The Premier League standings tell a story about these contenders so far, with Birkirkara leading Zebbug Rangers by 18 points. Get your full match preview:
- Birkirkara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Birkirkara form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Infetti Ground as Birkirkara have scored 10 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Birkirkara lost their last game at Sirens (placed 10th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through four league rounds.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Balzan in a game that was won 2-1.Birkirkara are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Birkirkara have conceded only 4 goals.
Zebbug Rangers form and stats
Zebbug Rangers have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-1-5 (6 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Zebbug Rangers as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Hamrun Spartans match.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Balzan with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Zebbug were so close to getting something from the game against Balzan, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
A loss against Gzira United was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Zebbug Rangers have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games involving these opponents have all ended as Birkirkara wins. Will history repeat itself?It's not the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Zebbug Rangers - Birkirkara 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ngoy 9 goals |   E. Cabrera 4 goals | Y. Yankam 2 goals |
Birkirkara missing players
Zebbug Rangers missing players
| Birkirkara | Zebbug Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 79% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 36% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 9.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 38% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 74% |
| 7.4 | 9.3 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.6 | 6.7 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 3.2 |
- Birkirkara have created more than twice as many corners as Zebbug Rangers.
- Birkirkara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zebbug Rangers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zebbug Rangers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zebbug Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points (1) away in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have the most conceded goals (14) away in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Zebbug Rangers have yet to win a game away.
- Zebbug Rangers 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 | Hamrun Spartans | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Hibernians | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Mosta | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Gudja United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Floriana | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Valletta | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | Balzan | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Sirens | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -19 | 5 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -27 | 4 |
