Bring on Balzan - Marsaxlokk! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this match should be great fun!
- Balzan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marsaxlokk have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Balzan nor Marsaxlokk 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
Balzan's results here at MFA Centenary Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Balzan, who played 0-0 against Marsaxlokk. That match was also played at this venue (MFA Centenary Stadium).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Gudja United with a 1-0 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Balzan handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Balzan has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, Balzan have conceded 10 goals.
Marsaxlokk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Balzan (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Gzira United.We have checked recent matches where Marsaxlokk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Marsaxlokk have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Marsaxlokk are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Marsaxlokk - Balzan 1-2 was the story when these two sides last played each other, also in this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Balzan victories, one draw and one Marsaxlokk win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Torres Quiñones 8 goals | M. Nogueira Albuquerque de Souza 5 goals |  T. Fonseca 3 goals |
Balzan missing players
Marsaxlokk missing players
| Balzan | Marsaxlokk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 82% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 59% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 71% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 53% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 59% |
| 35% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8.9 | 9.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 28% | 21% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | 32% |
| 7.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
- Balzan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Balzan have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Marsaxlokk have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Mosta | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Balzan | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Floriana | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Gudja United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Valletta | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Sirens | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 10 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -22 | 8 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -32 | 5 |
