The league table in First Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Zejtun Corinthians leading Mqabba by 19 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zejtun Corinthians form and stats
Zejtun Corinthians have played 8 First Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Zejtun Corinthians against Pembroke Athleta the last match. Before that game, the home loss against Qrendi with the scoreline 0-1.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The Zejtun Corinthians fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Zejtun Corinthians's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mqabba form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mqabba so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to St. George's (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The First Division match ended in a draw 1-1.
Mqabba are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Mqabba have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Mqabba - Zejtun Corinthians 2-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - one - three (Zejtun Corinthians wins - draws - Mqabba wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Zejtun Corinthians missing players
Mqabba missing players
| Zejtun Corinthians | Mqabba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 82% |
| 61% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 59% |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 24% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 18% |
| 67% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 71% |
| 17% | 12% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 2.5 | 1.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.1 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 | 18 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 44 | 69 |
| 26 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| 73% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 43% |
- Mqabba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zejtun Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zejtun Corinthians have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Zejtun Corinthians 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 | Zejtun Corinthians | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Zebbug Rangers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Swieqi | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Qormi | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Pieta Hotspurs | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Mqabba | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Vittoriosa Stars | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Fgura United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | St. George's | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 16 |