First Division match preview: Qormi versus Zejtun Corinthians

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sun 16.February
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

Struggling Qormi will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Zejtun Corinthians in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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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Qormi form and stats

Overall First Division stats at home this season for Qormi are 3-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Qormi shared the glory with Fgura United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. In the match before that, Qormi hosted St. George's and drew the game 2-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Qormi as they are travelling to their away game against Swieqi in the First Division. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from Qormi in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Qormi defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Zejtun Corinthians form and stats

Zejtun Corinthians's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Zejtun Corinthians collect 18 points from their 8 away matches in the First Division. 5 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Zejtun Corinthians as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the St. Andrews game have they lost an away game, meaning Zejtun Corinthians has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Zejtun Corinthians go into this game after a win, the home game against St. Andrews that ended 3-2. A 1-1 draw at Zebbug Rangers's stadium before that.

The Zejtun Corinthians manager O. Anonam has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 8 league matches. Zejtun Corinthians have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Zejtun Corinthians - Qormi 0-3. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Qormi, one draw and one win for Zejtun Corinthians. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

QormiT. Gusman
T. Gusman
7 goals
QormiA. Rozzi
A. Rozzi
4 goals

Qormi missing players

Zejtun Corinthians missing players

Qormi Zejtun Corinthians
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 1 Played P 3 8 15
4 3 0 Won W 3 5 9
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 5
6 3 1 Lost L 0 0 1
27 15 1 Scored S 9 18 30
31 14 2 Conceded C 3 8 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 93%
87% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 67%
53% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 40%
27% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 20%
73% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 73%
20% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 20%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
5 4.2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 4
3.9 4 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.5 2.1
2.1 2 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
41 22 10 Total Shots T S 0 23 41
23 15 5 Shots on Target S O 0 6 18
70% 67% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 117% 83%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Qormi has the most conceded goals in the first half (10)
  • Qormi has the most scored goals in the first half (11)
  • Qormi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Qormi have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Qormi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zejtun Corinthians have not yet lost a game away.
  • Zejtun Corinthians have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Zejtun Corinthians have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Zejtun Corinthians 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 Zejtun Corinthians 15 9 5 1 30 18 7 4 2 1 12 10 8 5 3 0 18 8 12 32
2 Lija Athletic 15 9 2 4 38 27 8 6 1 1 21 13 7 3 1 3 17 14 11 29
3 Qrendi 15 8 2 5 29 24 8 2 2 4 11 17 7 6 0 1 18 7 5 26
4 St. Andrews 15 7 4 4 27 14 7 2 3 2 14 7 8 5 1 2 13 7 13 25
5 Naxxar Lions 15 6 7 2 26 16 8 2 4 2 13 12 7 4 3 0 13 4 10 25
6 Pembroke Athleta 15 7 2 6 30 28 8 4 1 3 16 15 7 3 1 3 14 13 2 23
7 Swieqi 15 5 4 6 26 23 7 1 2 4 8 12 8 4 2 2 18 11 3 19
8 Pieta Hotspurs 15 5 4 6 17 25 8 3 1 4 7 13 7 2 3 2 10 12 -8 19
9 Zebbug Rangers 15 4 5 6 16 17 8 2 2 4 5 8 7 2 3 2 11 9 -1 17
10 Qormi 15 4 5 6 27 31 8 3 2 3 15 14 7 1 3 3 12 17 -4 17
11 Vittoriosa Stars 15 4 3 8 19 25 7 2 2 3 11 12 8 2 1 5 8 13 -6 15
12 Mqabba 15 4 2 9 19 28 7 2 1 4 10 13 8 2 1 5 9 15 -9 14
13 St. George's 15 3 5 7 21 37 7 1 2 4 9 19 8 2 3 3 12 18 -16 14
14 Fgura United 15 3 4 8 19 31 7 1 2 4 9 18 8 2 2 4 10 13 -12 13