Gudja United vs Lija Athletic: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

After the first game it's Gudja United - Lija Athletic 1-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second Premier League game of the season?

Gudja United and Lija Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Gudja United form and stats

Gudja shared the glory with Mosta in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.

Last season, Gudja United's league statistics were 6 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the First Division. Over these 20 matches they scored 24 goals and conceded 30. Playing at home last season Gudja United managed 3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 11 conceded.

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Lija Athletic form and stats

Lija won their last game, 4-0 versus Senglea Athletic played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Fgura United's place.

As you can tell from the results above, Lija Athletic was very dominant against Senglea Athletic, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with E. Beu (3) providing the goals. It's hard not to mention E. Beu's lethal finishing against Senglea Athletic. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. A heroic performance from Lija in their game against Senglea Athletic last time out. Things got complicated when C. Cassar was sent off in the 18th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 4-0 victory!

After this away game Lija return home for a Premier League game against Birkirkara. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Let's have a look at how Lija Athletic performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 4 with 23/17 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Gudja victories, two draws and six Lija Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Gudja United missing players

Lija Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gudja United Lija Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 10
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
Gudja United Last season Lija Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
20 9   Played P   9 19
6 3   Won W   4 11
6 3   Drew D   1 3
8 3   Lost L   4 5
24 11   Scored S   23 47
30 11   Conceded C   17 31
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
80% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 95%
35% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   100% 84%
25% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 58%
20% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   56% 47%
60% 56%   BTTS BTTS   78% 79%
10% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 16%
30% 33%   Failed to Score F T   0% 5%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.3 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.3
2 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
166 70   Total Shots T S   37 72
76 33   Shots on Target S O   17 37
30% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   76% 76%

  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 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Lija Athletic 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
3 Valletta 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Sliema Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Floriana 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Balzan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Gudja United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Mosta 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Santa Lucia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Zejtun Corinthians 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gzira United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
12 Tarxien Rainbows 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Birkirkara 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
14 Hibernians 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Sirens 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
16 Senglea Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Floriana 20 12 5 3 38 15 10 5 2 3 16 8 10 7 3 0 22 7 23 41
2 Valletta 20 11 5 4 32 22 10 4 2 4 15 17 10 7 3 0 17 5 10 38
3 Hibernians 20 11 4 5 34 20 10 7 0 3 17 9 10 4 4 2 17 11 14 37
4 Sirens 20 10 5 5 30 26 9 3 4 2 11 10 11 7 1 3 19 16 4 35
5 Birkirkara 20 9 6 5 30 20 10 4 3 3 18 15 10 5 3 2 12 5 10 33
6 Gzira United 20 9 5 6 35 19 10 3 3 4 15 11 10 6 2 2 20 8 16 32
7 Balzan 20 8 4 8 33 29 10 4 2 4 16 14 10 4 2 4 17 15 4 28
8 Mosta 20 9 1 10 29 35 10 5 1 4 16 17 10 4 0 6 13 18 -6 28
9 Hamrun Spartans 20 6 7 7 24 25 11 2 4 5 11 14 9 4 3 2 13 11 -1 25
10 Sliema Wanderers 20 7 3 10 24 22 11 5 1 5 15 12 9 2 2 5 9 10 2 24
11 Gudja United 20 6 6 8 24 30 9 3 3 3 11 11 11 3 3 5 13 19 -6 24
12 Santa Lucia 20 6 5 9 24 33 11 2 3 6 7 19 9 4 2 3 17 14 -9 23
13 Senglea Athletic 20 3 7 10 21 39 10 3 4 3 16 19 10 0 3 7 5 20 -18 16
14 Tarxien Rainbows 20 1 1 18 18 61 9 0 0 9 5 31 11 1 1 9 13 30 -43 4
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zejtun Corinthians 19 11 5 3 37 23 9 5 2 2 15 12 10 6 3 1 22 11 14 38
2 Lija Athletic 19 11 3 5 47 31 10 7 2 1 24 14 9 4 1 4 23 17 16 36
3 Qrendi 19 11 2 6 38 29 10 3 2 5 15 21 9 8 0 1 23 8 9 35
4 Naxxar Lions 19 8 7 4 32 24 10 3 4 3 16 17 9 5 3 1 16 7 8 31
5 Pembroke Athleta 19 9 3 7 37 33 10 4 2 4 18 19 9 5 1 3 19 14 4 30
6 St. Andrews 19 8 5 6 30 18 9 2 4 3 15 9 10 6 1 3 15 9 12 29
7 Zebbug Rangers 19 7 6 6 23 20 10 4 2 4 9 9 9 3 4 2 14 11 3 27
8 Pieta Hotspurs 19 6 6 7 22 30 10 3 2 5 9 16 9 3 4 2 13 14 -8 24
9 Fgura United 19 6 4 9 31 40 9 2 2 5 13 23 10 4 2 4 18 17 -9 22
10 Swieqi 19 5 6 8 29 29 9 1 3 5 9 14 10 4 3 3 20 15 0 21
11 Qormi 19 5 6 8 31 37 10 4 2 4 17 17 9 1 4 4 14 20 -6 21
12 Vittoriosa Stars 19 5 4 10 24 34 9 2 2 5 12 19 10 3 2 5 12 15 -10 19
13 Mqabba 19 4 4 11 25 38 9 2 2 5 14 19 10 2 2 6 11 19 -13 16
14 St. George's 19 3 7 9 23 43 9 1 3 5 11 23 10 2 4 4 12 20 -20 16

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Lija Athletic 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
3 Valletta 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Sliema Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Floriana 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Balzan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Gudja United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Mosta 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Santa Lucia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Zejtun Corinthians 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gzira United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
12 Tarxien Rainbows 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Birkirkara 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
14 Hibernians 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Sirens 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
16 Senglea Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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