Only victory will suffice for the Birkirkara followers in this Hibernians Stadium clash with Mosta, seeing as they have a solid lead on the away team in the Premier League standings.
- Birkirkara have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Mosta have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
It should be mentioned that Mosta play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Mosta on grass are 9 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 33-47. You can compare this with overall results below.
Birkirkara form and stats
Birkirkara have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Birkirkara are confident in defense, having played 236 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Birkirkara manager Paus and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Valletta (placed 2nd) in the Premier League.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Sliema Wanderers.A decent goal production from Birkirkara in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Birkirkara have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mosta form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Mosta in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Gudja United, 0-3. Mosta did not look prepared in the first half against Gudja United and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
Prior to that match, the Mosta manager Grech faced defeat when travelling to Valletta and losing 1-3.Mosta has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Mosta have conceded 11 goals in these games. Mosta has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also met each other before this campaign: Mosta - Birkirkara 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Birkirkara wins - draws - Mosta wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Montebello 6 goals | F. Falcone 5 goals |  S. Akinbule 4 goals |
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| Birkirkara | Mosta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 36% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 4.3 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 56% | 41% |
| 9.9 | 10 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
- All of Birkirkara's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Mosta's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birkirkara have not yet lost a game at home.
- Birkirkara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Birkirkara have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Birkirkara have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League
- Birkirkara have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Birkirkara haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Mosta have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Mosta have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Mosta have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
- Mosta 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 | Hibernians | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Valletta | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Hamrun Spartans | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Floriana | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Balzan | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Gzira United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Sirens | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Santa Lucia | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| 11 | Mosta | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 4 |