Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gudja United & Valletta face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Mosta Tournament. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both participants have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an active game!
Gudja United form and stats
The complete Premier League results at home this season for Gudja United are 4-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).
The club members hope that Gudja will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Mosta Tournament fixture against Sliema Wanderers.
Preceding that match, a home loss in the Mosta Tournament against Marsaxlokk.
The Gudja United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gudja United defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Valletta form and stats
The visitors are W8-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Mosta Tournament home loss versus Marsaxlokk with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Earlier, the Mosta Tournament victory away at Sliema Wanderers.
The Valletta manager Micallef has got the team scoring on the road, with 30 away goals in 13 league matches. Valletta have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Gudja United won five, Valletta triumphed in four and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Gudja United missing players
Valletta missing players
| Gudja United | Valletta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Scored | S | 25 | 37 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 45% | ||
| 7.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Marsaxlokk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Valletta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sliema Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Gudja United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 69 |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 48 |
| 4 | Mosta | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Hibernians | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 46 |
| 6 | Balzan | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 46 |
| 7 | Valletta | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 8 | Floriana | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Sirens | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Gudja United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Santa Lucia | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -29 | 15 |
| 13 | Zebbug Rangers | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -37 | 14 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -43 | 12 |
