Soccer match preview: Hamrun Spartans confident before travelling to Gudja United

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Sun 11.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

Look!Here is all you should know about the Premier League game Gudja United - Hamrun Spartans!

Insights:
  • Gudja United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hamrun Spartans have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premier League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Gudja United form and stats

Gudja United have collected 8 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-2-3. Gudja United are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Ta'Qali National Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

Gudja United suffered a surprising defeat 0-1 against Hamrun Spartans in their previous game, also a home game.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Valletta and winning 1-0.

"Both teams to score yes/no" info: This team have finished 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) club scoring.

Gudja are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Hamrun Spartans form and stats

Hamrun Spartans's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Hamrun Spartans collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

The Hamrun Spartans goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two away matches in a row for Hamrun Spartans, whose coach Nišević could celebrate last time after the win against Gudja United.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Santa Lucia.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's most recent 12 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

The travelling fans enjoy Hamrun Spartans's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Spartans as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Gudja United - Hamrun Spartans 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gudja United two wins, two draws and Hamrun Spartans six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hamrun SpartansE. Sukisa
E. Sukisa
8 goals
Gudja UnitedV. Plut
V. Plut
5 goals
Hamrun SpartansJ. do Nascimento Torres
J. do Nascimento Torres
5 goals

Gudja United missing players

Hamrun Spartans missing players

Gudja United Hamrun Spartans
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 1 7 13
6 2 0 Won W 1 5 11
2 2 2 Drew D 0 1 1
5 3 0 Lost L 0 1 1
16 8 4 Scored S 1 12 22
17 11 4 Conceded C 0 6 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
69% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 62%
54% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 31%
15% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 15%
8% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 15%
54% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 31%
23% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 69%
23% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 8%
 
4.8 4.3 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 6.7 6.1
4.7 5.1 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 4.1
3.2 3.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 8.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.9 10.1
4 4.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4.6 4.9
31% 28% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 38% 34%
 
9 10.3 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 5.7 5.6
3.5 4.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.9 2.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Gudja United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gudja United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hamrun Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hamrun Spartans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hamrun Spartans have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premier League
  • Hamrun Spartans have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
  • Hamrun Spartans have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
  • Hamrun Spartans have the most points (16) away in Premier League
  • Hamrun Spartans have the the best goal difference (+15) in Premier League
  • Hamrun Spartans is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 Hamrun Spartans 13 11 1 1 22 7 6 6 0 0 10 1 7 5 1 1 12 6 15 31
2 Gzira United 13 7 4 2 22 9 6 3 1 2 9 4 7 4 3 0 13 5 13 22
3 Birkirkara 13 7 4 2 23 9 7 4 2 1 10 4 6 3 2 1 13 5 14 22
4 Hibernians 12 7 3 2 21 13 6 3 1 2 8 9 6 4 2 0 13 4 8 24
5 Gudja United 13 6 2 5 16 17 7 2 2 3 8 11 6 4 0 2 8 6 -1 20
6 Mosta 12 6 2 4 21 18 6 2 1 3 7 11 6 4 1 1 14 7 3 20
7 Floriana 12 5 4 3 12 8 6 3 3 0 6 2 6 2 1 3 6 6 4 19
8 Valletta 13 5 3 5 18 12 6 1 3 2 4 3 7 4 0 3 14 9 6 15
9 Balzan 13 5 2 6 14 15 6 1 1 4 5 9 7 4 1 2 9 6 -1 17
10 Sirens 13 3 6 4 11 15 6 1 2 3 7 11 7 2 4 1 4 4 -4 12
11 Marsaxlokk 13 3 5 5 15 17 7 1 2 4 8 13 6 2 3 1 7 4 -2 14
12 Zebbug Rangers 13 2 1 10 12 25 7 2 0 5 7 11 6 0 1 5 5 14 -13 7
13 Santa Lucia 12 1 2 9 8 25 6 0 1 5 3 14 6 1 1 4 5 11 -17 5
14 Pieta Hotspurs 13 1 1 11 8 33 7 0 1 6 6 22 6 1 0 5 2 11 -25 4