National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Naxxar Lions or Sirens that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Naxxar Lions form and stats
The Naxxar Lions boss Vella and his crew return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Mosta in the Mosta Tournament.
Before that game, the home loss against Sliema Wanderers with the scoreline 0-2.Sirens form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Mosta Tournament home defeat versus Santa Lucia with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Sirens travelled to Hibernians and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 1-1.The attacking power of Sirens when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Sirens are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous five meetings between these two sides are: one win for Naxxar Lions, one draw and three wins for Sirens. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Naxxar Lions missing players
Sirens missing players
| Naxxar Lions | Sirens | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 54 | 21 | Scored | S | 6 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 27% | 52% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 40% | ||
| 5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | ||
| 6 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 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 | Santa Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Mosta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Naxxar Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sirens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 |
