Birkirkara fights Floriana in Premier League battle

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Date: Fri 23.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Infetti Ground (2500 seats)

It's a new Premier League campaign and Birkirkara are eager to get started here at Infetti Ground. Floriana are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Floriana's home stadium. The visitors last 35 games on grass have ended in 14 wins, 11 draws and 10 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

Last season, Birkirkara's league statistics were 12 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Premier League. Over these 26 matches they scored 33 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Birkirkara managed 6-1-6 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 15 conceded.

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Floriana form and stats

Just as the home team, Floriana have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Floriana wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Let's have a look at how Floriana performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 5 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 25 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 15/14 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 5 - 2 (Birkirkara wins - draws - Floriana wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Mifsud
7 goals
L. Montebello
5 goals

Birkirkara missing players

Floriana missing players

Birkirkara Floriana
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Birkirkara Last season Floriana
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
26 13   Played   13 26
12 6   Won   5 9
3 1   Drew   3 5
11 6   Lost   5 12
33 18   Scored   15 28
26 15   Conceded   14 25
92% 92%   Over 0.5   92% 92%
77% 77%   Over 1.5   69% 58%
42% 54%   Over 2.5   31% 27%
8% 15%   Over 3.5   15% 15%
8% 15%   Over 4.5   8% 8%
35% 38%   BTTS   23% 23%
46% 46%   Clean Sheets   38% 35%
27% 23%   Failed To Score   46% 50%
 
5.8 4.6   Corners For (avg)   5.5 4.7
4.7 5.2   Corners Against (avg)   3.8 4.5
1.9 1.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.8 2
4 2   Red Cards   0 1
Key stats last season:
  • Birkirkara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birkirkara have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Floriana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 18:30 Floriana
28-08-19 PL Senglea Athletic 16:30 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
Floriana
All Fa Trophy Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-04-19 PL Mosta 3 - 3 Floriana
15-04-19 PL Gzira United 1 - 0 Floriana
22-04-19 PL Floriana 0 - 1 St. Andrews
26-04-19 PL Tarxien Rainbows 0 - 3 Floriana
13-07-19 CF Floriana 1 - 2 Santa Lucia
23-08-19 PL Birkirkara 18:30 Floriana
29-08-19 PL Floriana 16:30 Balzan
15-09-19 PL Valletta 18:00 Floriana
22-09-19 PL Floriana 18:00 Gzira United
28-09-19 PL Gudja United 13:00 Floriana

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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