With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Gudja United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tarxien Rainbows.
- Gudja United has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Tarxien Rainbows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Gudja United and Tarxien Rainbows 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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Gudja United form and stats
Gudja United's struggle is real here at MFA Centenary Stadium with only 9 points collected from 11 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-6.
Gudja are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 213 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by G. Mensah).
The fans are hoping that Gudja United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Floriana (placed 9th). Before that game, the home loss against Mosta with the scoreline 0-1.
Gudja have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Gudja United have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Tarxien Rainbows form and stats
There's been little loot from Tarxien Rainbows's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Tarxien Rainbows only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Tarxien Rainbows's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Impressive finishing from V. Plut (2), C. Del Castillo and D. Falzon secured the home win 4-2 against Senglea Athletic in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Santa Lucia wasn't a success with a 0-7 loss.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Senglea Athletic was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tarxien Rainbows manager W. Muscat as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Gzira United.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Rainbows, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Tarxien Rainbows - Gudja 0-5, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Gudja United won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Tarxien Rainbows has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroTop Goalscorers
  V. Plut 8 goals |   G. Mensah 5 goals |  A. Friggieri 3 goals |
Gudja United missing players
Tarxien Rainbows missing players
| Gudja United | Tarxien Rainbows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 26 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 29 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 26 | 45 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 81% |
| 48% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 33% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 19% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 24% |
| 48% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| 29% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 10% |
| 29% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 55% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 19% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 35% |
- Gudja United has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Tarxien Rainbows have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- 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 | Hamrun Spartans | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 44 |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Sliema Wanderers | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Santa Lucia | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Mosta | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Valletta | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 27 |
| 9 | Floriana | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Gudja United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Sirens | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Zejtun Corinthians | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Balzan | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 18 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -18 | 16 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -43 | 2 |