This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, Gudja United holding 12th place and Tarxien Rainbows lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Gudja United form and stats
0 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Gudja United have to build on here at Gudja Ground in the Premier League. The Gudja United manager J. Mansueto might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Happy days for Gudja United in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Birkirkara (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Prior to that, an away loss at Gzira United.
Gudja United has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 4 games. Gudja United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tarxien Rainbows form and stats
The manager J. Borg is not happy with the away performances in the Premier League so far, as all 4 matches have been lost. Tarxien Rainbows are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost nine in a row. It's been 10 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Mosta game.) Bitter travels for Tarxien Rainbows as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Hibernians match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Gzira United with 0-5 on the scoreboard. A 1-3 defeat away at Valletta before that.
Tarxien Rainbows lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
Tarxien Rainbows find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Tarxien Rainbows are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Ricardinho 4 goals |
Gudja United missing players
Tarxien Rainbows missing players
| Gudja United | Tarxien Rainbows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 3.9 | 1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- All of Tarxien Rainbows's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Gudja United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Gudja United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Gudja United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Gudja United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Gudja United have yet to win a game at home.
- Gudja United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tarxien Rainbows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tarxien Rainbows have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Tarxien Rainbows have lost all their matches so far.
- Tarxien Rainbows have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Tarxien Rainbows 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 | Floriana | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Sirens | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Hamrun Spartans | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Hibernians | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Valletta | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Mosta | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Senglea Athletic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | Balzan | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Santa Lucia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Birkirkara | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Gudja United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 13 | Sliema Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -20 | 0 |