St. George's fights Lija Athletic in First Division battle

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Competition: Malta First Division
Date: Mon 14.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (2000 seats)

It's early days in the First Division and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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St. George's form and stats

St. George's have less points than they have played home games in the First Division so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point. With nine home games in a row without a win, the St. George's fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Gudja United game long ago, can be stopped today.

A good away victory last time out for St. George's, who won 2-1 against Mqabba (placed 14th). Preceding that match was the home game against Pembroke Athleta that was lost 1-3.

At MFA Centenary Stadium, St. George's has the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Lija Athletic form and stats

Lija Athletic are yet to lose a point on their First Division travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. The fact that Lija Athletic have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Lija Athletic has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Lija Athletic won their last game, 2-1 versus Vittoriosa Stars played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Pietà Hotspurs.

5 goals so far away for Lija Athletic, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 4 - 5 (St. George's wins - draws - Lija Athletic wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

St. George's missing players

Lija Athletic missing players

St. George's Lija Athletic
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 3 2 Scored S 2 5 9
7 5 2 Conceded C 1 1 3
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% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 8 8
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3 3
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
St. George's Last season Lija Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
4 2   Won W   3 9
7 2   Drew D   4 8
15 9   Lost L   6 9
20 8   Scored S   24 49
46 24   Conceded C   33 50
85% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
62% 54%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 96%
38% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   85% 73%
31% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   62% 54%
23% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   38% 31%
38% 31%   BTTS BTTS   85% 81%
27% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 12%
50% 54%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
0 0   Corners For (avg) C F   5.6 5
0 0   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.6 3.7
0 0   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.2
0 0   Red Cards R C   2 3
Key stats last season:
  • All of Lija Athletic's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lija Athletic have created more than twice as many corners as St. George's.
  • Lija Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lija Athletic have scored more than double the goals of St. George's.
  • Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • St. George's have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

St. George's
All Fa Trophy First Division
All Home Away
27-10-18 FAT St. George's 0 - 4 Lija Athletic
16-09-19 FD St. George's 2 - 2 Qormi
22-09-19 FD Qrendi 1 - 1 St. George's
29-09-19 FD St. George's 1 - 3 Pembroke Athleta
05-10-19 FD Mqabba 1 - 2 St. George's
14-10-19 FD St. George's 16:00 Lija Athletic
20-10-19 FD Vittoriosa Stars 15:15 St. George's
26-10-19 FAT Pietà Hotspurs 15:15 St. George's
01-11-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs - St. George's
08-11-19 FD St. George's - Fgura United
Lija Athletic
All Summer Cup Fa Trophy First Division Premier League
All Home Away
28-04-19 FD Santa Lucia 6 - 2 Lija Athletic
14-09-19 FD Lija Athletic 2 - 1 Pembroke Athleta
20-09-19 FD Mqabba 1 - 2 Lija Athletic
27-09-19 FD Pietà Hotspurs 0 - 3 Lija Athletic
06-10-19 FD Lija Athletic 2 - 1 Vittoriosa Stars
14-10-19 FD St. George's 16:00 Lija Athletic
20-10-19 FD Lija Athletic 13:00 Fgura United
25-10-19 FAT Qrendi 18:15 Lija Athletic
01-11-19 FD Zejtun Corinthians - Lija Athletic
08-11-19 FD Lija Athletic - Swieqi

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lija Athletic 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 12
2 St. Andrews 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 7
3 Qormi 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 7
4 Qrendi 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 7
5 Pietà Hotspurs 4 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 7
6 Pembroke Athleta 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
7 Naxxar Lions 4 1 3 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 6
8 Zejtun Corinthians 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 0 5
9 Zebbug Rangers 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
10 St. George's 4 1 2 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 5
11 Swieqi 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 4
12 Fgura United 4 1 0 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 1 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 -8 3
13 Vittoriosa Stars 4 0 1 3 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 1
14 Mqabba 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
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 Hamrun Spartans 26 19 7 0 60 15 13 10 3 0 33 7 13 9 4 0 27 8 45 64
2 Gzira United 26 19 7 0 58 13 13 9 4 0 28 6 13 10 3 0 30 7 45 64
3 Senglea Athletic 26 16 4 6 47 21 13 9 2 2 29 10 13 7 2 4 18 11 26 52
4 Pietà Hotspurs 26 13 5 8 32 27 13 5 4 4 14 11 13 8 1 4 18 16 5 44
5 Lija Athletic 26 12 5 9 40 27 13 5 1 7 18 18 13 7 4 2 22 9 13 41
6 Vittoriosa Stars 26 10 7 9 39 31 13 3 5 5 15 13 13 7 2 4 24 18 8 37
7 Mqabba 26 10 5 11 44 33 13 6 2 5 23 13 13 4 3 6 21 20 11 35
8 Zebbug Rangers 26 9 5 12 30 32 13 5 1 7 16 18 13 4 4 5 14 14 -2 32
9 Rabat Ajax 26 9 3 14 27 37 13 3 3 7 9 17 13 6 0 7 18 20 -10 30
10 Melita 26 8 4 14 23 48 13 3 3 7 10 22 13 5 1 7 13 26 -25 28
11 Fgura United 26 7 6 13 22 38 13 4 4 5 11 19 13 3 2 8 11 19 -16 27
12 San Gwann 26 7 6 13 30 50 13 4 2 7 19 25 13 3 4 6 11 25 -20 27
13 St. George's 26 4 7 15 20 46 13 2 2 9 8 24 13 2 5 6 12 22 -26 19
14 Gudja United 26 2 3 21 22 76 13 0 1 12 14 44 13 2 2 9 8 32 -54 9
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 Sirens 26 18 5 3 60 19 13 10 2 1 24 7 13 8 3 2 36 12 41 59
2 Gudja United 26 15 7 4 44 28 13 6 5 2 17 13 13 9 2 2 27 15 16 52
3 Santa Lucia 26 13 9 4 68 32 13 6 4 3 33 19 13 7 5 1 35 13 36 48
4 Naxxar Lions 26 13 6 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 25 18 13 6 3 4 22 17 12 45
5 Pembroke Athleta 26 10 10 6 34 22 13 5 7 1 18 9 13 5 3 5 16 13 12 40
6 Zebbug Rangers 26 10 7 9 35 30 13 3 4 6 13 18 13 7 3 3 22 12 5 37
7 Lija Athletic 26 9 8 9 49 50 13 6 4 3 25 17 13 3 4 6 24 33 -1 35
8 Swieqi 26 10 4 12 38 39 13 4 4 5 17 23 13 6 0 7 21 16 -1 34
9 Zejtun Corinthians 26 8 8 10 35 32 13 4 2 7 20 22 13 4 6 3 15 10 3 32
10 Qrendi 26 10 2 14 41 50 13 6 1 6 22 26 13 4 1 8 19 24 -9 32
11 Mqabba 26 9 5 12 25 39 13 5 1 7 15 22 13 4 4 5 10 17 -14 32
12 Vittoriosa Stars 26 6 11 9 27 36 13 4 4 5 17 20 13 2 7 4 10 16 -9 29
13 San Gwann 26 7 2 17 30 52 13 3 1 9 15 25 13 4 1 8 15 27 -22 23
14 Marsa 26 1 2 23 17 86 13 1 1 11 7 43 13 0 1 12 10 43 -69 5
14 Marsa 17 1 2 14 12 52 9 1 1 7 5 26 8 0 1 7 7 26 -40 5
15 Racing Santander 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
16 Cultural Leonesa 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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