It's game two of the Premier League season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Sirens-Sliema Wanderers!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hamrun Spartans.
Sirens form and stats
Sirens faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hamrun Spartans (1-5). Heartbreak before that as Sirens lost 1-2 at CSKA Sofia's place.
Sirens were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Last season, Sirens's league statistics were 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the First Division. Over these 20 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Sirens managed 3-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 10 conceded.
Sliema Wanderers form and stats
Impressive finishing from J. Cisotti and J. Farrugia (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Hibernians in their previous game. Before that, Wanderers secured a home win against Senglea Athletic with the score 4-1.
Let's have a look at how Sliema Wanderers performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 24 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 9/10 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Sirens one win, one draw and Sliema Wanderers zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Farrugia 2 goals | ![]() J. Cisotti 1 goals |
Sirens missing players
Sliema Wanderers missing players
| Sirens | Sliema Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Sirens | Last season | Sliema Wanderers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 90% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 95% | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | ||
| 50% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 45% | ||
| 30% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 15% | ||
| 15% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | ||
| 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 25% | ||
| 25% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 30% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 173 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 70 | 174 | ||
| 75 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 68 | ||
| 36% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lija Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Valletta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Floriana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Balzan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Gudja United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Mosta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Santa Lucia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Zejtun Corinthians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Gzira United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tarxien Rainbows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Birkirkara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Hibernians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Sirens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Floriana | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Valletta | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Hibernians | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Sirens | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Gzira United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | Balzan | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Mosta | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Hamrun Spartans | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sliema Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Gudja United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Santa Lucia | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Senglea Athletic | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -43 | 4 |