Vittoriosa Stars fights San Gwann in First Division battle

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Competition: Malta First Division
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

Only the second game in the First Division for these teams and it's all to play for here at MFA Centenary Stadium as Vittoriosa Stars welcomes San Gwann. Check out this preview!

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!

It should be mentioned that San Gwann play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on sand pitch. Does it matter? Recent statistics for San Gwann on sand pitch are 3 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 12-16. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Vittoriosa Stars form and stats

Preceding that match was the home game against Pieta Hotspurs that was lost 1-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vittoriosa Stars perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vittoriosa Stars as a small favourite), we find three games. Vittoriosa has won zero of these, drawn two and lost one.

Last season, Vittoriosa Stars's league statistics were 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the First Division. Over these 19 matches they scored 24 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Vittoriosa Stars managed 2-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 19 conceded.

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San Gwann form and stats

A 0-3 defeat away at Balzan before that.

Let's have a look at how San Gwann performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 2 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 8 with 15/27 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Vittoriosa Stars wins - draws - San Gwann wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Vittoriosa Stars missing players

San Gwann missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vittoriosa Stars San Gwann
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 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
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Vittoriosa Stars Last season San Gwann
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
19 9   Played P   13 26
5 2   Won W   4 7
4 2   Drew D   1 2
10 5   Lost L   8 17
24 12   Scored S   15 30
34 19   Conceded C   27 52
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
95% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 77%
63% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 65%
26% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 35%
11% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 19%
74% 78%   BTTS BTTS   46% 50%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 15%
26% 22%   Failed to Score F T   38% 35%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.3 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.4
1 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
67 22   Total Shots T S   42 86
32 10   Shots on Target S O   28 49
44% 60%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 51%

  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 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 6
2 Fgura United 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
3 Marsa 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
4 San Gwann 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Mqabba 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Pembroke Athleta 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Vittoriosa Stars 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Qrendi 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
9 Naxxar Lions 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
10 Qormi 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 -1 3
12 Pieta Hotspurs 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
13 Zebbug Rangers 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
14 St. George's 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
15 St. Andrews 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 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 Pieta 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
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

Table
  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 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 6
2 Fgura United 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
3 Marsa 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
4 San Gwann 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Mqabba 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Pembroke Athleta 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Vittoriosa Stars 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Qrendi 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
9 Naxxar Lions 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
10 Qormi 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 -1 3
12 Pieta Hotspurs 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
13 Zebbug Rangers 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
14 St. George's 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
15 St. Andrews 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0

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