Only a win will satisfy the Gzira United supporters in this Ta'Qali National Stadium clash with Lija Athletic, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
- Gzira United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
The hosts Gzira saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Fa Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Mqabba, was also a home game here at Ta'Qali National Stadium. The away team is better rested.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Gzira United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ta'Qali National Stadium as Gzira United have scored 24 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Ta'Qali National Stadium after three straight home wins.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Mosta and winning 2-1.
As mentioned above, Gzira United "killed" Mqabba in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Jefferson was absolutely essential when Gzira beat Mqabba 8-0, scoring three goals.
Gzira are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew zero and lost zero.
Goals are plentiful at Ta'Qali National Stadium in the league this season as Gzira has scored 24 goals here in 9 home games. Gzira's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lija Athletic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lija Athletic so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-7 (win-draw-lose).
A draw for Lija before that, at their own venue hosting Balzan (1-1).
Lija Athletic lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.
You'll want to know how Lija Athletic managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Lija has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Senglea Athletic in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lija as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Lija can't defend away. 25 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lija Athletic - Gzira 0-3 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - zero - three (Gzira wins - draws - Lija Athletic wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Beu 9 goals |  R. Correa Duarte 7 goals | M. Davis 6 goals |
Gzira United missing players
Lija Athletic missing players
| Gzira United | Lija Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 41 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 58% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 37% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 16% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 22% |
| 63% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 26% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 13.6 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 40% | 50% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 23% | 30% |
- Gzira United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gzira United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Gzira United have scored more than double the goals of Lija Athletic.
- Gzira United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lija Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Lija Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 44 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 42 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Mosta | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Santa Lucia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Sirens | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Valletta | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Balzan | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Floriana | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -17 | 15 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -19 | 13 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -37 | 2 |