This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, Senglea Athletic holding 16th place and Lija Athletic lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier League
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Senglea Athletic form and stats
Senglea Athletic's struggle is real here at MFA Centenary Stadium with only 1 point collected from 9 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-1-8. All in all it has been a very rough period for Senglea Athletic who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 19 attempts. Their previous win was against Lija Athletic, 150 days ago. With nine home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Senglea fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Zejtun Corinthians game long ago, can be stopped today.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sliema Wanderers.
The manager C. Mizzi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tarxien Rainbows in only three days.
Senglea Athletic has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 3 goals from 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Senglea are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 9 played).
Lija Athletic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lija Athletic so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-8 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Lija have lost on their last two travels.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hibernians in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lija Athletic as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Lija concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Lija Athletic - Senglea 4-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Senglea Athletic won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Lija Athletic has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / fourTop Goalscorers
  E. Beu 9 goals |  F. Brandán 5 goals |  D. Diwoto Júnior 2 goals |
Senglea Athletic missing players
Lija Athletic missing players
| Senglea Athletic | Lija Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 47 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 79% |
| 58% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 37% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 44% | 21% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 6.4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 15% | 16% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 30% |
- Lija Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lija Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Lija Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lija Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Senglea Athletic.
- Lija Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest points (1) at home in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the most conceded goals (19) at home in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the most conceded goals (47) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-39) in Premier League
- Senglea Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Senglea Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Senglea Athletic have yet to win a game.
- Senglea Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Senglea Athletic is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Santa Lucia | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Valletta | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Mosta | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sirens | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Floriana | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Balzan | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -24 | 15 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 26 | -20 | 13 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -39 | 2 |