Struggling Balzan will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Gzira United in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Balzan has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Gzira United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Balzan have scored home.
It's no vacation for neither Balzan nor Gzira United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Balzan form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Balzan, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League, have to build on here at Ta'Qali National Stadium in the Premier League. Three draws in a row here at Ta'Qali National Stadium for Balzan, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Balzan shared the glory with Birkirkara in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Prior to that, an away loss at Gudja United.
A disappointing finish for Balzan in their match versus Birkirkara as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Balzan have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Balzan have conceded only 4 goals.
Gzira United form and stats
2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gzira United in their Premier League matches away.
Gzira are looking to quickly end their 195 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
Gzira United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Hibernians proved too strong as Gzira United slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at MFA Centenary Stadium. A 0-1 defeat away at Sirens before that.
Gzira are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Gzira have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Balzan victories, two draws and three Gzira United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Samb 6 goals |  U. Ljubomirac 3 goals | R. Correa Duarte 3 goals |
Balzan missing players
Gzira United missing players
| Balzan | Gzira United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 82% |
| 45% | 20% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 73% |
| 45% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 55% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 9% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.1 | 8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 16 | 14.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 37% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 40% |
- Balzan has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Gzira United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gzira United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Balzan have scored home.
- Gzira United 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 | Hibernians | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Hamrun Spartans | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | Sliema Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Gudja United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Gzira United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Mosta | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Floriana | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Santa Lucia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Birkirkara | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Valletta | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Balzan | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Sirens | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -17 | 5 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -21 | 2 |