First Division match prediction and preview for St. Andrews vs Mqabba clash

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Victor Tedesco Stadium (1000 seats)

St. Andrews hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 13th position in the First Division table. Visiting Mqabba holds 9th place with 16 pts.

Insights:
  • St. Andrews have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mqabba has the most matches under the total-line (5) in First Division

It's no vacation for neither Andrews nor Mqabba as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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St. Andrews form and stats

Overall First Division stats at home this season for St. Andrews are 3-2-4 (wins-draw-losses).

St. Andrews drew their last game, also a home match. Marsaxlokk (placed 7th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Andrews as they have a new game in only four days, a First Division match thankfully also at home. Marsa are visiting.

The Andrews fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Andrews have conceded 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Mqabba form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Mqabba playing as the away team in the First Division this season.

Mqabba might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. San Gwann proved too strong as Mqabba slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Zebbug Ground. Prior to that match, the Mqabba manager faced defeat when travelling to Marsa and losing 0-1.

Mqabba have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Mqabba have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two St. Andrews victories, two draws and three Mqabba wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

St. Andrews missing players

Mqabba missing players

St. Andrews Mqabba
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 9 4 Played P 2 6 13
3 3 1 Won W 2 2 4
3 2 2 Drew D 0 2 4
6 4 1 Lost L 0 2 5
11 9 3 Scored S 5 8 14
16 12 4 Conceded C 1 7 16
92% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 77%
42% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 38%
17% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 54%
25% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 15%
33% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
3.7 3.2 4 Shots (avg) S ( 8 5 5.4
2.1 1.5 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.3 2.3
39% 58% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 71% 57% 40%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Mqabba has the most matches under the total-line (5) in First Division
  • Mqabba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mqabba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • St. Andrews have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 13 8 5 0 24 11 6 5 1 0 14 5 7 3 4 0 10 6 13 29
2 Marsa 12 9 1 2 25 9 6 5 0 1 14 2 6 4 1 1 11 7 16 28
3 Swieqi 13 8 2 3 28 15 6 5 0 1 12 7 7 3 2 2 16 8 13 26
4 San Gwann 13 5 6 2 17 14 6 3 3 0 8 3 7 2 3 2 9 11 3 21
5 Qrendi 13 6 3 4 19 21 7 4 1 2 12 14 6 2 2 2 7 7 -2 21
6 Vittoriosa Stars 12 4 6 2 13 11 6 1 5 0 6 5 6 3 1 2 7 6 2 18
7 Marsaxlokk 13 4 5 4 14 9 6 2 2 2 9 6 7 2 3 2 5 3 5 17
8 Naxxar Lions 12 5 2 5 15 16 6 3 0 3 11 10 6 2 2 2 4 6 -1 17
9 Mqabba 13 4 4 5 14 16 7 2 2 3 6 9 6 2 2 2 8 7 -2 16
10 Fgura United 13 4 4 5 18 22 7 3 2 2 10 10 6 1 2 3 8 12 -4 16
11 Zebbug Rangers 13 4 2 7 18 18 6 2 1 3 8 8 7 2 1 4 10 10 0 14
12 Pieta Hotspurs 12 4 2 6 18 19 5 3 1 1 11 7 7 1 1 5 7 12 -1 14
13 St. Andrews 12 3 3 6 11 16 9 3 2 4 9 12 3 0 1 2 2 4 -5 12
14 St. George's 12 0 2 10 5 24 5 0 2 3 1 5 7 0 0 7 4 19 -19 2
15 Qormi 12 1 3 8 9 27 6 0 3 3 4 10 6 1 0 5 5 17 -18 1