Match preview First Division: Qormi - Pietà Hotspurs at MFA Centenary Stadium

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sun 24.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

Qormi hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 2 points and a 15th position in the First Division table. Visiting Pietà Hotspurs holds 6th place with 21 pts.

Insights:
  • Qormi has the most conceded goals (31) in First Division
  • Pietà Hotspurs have scored more than double the goals of Qormi.

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.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Qormi form and stats

Qormi's struggle is real here at MFA Centenary Stadium with only 4 points collected from 7 First Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-4-3. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 13 attempts. Qormi are slowly digging their own grave here at MFA Centenary Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Naxxar Lions match.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Qormi here at MFA Centenary Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Qormi have conceded 11 from these games.

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Pietà Hotspurs form and stats

Pietà Hotspurs have only collected 7 points from their away games in the First Division, after 2-1-5 (8 played).

As you can tell from the result, the match against Pembroke Athleta was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

Hotspurs have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hotspurs have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Pietà Hotspurs - Qormi 2-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Qormi victories, four draws and two Pietà Hotspurs wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Qormi missing players

Pietà Hotspurs missing players

Qormi Pietà Hotspurs
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 4 8 15
1 0 0 Won W 2 2 6
4 4 0 Drew D 0 1 3
10 3 2 Lost L 2 5 6
10 5 0 Scored S 6 11 27
31 11 3 Conceded C 4 12 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 93%
80% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 73%
47% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 67%
33% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 40%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 27%
47% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 60%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 27%
53% 43% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
1.7 2.7 2 Shots (avg) S ( 1 2.1 3.7
0.9 1.2 0.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.6 2.2
69% 57% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 125% 77% 79%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Pietà Hotspurs have scored more than double the goals of Qormi.
  • Qormi has the fewest clean sheets (0) in First Division
  • Qormi has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in First Division
  • Qormi has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in First Division
  • Qormi has the most conceded goals (31) in First Division
  • Qormi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Qormi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Qormi have yet to win a game at home.
  • Qormi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Qormi is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Marsa 15 11 2 2 35 13 7 6 0 1 18 3 8 5 2 1 17 10 22 35
2 Pembroke Athleta 14 8 6 0 27 14 6 5 1 0 14 5 8 3 5 0 13 9 13 30
3 Swieqi 14 8 3 3 30 17 7 5 1 1 14 9 7 3 2 2 16 8 13 27
4 San Gwann 15 7 6 2 23 15 7 4 3 0 11 3 8 3 3 2 12 12 8 27
5 Vittoriosa Stars 15 5 8 2 18 15 8 2 6 0 9 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 23
6 Pietà Hotspurs 15 6 3 6 27 23 7 4 2 1 16 11 8 2 1 5 11 12 4 21
7 Qrendi 15 6 3 6 21 28 8 4 1 3 13 17 7 2 2 3 8 11 -7 21
8 Naxxar Lions 14 6 2 6 18 18 7 4 0 3 13 10 7 2 2 3 5 8 0 20
9 Fgura United 15 5 4 6 22 28 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 1 2 4 8 15 -6 19
10 Marsaxlokk 14 4 6 4 16 11 6 2 2 2 9 6 8 2 4 2 7 5 5 18
11 Mqabba 15 4 5 6 14 20 8 2 3 3 6 9 7 2 2 3 8 11 -6 17
12 Zebbug Rangers 15 4 4 7 20 20 7 2 2 3 10 10 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 16
13 St. Andrews 15 4 3 8 19 24 11 4 2 5 14 16 4 0 1 3 5 8 -5 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 15 1 4 10 10 31 7 0 4 3 5 11 8 1 0 7 5 20 -21 2