Get ready for a show! Today's starring characters are Hamrun Spartans and Birkirkara, 3 points is the main plot and 90 minutes the playing time.
- Hamrun Spartans have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
5 - 4 - 3 with 16-8. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Birkirkara when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Birkirkara play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hamrun Spartans and Birkirkara.
Hamrun Spartans form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Hamrun Spartans at their home stadium (Ta'Qali National Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Hamrun Spartans here at Ta'Qali National Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Hamrun Spartans drew their last game, 2-2 away at Balzan (placed 8th).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mosta in a game that was won 2-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Hamrun Spartans as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Floriana are visiting.
Spartans has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. From these home matches, Hamrun Spartans have conceded only 5 goals.
Birkirkara form and stats
2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Birkirkara in their Premier League matches away.
Birkirkara are travelling again after losing away to Floriana in their previous match (0-1).
Before that, Birkirkara secured a home win against Balzan with the score 3-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gzira United in just four days.
The visiting Birkirkara have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Birkirkara in these games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other already this season, with the match result Birkirkara - Hamrun Spartans 2-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Hamrun Spartans wins - draws - Birkirkara wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Montebello 7 goals | F. Falcone 5 goals |  F. El Bakhtaoui 3 goals |
Hamrun Spartans missing players
Birkirkara missing players
| Hamrun Spartans | Birkirkara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 64% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 86% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 5.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 11.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 7.1 | 7.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 9.3 | 9.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- Birkirkara have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Hamrun Spartans have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Hamrun Spartans have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Hamrun Spartans 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 | Hibernians | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Floriana | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Hamrun Spartans | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Sirens | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 6 | Gzira United | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Valletta | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Balzan | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Mosta | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 11 | Santa Lucia | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -18 | 4 |
