Premier League match prognosis and game guide for the Sirens vs Birkirkara clash

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Fri 16.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sirens Stadium (1500 seats)

Sirens played 1-0 scoreline against Pieta Hotspurs last game, a match to keep in mind. The next task is this firm Birkirkara side.

Insights:
  • Sirens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birkirkara have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Premier League

5-2-1 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Birkirkara when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eight matches are 19-5 (scored/conceded).

Both contenders have had enough rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an energetic game!

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Sirens form and stats

Sirens's struggle is real here at Sirens Stadium with only 5 points collected from 6 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.

It's back home for Sirens, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pieta Hotspurs away with the result 1-0. Kolev found the net in that victory.

Preceding that match was the home game against Hibernians that was lost 0-1.

Sirens has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Birkirkara form and stats

Playing away, Birkirkara have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.

Impressive finishing from Tulimieri and Forestero secured the home win 2-1 against Balzan in their previous game. Tulimieri came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Balzan last time out, making the manager Tedesco feel like a tactical genius.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Pieta Hotspurs at their stadium, the result 5-1.

Both teams to score? This side's most recent fixtures suggest that, having finished 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Birkirkara are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Birkirkara as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date archived scoreline featuring both these sides is the Birkirkara - Sirens 2-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sirens two wins, one draw and Birkirkara three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BirkirkaraE. Cabrera
E. Cabrera
5 goals
SirensP. Bento do Vale
P. Bento do Vale
3 goals
BirkirkaraK. Tulimieri
K. Tulimieri
3 goals

Sirens missing players

Birkirkara missing players

Sirens Birkirkara
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 4 6 13
3 1 0 Won W 3 3 7
6 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 3 3 Lost L 1 1 2
11 7 0 Scored S 11 13 23
15 11 6 Conceded C 3 5 9
77% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
62% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 77%
31% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 46%
15% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 15%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 8%
31% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 54%
38% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 38%
54% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 15%
 
3.1 3.5 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 6.3 5.8
5.5 5.5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.2 3.6
2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
5.3 4.8 6 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.5 8.5
2.2 2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 4
38% 58% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 73% 59% 44%
 
7.8 6.7 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 2.2 4.8 7.2
2.8 2.5 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.2 2.3 2.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Birkirkara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birkirkara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Birkirkara have scored more than double the goals of Sirens.
  • Birkirkara have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Premier League
  • Birkirkara haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sirens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sirens haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 13 11 1 1 22 7 6 6 0 0 10 1 7 5 1 1 12 6 15 31
2 Gzira United 13 7 4 2 22 9 6 3 1 2 9 4 7 4 3 0 13 5 13 22
3 Birkirkara 13 7 4 2 23 9 7 4 2 1 10 4 6 3 2 1 13 5 14 22
4 Hibernians 12 7 3 2 21 13 6 3 1 2 8 9 6 4 2 0 13 4 8 24
5 Mosta 13 7 2 4 23 19 6 2 1 3 7 11 7 5 1 1 16 8 4 20
6 Gudja United 13 6 2 5 16 17 7 2 2 3 8 11 6 4 0 2 8 6 -1 20
7 Floriana 12 5 4 3 12 8 6 3 3 0 6 2 6 2 1 3 6 6 4 19
8 Valletta 13 5 3 5 18 12 6 1 3 2 4 3 7 4 0 3 14 9 6 15
9 Balzan 13 5 2 6 14 15 6 1 1 4 5 9 7 4 1 2 9 6 -1 17
10 Sirens 13 3 6 4 11 15 6 1 2 3 7 11 7 2 4 1 4 4 -4 12
11 Marsaxlokk 13 3 5 5 15 17 7 1 2 4 8 13 6 2 3 1 7 4 -2 14
12 Zebbug Rangers 13 2 1 10 12 25 7 2 0 5 7 11 6 0 1 5 5 14 -13 7
13 Santa Lucia 13 1 2 10 9 27 7 0 1 6 4 16 6 1 1 4 5 11 -18 5
14 Pieta Hotspurs 13 1 1 11 8 33 7 0 1 6 6 22 6 1 0 5 2 11 -25 4