First Division match prediction and preview for Vittoriosa Stars vs Marsa clash

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sun 17.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

A key match in First Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Vittoriosa Stars in 5th position and Marsa placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Vittoriosa Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Marsa has the fewest conceded goals (10) in First Division

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Marsa play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on sand pitch. Recent stats for Marsa when playing on sand pitch are 2 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats from 17 matches. They have scored 19 goals and conceded 38 times in these games.

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Vittoriosa Stars form and stats

Overall First Division stats at home this season for Vittoriosa Stars are 2-5-0 (wins-draw-losses).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Qormi in a game that was won 1-0.

Vittoriosa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Vittoriosa Stars are not conceding a lot of goals here at MFA Centenary Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.

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Marsa form and stats

The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in First Division, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the First Division. In general it has been a productive period now for Marsa as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

Prior to that result Marsa won their away game at Fgura United. The scoreline was 3-0.

Marsa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. 7 goals have been conceded by Marsa in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Marsa - Vittoriosa 0-1. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Vittoriosa Stars, one draw and two wins for Marsa. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Vittoriosa Stars missing players

Marsa missing players

Vittoriosa Stars Marsa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 6 13
5 2 0 Won W 1 4 10
7 5 2 Drew D 1 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
16 7 2 Scored S 2 11 29
13 5 2 Conceded C 1 7 10
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 69%
29% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 62%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 31%
64% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 46%
29% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 46%
14% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.2 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 0.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
2.8 2.7 4 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 10.5 6.2
1.9 1.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 4.2 3.2
65% 64% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 40% 64%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Marsa has the fewest conceded goals (10) in First Division
  • Marsa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in First Division
  • Marsa has the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most clean sheets (5) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most matches over the total-line (6) in First Division
  • Marsa has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in First Division
  • Marsa has the the best goal difference (+19) in First Division
  • Marsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Marsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Marsa have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Marsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Marsa is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Vittoriosa Stars have not yet lost a game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Marsa 13 10 1 2 29 10 7 6 0 1 18 3 6 4 1 1 11 7 19 31
2 Pembroke Athleta 13 8 5 0 24 11 6 5 1 0 14 5 7 3 4 0 10 6 13 29
3 Swieqi 14 8 3 3 30 17 7 5 1 1 14 9 7 3 2 2 16 8 13 27
4 San Gwann 14 6 6 2 20 14 7 4 3 0 11 3 7 2 3 2 9 11 6 24
5 Vittoriosa Stars 14 5 7 2 16 13 7 2 5 0 7 5 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 22
6 Qrendi 14 6 3 5 20 25 7 4 1 2 12 14 7 2 2 3 8 11 -5 21
7 Pieta Hotspurs 14 6 2 6 24 20 6 4 1 1 13 8 8 2 1 5 11 12 4 20
8 Marsaxlokk 14 4 6 4 16 11 6 2 2 2 9 6 8 2 4 2 7 5 5 18
9 Naxxar Lions 13 5 2 6 16 18 6 3 0 3 11 10 7 2 2 3 5 8 -2 17
10 Mqabba 14 4 4 6 14 20 7 2 2 3 6 9 7 2 2 3 8 11 -6 16
11 Fgura United 14 4 4 6 18 25 7 3 2 2 10 10 7 1 2 4 8 15 -7 16
12 Zebbug Rangers 14 4 3 7 20 20 7 2 2 3 10 10 7 2 1 4 10 10 0 15
13 St. Andrews 13 4 3 6 15 16 10 4 2 4 13 12 3 0 1 2 2 4 -1 15
14 St. George's 14 0 3 11 6 29 6 0 2 4 1 9 8 0 1 7 5 20 -23 3
15 Qormi 14 1 4 9 10 29 7 0 4 3 5 11 7 1 0 6 5 18 -19 2