Balzan vs Lija Athletic: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

The Balzan manager L. Bartolo attacks this game with the team placed 10th so far. In the visitors dressing room Lija Athletic and their manager J. Galea are in 8th place before this match.

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Balzan form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Premier League game of the season here at Ta'Qali National Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from Balzan's 10 home games.

Balzan drew their last game, 3-3 away at Mosta (placed 7th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Valletta (0-1).

Opportunity lost for Balzan in the Mosta match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Balzan, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Mosta. Fun stuff to watch!

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Balzan as they are travelling to their away game against Zejtun Corinthians in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Balzan's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.

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Lija Athletic form and stats

Lija Athletic have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats from 9 fixtures. Lija has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Lija have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 215 minutes ago. E. Beu was the goal scorer.

There were no winners in Lija's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Birkirkara (placed 15th). A 0-2 defeat away at Gudja United before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Lija Athletic are hosting Gzira United in the Premier League only three days away.

It's early days yet, but Lija Athletic has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Balzan, zero draws and zero wins for Lija Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Lija AthleticE. Beu
E. Beu
3 goals
BalzanS. Jalu
S. Jalu
2 goals
BalzanW. Gomes Souza
W. Gomes Souza
1 goals

Balzan missing players

Lija Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Balzan Lija Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
33% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
31 9 0 Total Shots T S 0 11 30
13 2 0 Shots on Target S O 0 5 12
31% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Balzan Last season Lija Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
20 10   Played P   9 19
8 4   Won W   4 11
4 2   Drew D   1 3
8 4   Lost L   4 5
33 16   Scored S   23 47
29 14   Conceded C   17 31
95% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
85% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 95%
65% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   100% 84%
40% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 58%
15% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   56% 47%
55% 50%   BTTS BTTS   78% 79%
30% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 16%
20% 20%   Failed to Score F T   0% 5%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.8 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.3
3 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
200 107   Total Shots T S   37 72
97 55   Shots on Target S O   17 37
34% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   76% 76%

  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 3 3 0 0 12 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 10 9
2 Sliema Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Gudja United 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 7
4 Valletta 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
5 Hibernians 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 6
6 Floriana 3 2 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 6
7 Mosta 3 1 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 5
8 Lija Athletic 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4
9 Gzira United 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 4
10 Balzan 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 4
11 Zejtun Corinthians 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
12 Tarxien Rainbows 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
13 Santa Lucia 3 0 1 2 4 9 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 1
14 Sirens 3 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 8 -5 1
15 Birkirkara 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -5 1
16 Senglea Athletic 3 0 1 2 1 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 1
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 Floriana 20 12 5 3 38 15 10 5 2 3 16 8 10 7 3 0 22 7 23 41
2 Valletta 20 11 5 4 32 22 10 4 2 4 15 17 10 7 3 0 17 5 10 38
3 Hibernians 20 11 4 5 34 20 10 7 0 3 17 9 10 4 4 2 17 11 14 37
4 Sirens 20 10 5 5 30 26 9 3 4 2 11 10 11 7 1 3 19 16 4 35
5 Birkirkara 20 9 6 5 30 20 10 4 3 3 18 15 10 5 3 2 12 5 10 33
6 Gzira United 20 9 5 6 35 19 10 3 3 4 15 11 10 6 2 2 20 8 16 32
7 Balzan 20 8 4 8 33 29 10 4 2 4 16 14 10 4 2 4 17 15 4 28
8 Mosta 20 9 1 10 29 35 10 5 1 4 16 17 10 4 0 6 13 18 -6 28
9 Hamrun Spartans 20 6 7 7 24 25 11 2 4 5 11 14 9 4 3 2 13 11 -1 25
10 Sliema Wanderers 20 7 3 10 24 22 11 5 1 5 15 12 9 2 2 5 9 10 2 24
11 Gudja United 20 6 6 8 24 30 9 3 3 3 11 11 11 3 3 5 13 19 -6 24
12 Santa Lucia 20 6 5 9 24 33 11 2 3 6 7 19 9 4 2 3 17 14 -9 23
13 Senglea Athletic 20 3 7 10 21 39 10 3 4 3 16 19 10 0 3 7 5 20 -18 16
14 Tarxien Rainbows 20 1 1 18 18 61 9 0 0 9 5 31 11 1 1 9 13 30 -43 4
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

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 Hamrun Spartans 3 3 0 0 12 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 10 9
2 Sliema Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Gudja United 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 7
4 Valletta 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
5 Hibernians 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 6
6 Floriana 3 2 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 6
7 Mosta 3 1 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 5
8 Lija Athletic 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4
9 Gzira United 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 4
10 Balzan 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 4
11 Zejtun Corinthians 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
12 Tarxien Rainbows 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
13 Santa Lucia 3 0 1 2 4 9 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 1
14 Sirens 3 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 8 -5 1
15 Birkirkara 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -5 1
16 Senglea Athletic 3 0 1 2 1 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 1

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