Soccer match preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Birkirkara host Gudja United

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Mon 04.April
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

A peek at the Premier League standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Read our Birkirkara - Gudja United match preview!

Insights:
  • Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
  • Gudja United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League

Gudja are staying put at 6th place whatever happens for the rest of the season. 13 - 3 - 13 with 45-45. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Gudja United when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Gudja United play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Birkirkara form and stats

The Premier League results at home this season for Birkirkara are 5-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Mosta in the Fa Trophy last time out and are looking for a win here.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Valletta that ended 1-1.

A decent goal production from Birkirkara in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Birkirkara's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gudja United form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Gudja United playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

Two away matches in a row for Gudja, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 against Gzira United in the Fa Trophy.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Mosta in the Premier League.

Gudja United find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Many of these goals have been scored late in the matches; more than 55 percent (11 goals) after the 60th minute. Gudja United have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Gudja United - Birkirkara 0-1 was the scoreline in these squads' latest head to head fixture, played this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's three Birkirkara victories, zero draws and one Gudja United win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 3 red cards from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

BirkirkaraL. Montebello
L. Montebello
10 goals
BirkirkaraF. Falcone
F. Falcone
5 goals
Gudja UnitedT. Gusman
T. Gusman
5 goals

Birkirkara missing players

Gudja United missing players

Birkirkara Gudja United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
9 5 1 Won W 1 5 9
9 5 2 Drew D 0 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 2 5 11
30 18 3 Scored S 2 16 26
22 12 2 Conceded C 4 13 25
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
73% 91% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 59%
36% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 45%
23% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 23%
18% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 9%
55% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 36% 36%
36% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 36%
23% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 32%
 
4.5 5.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.7 3.6
3.7 3.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.8 3.8
2.4 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 2.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 5 5
 
10.6 10.6 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 3.7 8.3 8.5
4.1 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.5 3.4
33% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 42% 35%
 
9.8 10.5 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 10 9.4
3.9 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.3 3.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Birkirkara have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
  • Birkirkara haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Gudja United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gudja United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League

  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 22 13 8 1 39 18 11 6 4 1 16 10 11 7 4 0 23 8 21 47
2 Floriana 22 13 6 3 36 19 11 7 1 3 19 12 11 6 5 0 17 7 17 45
3 Birkirkara 22 9 9 4 30 22 11 5 5 1 18 12 11 4 4 3 12 10 8 36
4 Hamrun Spartans 22 10 5 7 28 22 11 4 3 4 12 9 11 6 2 3 16 13 6 35
5 Gzira United 22 9 6 7 39 33 11 3 4 4 20 20 11 6 2 3 19 13 6 33
6 Gudja United 22 9 2 11 26 25 11 4 1 6 10 12 11 5 1 5 16 13 1 29
7 Sirens 22 7 6 9 28 38 11 3 4 4 14 23 11 4 2 5 14 15 -10 27
8 Valletta 22 7 5 10 28 34 11 5 1 5 15 17 11 2 4 5 13 17 -6 26
9 Mosta 22 6 7 9 32 41 11 3 4 4 13 18 11 3 3 5 19 23 -9 25
10 Balzan 22 7 2 13 30 33 11 4 1 6 14 17 11 3 1 7 16 16 -3 23
11 Santa Lucia 22 4 10 8 28 38 11 2 5 4 12 17 11 2 5 4 16 21 -10 22
12 Sliema Wanderers 22 2 6 14 12 33 11 2 3 6 8 18 11 0 3 8 4 15 -21 12