Balzan fights Mosta in Premier League battle

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Date: Fri 08.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)

Balzan and Mosta have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.

Balzan and Mosta should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Balzan form and stats

2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Balzan have to build on here in the Premier League.

Balzan drew their last game, 2-2 away at Senglea Athletic (placed 8th). Ahead of that match, Balzan lost 2-4 at home to Sirens.

A case of two points dropped for Balzan in the Senglea Athletic match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The Balzan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Balzan have conceded 7 from these games.

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Mosta form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Mosta are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Mosta failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Floriana (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that result Mosta won their away game at Sliema Wanderers. The scoreline was 1-0.

The Mosta manager M. Miller has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. Mosta are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Balzan won 9 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Mosta has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

BalzanA. Effiong
A. Effiong
9 goals
BalzanA. Majdevac
A. Majdevac
9 goals
BalzanU. Ljubomirac
U. Ljubomirac
6 goals

Balzan missing players

Mosta missing players

Balzan Mosta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 9
3 2 0 Won W 0 3 4
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 1 Lost L 1 1 4
13 5 0 Scored S 1 8 15
16 7 2 Conceded C 2 2 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 78%
56% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 56%
44% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 33%
22% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 56%
11% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 75% 44%
33% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.2 4 3 Corners For (avg) C F 10 6 5.3
4.1 4 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 5.8 5.1
3 3.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.8
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Balzan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mosta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Mosta have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Mosta 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 Floriana 9 7 2 0 19 4 4 3 1 0 8 1 5 4 1 0 11 3 15 23
2 Gzira United 9 5 4 0 20 4 4 2 2 0 9 2 5 3 2 0 11 2 16 19
3 Sirens 9 5 2 2 16 16 5 2 2 1 7 7 4 3 0 1 9 9 0 17
4 Hamrun Spartans 9 4 4 1 15 9 5 1 3 1 7 5 4 3 1 0 8 4 6 16
5 Hibernians 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 16
6 Valletta 9 4 3 2 15 11 4 1 1 2 7 8 5 3 2 0 8 3 4 15
7 Mosta 9 4 1 4 15 12 5 1 1 3 7 10 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 13
8 Senglea Athletic 9 3 3 3 10 14 5 3 1 1 8 6 4 0 2 2 2 8 -4 12
9 Balzan 9 3 2 4 13 16 4 2 0 2 5 7 5 1 2 2 8 9 -3 11
10 Santa Lucia 9 2 4 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 2 3 5 1 2 2 6 8 -3 10
11 Birkirkara 8 1 4 3 8 11 4 0 2 2 6 9 4 1 2 1 2 2 -3 7
12 Sliema Wanderers 9 1 2 6 6 13 4 0 1 3 2 6 5 1 1 3 4 7 -7 5
13 Gudja United 8 0 4 4 6 15 4 0 2 2 2 5 4 0 2 2 4 10 -9 4
14 Tarxien Rainbows 9 0 0 9 8 28 5 0 0 5 4 17 4 0 0 4 4 11 -20 0