2 3 3 6 9 7 2 2 3 8 11 -6 17
13 St. Andrews 16 4 3 9 19 25 12 4 2 6 14 17 4 0 1 3 5 8 -6 15
14 St. George's 14 0 3 11 6 29 6 0 2 4 1 9 8 0 1 7 5 20 -23 3
15 Qormi 16 1 4 11 10 33 8 0 4 4 5 13 8 1 0 7 5 20 -23 2