After four games we know a little more about the qualities of St. Andrews and Naxxar Lions in this fresh First Division season. Read our match preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
St. Andrews form and stats
St. Andrews have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the First Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Luxol Sports Ground.
Before that, St. Andrews had a home game versus Vittoriosa Stars which ended with a victory 2-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Andrews as they have a new game in only three days, a First Division match thankfully also at home. Pietà Hotspurs are visiting.
Andrews have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Luxol Sports Ground with 5 goals in 3 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Naxxar Lions form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the First Division, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat from 9 matches.
Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Swieqi.
A new game in only three days for Naxxar Lions, the First Division home match versus Zebbug Rangers. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Naxxar Lions has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Andrews-Naxxar Lions H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: St. Andrews three wins, Naxxar Lions five wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).St. Andrews missing players
Naxxar Lions missing players
| St. Andrews | Naxxar Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 16 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| St. Andrews | Last season | Naxxar Lions | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 19 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 74% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 58% | ||
| 16% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 63% | ||
| 37% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 32% | ||
| 11% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 114 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 85 | ||
| 48 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 40 | ||
| 46% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 55% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swieqi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | San Gwann | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Pembroke Athleta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Fgura United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Vittoriosa Stars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Qrendi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Andrews | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Mqabba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Qormi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Marsa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Naxxar Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Marsaxlokk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Pietà Hotspurs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| 14 | Zebbug Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 15 | St. George's | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 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 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Zebbug Rangers | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Pietà Hotspurs | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Fgura United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Swieqi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Qormi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Vittoriosa Stars | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Mqabba | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | St. George's | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 16 |