With their 18 point advantage in the league table, Hamrun Spartans fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tarxien Rainbows.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Hamrun Spartans form and stats
Hamrun Spartans's struggle is real here at Hibernians Stadium with only 7 points collected from 8 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Hamrun Spartans, their manager M. Blasi and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A strong away win for Hamrun Spartans against Swieqi the last match, as N. Leone and K. Micallef (2) were on target. Preceding that game was the away draw at Gudja United that finished 1-1.
Hamrun Spartans aren't scoring a lot here at Hibernians Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. On the other hand, Hamrun Spartans have conceded 9 goals.
Tarxien Rainbows form and stats
There's been little loot from Tarxien Rainbows's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the Premier League. Tarxien Rainbows, who have the most conceded goals (48) in Premier League, only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Tarxien Rainbows, who have now gone 15 games without a victory. The Mosta game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
The manager J. Borg was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Tony Cassar Sports Ground. Tarxien Rainbows suffered a 0-4 loss to Hibernians (placed 2nd). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Mosta wasn't a success with a 2-5 loss.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Hibernians was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Tarxien Rainbows find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Tarxien Rainbows concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. There are big problems for the Tarxien Rainbows defense as they have conceded 24 goals in 8 away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tarxien Rainbows - Hamrun Spartans 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Hamrun Spartans wins - draws - Tarxien Rainbows wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 S. Lagzir 5 goals | A. Dos Santos Soares 3 goals |   T. Veronese 2 goals |
Hamrun Spartans missing players
Tarxien Rainbows missing players
| Hamrun Spartans | Tarxien Rainbows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 48 |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 47% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 88% | 67% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 62% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 141 | 88 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 56 | 114 |
| 42 | 26 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 28 | 51 |
| 33% | 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 24% |
- All of Tarxien Rainbows's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Tarxien Rainbows has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the fewest points (1) away
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals (24) away
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals (48)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most conceded goals in the second half (27)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- Tarxien Rainbows has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Tarxien Rainbows has the the worst goal difference (-34)
- 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 yet to win a game.
- Tarxien Rainbows haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tarxien Rainbows is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Valletta | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Gzira United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| 5 | Sirens | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Balzan | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Birkirkara | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Hamrun Spartans | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Mosta | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Gudja United | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Senglea Athletic | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -34 | 1 |