Gudja United fights Hibernians in Premier League battle

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Wed 27.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

Gudja United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Hibernians.

Insights:
  • Gudja United has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
  • Hibernians has the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premier League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gudja United and Hibernians.

6 - 2 - 1 with 19-9. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Hibernians when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Hibernians play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Gudja United form and stats

2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Gudja United so far this season.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Santa Lucia (2-3).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Gudja as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Zejtun Corinthians are visiting.

Gudja are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Gudja's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hibernians form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Hibernians so far, with 5-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics.

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

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sliema Wanderers.

A new game in only three days for Hibernians, the Premier League home match versus Tarxien Rainbows. Busy days.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Hibernians are regular goalscorers on their travels. Hibernians have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Gudja victories, one draw and one Hibernians win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GudjaY. Messias
Y. Messias
11 goals
HiberniansJ. Grech
J. Grech
9 goals
HiberniansJ. Degabriele
J. Degabriele
7 goals

Gudja United missing players

Hibernians missing players

Gudja United Hibernians
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 1 7 16
6 2 0 Won W 1 5 10
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
5 3 1 Lost L 0 1 3
21 7 0 Scored S 3 12 33
17 8 1 Conceded C 0 7 16
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 94%
71% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 69%
57% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 62%
36% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 38%
21% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 19%
43% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 56%
43% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 38%
29% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 12%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 2.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.2 11.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 20 10.6 10.9
4.6 4.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 10 4.9 4.8
33% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 43%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Gudja United has the fewest dropped points from leading 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.

  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 16 9 4 3 36 16 8 5 2 1 22 9 8 4 2 2 14 7 20 31
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 16 6 6 4 25 24 9 4 3 2 15 15 7 2 3 2 10 9 1 24
8 Valletta 14 6 5 3 19 19 7 4 1 2 11 11 7 2 4 1 8 8 0 23
9 Gudja United 13 6 2 5 21 17 6 2 1 3 7 8 7 4 1 2 14 9 4 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 16 4 5 7 22 26 7 2 2 3 11 11 9 2 3 4 11 15 -4 17
13 Balzan 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 2 4 3 6 8 8 1 3 4 10 14 -6 16
14 Tarxien Rainbows 16 3 3 10 16 31 8 1 1 6 6 16 8 2 2 4 10 15 -15 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