Get ready for Gzira United - Santa Lucia! Despite the season performances so far, this game should be immense!
- Gzira United have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gzira United form and stats
Gzira United have collected 5 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-2-2.
Gzira United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hibernians (1-3).
Before that match, a win away at Sirens.Gzira United has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Santa Lucia form and stats
0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Santa Lucia, who have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away. Santa seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Floriana with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Balzan.As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Santa Lucia's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won zero of these as expected, zero of them by at least two goals. Santa Lucia managed zero draws and one surprise win.
Santa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. Santa Lucia are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 8 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought previously this season: Santa Lucia - Gzira 1-1. Head to head totals (for the prior four meetings): Gzira United won zero games, three matches ended with a draw and Santa Lucia got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoTop Goalscorers
  M. Maia da Silva 6 goals |  F. Rodrigues Farias 5 goals | Y. Messias 4 goals |
Gzira United missing players
Santa Lucia missing players
| Gzira United | Santa Lucia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 42% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 8% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 17% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 10.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 34% |
| 8 | 9.6 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
- All of Gzira United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Santa Lucia's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gzira United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Gzira United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gzira United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Gzira United have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Premier League
- Gzira United have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
- Gzira United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gzira United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santa Lucia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Santa Lucia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
- Santa Lucia have the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- Santa Lucia have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Premier League
- Santa Lucia have yet to win a game away.
- Santa Lucia 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 | Hibernians | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Hamrun Spartans | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Floriana | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Valletta | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Balzan | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Gzira United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Sirens | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Mosta | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Santa Lucia | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 4 |