Birkirkara have been busy practising for this match following their 2-2 result against Mosta, a game that gave some clarity. What will happen against Balzan?
- Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Balzan have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premier League
12-9-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Balzan when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 34 matches are 53-46 (scored/conceded).
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Birkirkara form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League games here at MFA Centenary Stadium for Birkirkara. The data says 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Mosta in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that, Birkirkara played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Valletta.The manager Paus will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Floriana in only four days.
Birkirkara have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at MFA Centenary Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Birkirkara have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Balzan form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Balzan playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Balzan had fun at their own home (MFA Centenary Stadium) last time out, beating Valletta 2-1. Andrejić and Fenech scored.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Santa Lucia that ended 3-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hamrun Spartans in just three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Balzan are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Balzan have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Balzan - Birkirkara 1-2 was the story when these sides previously met, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Birkirkara won three, Balzan triumphed in three and we saw four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Montebello 6 goals | F. Falcone 5 goals |  M. Mijić 5 goals |
Birkirkara missing players
Balzan missing players
| Birkirkara | Balzan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 20 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 41% | 34% |
| 9.8 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.5 | 3 |
- All of Birkirkara's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Balzan have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premier League
- Balzan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Birkirkara have not yet lost a game at home.
- Birkirkara have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Birkirkara haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hibernians | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Floriana | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Hamrun Spartans | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Valletta | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Balzan | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Sirens | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Gzira United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Santa Lucia | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 11 |
| 11 | Mosta | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 4 |
