After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Lija Athletic and Gzira United in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Lija Athletic form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Lija Athletic so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Stress levels are on the rise for Lija Athletic's attacking players as they have now played 305 minutes without scoring in a league game. E. Beu was their last goal scorer.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Birkirkara.
Lija Athletic has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Gzira United form and stats
Things could have gone better for Gzira United in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Prior to that result Gzira United won their away game at Valletta. The scoreline was 3-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Gzira United was very dominant against Mosta, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with A. Samb (2), H. Koné, R. Correa, A. Cohen and Jefferson providing the goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zejtun Corinthians in just four days.
Gzira United have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Lija won four, Gzira United won six and zero draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Samb 4 goals |  E. Beu 3 goals |  A. Cohen 1 goals |
Lija Athletic missing players
Gzira United missing players
| Lija Athletic | Gzira United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 42 | 69 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 33% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 22% |
- Lija Athletic has the most clean sheets (2) at home in Premier League
| Lija Athletic | Last season | Gzira United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 19 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 35 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 85% | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | ||
| 84% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | ||
| 58% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 47% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 10% | ||
| 79% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 45% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 30% | ||
| 5% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 72 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 236 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 115 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Gudja United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Valletta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Hibernians | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Balzan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Floriana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Zejtun Corinthians | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Mosta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Lija Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Santa Lucia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Tarxien Rainbows | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Sirens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
| 15 | Birkirkara | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Qrendi | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Naxxar Lions | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Pembroke Athleta | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | St. Andrews | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Zebbug Rangers | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Pietà Hotspurs | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Fgura United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Swieqi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Qormi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Vittoriosa Stars | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Mqabba | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | St. George's | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| Last season | 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 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Valletta | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Hibernians | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Sirens | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Gzira United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | Balzan | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Mosta | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Hamrun Spartans | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sliema Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Gudja United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Santa Lucia | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Senglea Athletic | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -43 | 4 |