Floriana vs Hibernians: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Sat 23.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

The visiting Hibernians side should be favourites in this visit to Floriana, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Floriana has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Hibernians has the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premier League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Floriana form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Floriana at their home stadium (Ta'Qali National Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Floriana lost their last game at Gzira United (placed 3rd) after a 1-4 scoreline. 2-2 away at Tarxien Rainbows before that.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Floriana, as the Premier League home game vs Lija Athletic is only four days away.

The Floriana fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Hibernians form and stats

Hibernians have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 15 points collected from 6 Premier League games. 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Hibernians's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Sliema Wanderers game.

180 minutes! That's how long the Hibernians goalkeeper Matthew Calleja Cremona and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

A. Agius scored in Hibernians's previous match, the home game against Sliema Wanderers that ended 1-0. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Senglea Athletic.

The schedule is very tough for Hibernians now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Gudja United is waiting in only four days.

Hibernians have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 12 goals from 6 away matches. Hibernians have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Hibernians - Floriana 3-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Floriana won one, Hibernians won five and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HiberniansJ. Grech
J. Grech
9 goals
HiberniansJ. Degabriele
J. Degabriele
7 goals
HiberniansK. Laukžemis
K. Laukžemis
4 goals

Floriana missing players

Hibernians missing players

Floriana Hibernians
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 6 15
5 3 1 Won W 2 5 10
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
7 3 2 Lost L 0 1 3
19 8 2 Scored S 4 12 33
26 11 4 Conceded C 2 7 16
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 73%
67% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 67%
40% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 40%
20% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 20%
60% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 60%
27% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 33%
27% 43% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.7 9.3 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 12 11.5
4.5 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.5 5
30% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 44%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Floriana has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Hibernians has the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premier League
  • Hibernians have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hibernians have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Hibernians 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 15 10 4 1 39 14 8 6 1 1 25 7 7 4 3 0 14 7 25 34
2 Hibernians 15 10 2 3 33 16 9 5 2 2 21 9 6 5 0 1 12 7 17 32
3 Gzira United 15 8 4 3 34 16 8 5 2 1 22 9 7 3 2 2 12 7 18 28
4 Sliema Wanderers 15 9 1 5 28 19 7 4 0 3 15 11 8 5 1 2 13 8 9 28
5 Mosta 15 7 5 3 30 24 7 3 3 1 14 10 8 4 2 2 16 14 6 26
6 Birkirkara 15 7 4 4 27 20 7 2 2 3 12 11 8 5 2 1 15 9 7 25
7 Santa Lucia 15 6 5 4 24 23 8 4 2 2 14 14 7 2 3 2 10 9 1 23
8 Gudja United 13 6 2 5 21 17 6 2 1 3 7 8 7 4 1 2 14 9 4 20
9 Valletta 13 5 5 3 18 19 6 3 1 2 10 11 7 2 4 1 8 8 -1 20
10 Sirens 16 5 4 7 19 26 8 1 3 4 7 14 8 4 1 3 12 12 -7 19
11 Floriana 15 5 3 7 19 26 7 3 1 3 8 11 8 2 2 4 11 15 -7 18
12 Zejtun Corinthians 15 4 4 7 21 25 7 2 2 3 11 11 8 2 2 4 10 14 -4 16
13 Balzan 16 3 7 6 16 21 9 2 4 3 6 8 7 1 3 3 10 13 -5 16
14 Tarxien Rainbows 15 3 3 9 16 29 7 1 1 5 6 14 8 2 2 4 10 15 -13 12
15 Lija Athletic 13 1 3 9 12 30 7 1 3 3 8 10 6 0 0 6 4 20 -18 6
16 Senglea Athletic 15 0 2 13 6 38 7 0 1 6 3 16 8 0 1 7 3 22 -32 2