Lija Athletic hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 15th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Valletta holds 9th place with 17 pts.
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Valletta has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premier League
The visiting Valletta played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League match.
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.
Lija Athletic form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Lija Athletic are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Lija Athletic who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Senglea Athletic, 89 days ago. Lija have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Lija, who played 1-1 against Mosta. That match was also played at this venue (MFA Centenary Stadium). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Zejtun Corinthians.
Lija has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Valletta form and stats
The visitors are W1-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Zejtun Corinthians in their previous game. Before that, Valletta travelled to Mosta and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
Valletta have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Valletta in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Lija, zero draws and three wins for Valletta. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Beu 8 goals |   M. Fontanella 3 goals | M. Piciollo 3 goals |
Lija Athletic missing players
Valletta missing players
| Lija Athletic | Valletta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 28 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 58% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 32% | 41% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 29% |
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Valletta has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sliema Wanderers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Hamrun Spartans | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 4 | Gzira United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Gudja United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Mosta | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Santa Lucia | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Birkirkara | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Valletta | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Floriana | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Sirens | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Zejtun Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Balzan | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -17 | 6 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -24 | 2 |