Premier League match preview and statistics: Santa Lucia fight Senglea Athletic

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

It's early days in the Premier League and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

Santa Lucia and Senglea Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Senglea Athletic's home stadium. The visitors last 24 games on grass have ended in 6 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses.

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Santa Lucia form and stats

Only two Premier League home games for Santa Lucia so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The fans are hoping that Santa Lucia will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Premier League game against Sirens (placed 4th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Tarxien Rainbows.

Early season league goal statistics from Santa Lucia's 2 home games: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Senglea Athletic form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Senglea Athletic with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Hamrun Spartans with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Hibernians's place.

It's early days yet, but Senglea Athletic has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

L. Grech
4 goals

Santa Lucia missing players

Senglea Athletic missing players

Santa Lucia Senglea Athletic
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 0 2 5
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
7 2 0 Scored S 0 2 6
7 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 7
80% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
80% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 80%
20% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
20% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.3 4 2 Corners For (avg) C F 0 5.5 4
4.7 5 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3 5
2 2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.8
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Senglea Athletic's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Santa Lucia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Senglea Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Senglea Athletic have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Senglea Athletic have yet to win a game away.
  • Senglea Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Santa Lucia Last season Senglea Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
13 6   Won W   4 7
9 4   Drew D   4 5
4 3   Lost L   5 14
68 33   Scored S   18 33
32 19   Conceded C   21 46
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
88% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 81%
73% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 58%
58% 62%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 38%
35% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 23%
65% 69%   BTTS BTTS   62% 46%
23% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 15%
15% 23%   Failed to Score F T   31% 42%
 
5.5 5.5   Corners For (avg) C F   3.4 3.5
2.9 2.9   Corners Against (avg) C A   6.5 7
2.5 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.2
2 2   Red Cards R C   1 5
Key stats last season:
  • Santa Lucia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Santa Lucia have scored more than double the goals of Senglea Athletic.
  • Senglea Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Santa Lucia
All Fa Trophy First Division Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-08-19 PL Valletta 2 - 3 Santa Lucia
30-08-19 PL Santa Lucia 0 - 0 Gzira United
15-09-19 PL Gudja United 1 - 1 Santa Lucia
22-09-19 PL Santa Lucia 2 - 1 Tarxien Rainbows
28-09-19 PL Sirens 3 - 1 Santa Lucia
05-10-19 PL Santa Lucia 13:00 Senglea Athletic
18-10-19 PL Mosta 16:00 Santa Lucia
28-10-19 PL Santa Lucia 18:00 Hibernians
01-11-19 PL Hamrun Spartans 19:15 Santa Lucia
09-11-19 PL Santa Lucia 15:00 Birkirkara
Senglea Athletic
All Fa Trophy First Division Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-08-19 PL Sirens 1 - 1 Senglea Athletic
28-08-19 PL Senglea Athletic 1 - 0 Birkirkara
14-09-19 PL Senglea Athletic 2 - 1 Mosta
21-09-19 PL Hibernians 2 - 1 Senglea Athletic
28-09-19 PL Senglea Athletic 1 - 3 Hamrun Spartans
05-10-19 PL Santa Lucia 13:00 Senglea Athletic
18-10-19 PL Senglea Athletic 18:15 Sliema Wanderers
25-10-19 PL Floriana 16:00 Senglea Athletic
02-11-19 PL Senglea Athletic 13:00 Balzan
08-11-19 PL Valletta 18:00 Senglea Athletic

  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 5 3 2 0 12 5 2 1 1 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 6 3 7 11
2 Floriana 5 3 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 11
3 Hibernians 5 3 1 1 10 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 10
4 Sirens 5 3 1 1 10 10 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 1 0 1 4 7 0 10
5 Valletta 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 8
6 Santa Lucia 5 2 2 1 7 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 5 6 0 8
7 Gzira United 5 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
8 Senglea Athletic 5 2 1 2 6 7 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 7
9 Sliema Wanderers 5 1 2 2 6 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 -2 5
10 Mosta 5 1 1 3 10 9 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 4
11 Gudja United 5 0 4 1 5 7 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 4
12 Balzan 5 1 1 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 6 -4 4
13 Birkirkara 5 0 3 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 3
14 Tarxien Rainbows 5 0 0 5 5 15 3 0 0 3 3 9 2 0 0 2 2 6 -10 0

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