Santa Lucia are unlocking their away locker room to Zebbug Rangers for another crucial match after their 1-0 result against 6th-placed Floriana.
- Santa Lucia have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Santa Lucia form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Santa Lucia have only managed 0 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at MFA Centenary Stadium. With eight home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Santa Lucia fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Santa are returning here after visiting Floriana in a Fa Trophy match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Balzan (1-3).Santa Lucia have scored {4 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. Santa Lucia are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played).
Zebbug Rangers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zebbug Rangers so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Zebbug who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Hamrun Spartans was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Two away matches in a row for Zebbug Rangers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Swieqi in the Fa Trophy.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Birkirkara wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Zebbug's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 19 goals in 7 travels. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Oddly enough, the last time Zebbug Rangers kept a "clean sheet" was also against this opposition, 13 league matches ago (Zebbug Rangers - Santa Lucia 2-0). Statistics for the preceeding three meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Santa Lucia, zero draws and two wins for Zebbug Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ngoy 9 goals |   F. Rodrigues Farias 6 goals | M. Valpoort 2 goals |
Santa Lucia missing players
Zebbug Rangers missing players
| Santa Lucia | Zebbug Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 31 | 17 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 93% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 40% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 27% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 40% |
| 7% | 12% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 6.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 70% |
| 12.5 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.8 | 7 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
- Santa Lucia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Santa Lucia have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Santa Lucia have yet to win a game at home.
- Zebbug Rangers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Zebbug Rangers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zebbug Rangers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zebbug Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points (1) away in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have the most conceded goals (19) away in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Premier League
- Zebbug Rangers have yet to win a game away.
- Zebbug Rangers 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 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Mosta | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Floriana | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Gudja United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Balzan | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Valletta | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Sirens | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Zebbug Rangers | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -19 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 5 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -27 | 5 |
