This should be quite a fixture, with Tarxien Rainbows in 4th and Melita at 6th. Here's our full preview!
- Tarxien Rainbows have won significantly less corners at home than away.
Tarxien Rainbows form and stats
Overall First Division statistics playing at home this season for Tarxien Rainbows are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Tarxien Rainbows in their previous game, a fixture away at San Gwann (placed 15th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. The 4-1 win against San Gwann was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
Ahead of that match, Rainbows lost 1-2 at home to Mqabba.Take note: 11 of the latest 14 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.
The Tarxien Rainbows fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Melita form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Melita are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-0 against Zurrieq in their previous game. That win felt sweet as this club had gone four league rounds without winning.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Swieqi wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Melita have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Melita in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Tarxien Rainbows wins - draws - Melita wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Tarxien Rainbows missing players
Melita missing players
| Tarxien Rainbows | Melita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 29 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 75% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 3.7 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 6.9 | 9.7 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 46% | 54% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 40% |
| 9.1 | 7.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
- Tarxien Rainbows have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Tarxien Rainbows 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 | Sliema Wanderers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 29 | 44 |
| 2 | Naxxar Lions | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 41 |
| 3 | Zejtun Corinthians | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 33 |
| 4 | Tarxien Rainbows | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | Zurrieq | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Melita | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Fgura United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
| 8 | St. Andrews | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Marsa | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Swieqi | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Lija Athletic | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Attard | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 18 |
| 13 | Marsaskala | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 15 |
| 14 | Mqabba | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | San Gwann | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Qrendi | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 17 | Mtarfa | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 11 |
| 18 | Vittoriosa Stars | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 10 |
