A look at the Premier League standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Read our Hibernians - Floriana match preview!
- Hibernians have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Floriana have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Hibernians nor Floriana as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hibernians form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Hibernians have to build on here at Ta'Qali National Stadium in the Premier League.
The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw vs Floriana in the Super Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sirens and winning 1-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hibernians have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.
Hibernians are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hibernians defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Floriana form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Floriana, as they have won on their previous two travels.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Hibernians in their previous outing. The Super Cup battle ended 0-0.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Marsaxlokk in the Premier League.We have checked recent matches where Floriana have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Low on goals? 9 of this team's latest 10 league rounds have seen two goals or less.
Floriana have the goal stats of 6-6 (for/against) from 6 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Hibernians, six draws and two wins for Floriana. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Degabriele 9 goals |  J. Grech 5 goals | F. Apap 2 goals |
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| Hibernians | Floriana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 8.8 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 37% | 32% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 25% |
| 6.5 | 7.4 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 3.5 | 4.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
- Floriana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Floriana have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League
- Floriana have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Premier League
- Floriana haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hibernians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hibernians have scored in all their matches so far.
- Hibernians have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Hibernians have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Hibernians 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Mosta | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Gudja United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Floriana | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | Valletta | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Balzan | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sirens | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -18 | 5 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -25 | 4 |
