Another action-packed fixture in Premier League as Birkirkara welcome Balzan

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Date: Sat 14.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (17797 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Premier League table has to be read with caution. So far Birkirkara find themselves in 12th position and Balzan are placed 8th.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Balzan's home stadium. The visitors last 33 games on grass have ended in 15 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Birkirkara 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 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from Birkirkara's 1 home games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Birkirkara to get some points in this home game.

The fans are hoping that Birkirkara will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Senglea Athletic (placed 5th). Preceding that match was the home game against Floriana that was lost 0-1.

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

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Balzan form and stats

Balzan have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 1 fixtures. Balzan has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Balzan play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Floriana (placed 1st). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sliema Wanderers.

0 goals so far away for Balzan, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Birkirkara-Balzan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Birkirkara 3 wins, Balzan 4 wins, 3 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

A. Majdevac
10 goals
A. Effiong
9 goals
M. Mifsud
7 goals

Birkirkara missing players

Balzan missing players

Birkirkara Balzan
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 2
2 1 0 Conceded 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 50%
 
4 4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4
4 7 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 2.5
2.5 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 4
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Birkirkara Last season Balzan
Total Home Home vs no_table Statistic Away vs no_table Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 2
2 1 0 Conceded 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 50%
 
4 4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4
4 7 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 2.5
2.5 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 4
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1

Birkirkara
All Fa Trophy Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
13-04-19 PL Birkirkara 1 - 2 Mosta
22-04-19 PL Qormi 1 - 0 Birkirkara
26-04-19 PL Birkirkara 2 - 3 Senglea Athletic
03-05-19 FAT Mosta 1 - 2 Birkirkara
11-05-19 FAT Balzan 3 - 2 Birkirkara
23-08-19 PL Birkirkara 0 - 1 Floriana
28-08-19 PL Senglea Athletic 1 - 0 Birkirkara
14-09-19 PL Birkirkara 18:00 Balzan
20-09-19 PL Mosta 17:00 Birkirkara
28-09-19 PL Birkirkara 15:00 Valletta
Balzan
All Fa Trophy Europa League Premier League Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
03-05-19 FAT Tarxien Rainbows 0 - 2 Balzan
11-05-19 FAT Balzan 3 - 2 Birkirkara
18-05-19 FAT Balzan 2 - 2 Valletta
11-07-19 EL Balzan 3 - 4 Domzale
18-07-19 EL Domzale 1 - 0 Balzan
24-08-19 PL Balzan 2 - 1 Sliema Wanderers
29-08-19 PL Floriana 1 - 0 Balzan
14-09-19 PL Birkirkara 18:00 Balzan
21-09-19 PL Balzan 18:00 Valletta
29-09-19 PL Gzira United 15:00 Balzan

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Floriana 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
2 Hibernians 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
3 Sirens 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 4
4 Santa Lucia 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
5 Senglea Athletic 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Mosta 2 1 0 1 7 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 3
7 Valletta 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
8 Balzan 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
9 Gudja United 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Hamrun Spartans 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
11 Gzira United 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Birkirkara 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
13 Sliema Wanderers 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
14 Tarxien Rainbows 2 0 0 2 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Valletta 26 18 4 4 61 18 13 9 2 2 30 8 13 9 2 2 31 10 43 58
2 Hibernians 26 18 4 4 54 27 13 8 2 3 26 14 13 10 2 1 28 13 27 58
3 Gzira United 26 13 11 2 42 21 13 7 6 0 24 12 13 6 5 2 18 9 21 50
4 Hamrun Spartans 26 12 10 4 35 20 13 7 5 1 18 9 13 5 5 3 17 11 15 46
5 Sliema Wanderers 26 13 6 7 37 26 13 6 3 4 18 13 13 7 3 3 19 13 11 45
6 Balzan 26 12 7 7 41 31 13 6 4 3 20 14 13 6 3 4 21 17 10 43
7 Birkirkara 26 12 3 11 33 26 13 6 1 6 18 15 13 6 2 5 15 11 7 39
8 Floriana 26 9 5 12 28 25 13 4 2 7 13 11 13 5 3 5 15 14 3 32
9 Mosta 26 7 8 11 30 45 13 3 4 6 14 23 13 4 4 5 16 22 -15 29
10 Senglea Athletic 26 7 5 14 33 46 13 3 1 9 15 25 13 4 4 5 18 21 -13 26
11 Tarxien Rainbows 26 8 2 16 29 58 13 4 1 8 14 31 13 4 1 8 15 27 -29 26
12 St. Andrews 26 7 3 16 25 45 13 3 2 8 13 25 13 4 1 8 12 20 -20 24
13 Qormi 26 6 2 18 25 51 13 2 2 9 13 26 13 4 0 9 12 25 -26 20
14 Pietà Hotspurs 26 3 4 19 25 59 13 2 2 9 9 27 13 1 2 10 16 32 -34 13

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