With their 21 point advantage in the league table, Balzan fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tarxien Rainbows.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Balzan form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Balzan at their home stadium (Ta'Qali National Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Gudja United and winning 2-0.
Balzan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Balzan defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Tarxien Rainbows form and stats
Tarxien Rainbows, who have the most conceded goals (58) in Premier League, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-1-8 (10 played). Recent form does not give Tarxien Rainbows much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Balzan will be a tough nut to crack.
Tarxien Rainbows have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 225 minutes ago. M. Ciantar was the goal scorer.
Tarxien Rainbows's previous game was their home loss versus Floriana (0-4). A 0-1 defeat away at Sliema Wanderers before that.
Tarxien Rainbows lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tarxien Rainbows have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Tarxien Rainbows's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 27 goals in 10 travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tarxien Rainbows - Balzan 1-3. Balzan-Tarxien Rainbows H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Balzan six wins, Tarxien Rainbows two wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 R. Correa Duarte 4 goals |  A. Andrejić 3 goals | U. Ljubomirac 2 goals |
Balzan missing players
Tarxien Rainbows missing players
| Balzan | Tarxien Rainbows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 30 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 29 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | 58 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 63% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 68% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 40% | 32% |
| 58% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 63% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 37% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 182 | 89 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 70 | 141 |
| 88 | 46 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 34 | 63 |
| 34% | 28% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 32% | 25% |
- Tarxien Rainbows has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the fewest matches under the total-line (1)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the fewest scored goals (18)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals (27) away
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals (58)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals in the first half (26)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals in the second half (32)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Tarxien Rainbows has the the worst goal difference (-40)
- Tarxien Rainbows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tarxien Rainbows have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Tarxien Rainbows 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Valletta | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Sirens | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Gzira United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 32 |
| 6 | Birkirkara | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Balzan | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Hamrun Spartans | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Mosta | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Santa Lucia | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | Sliema Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Gudja United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Senglea Athletic | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -40 | 4 |