Struggling Sliema Wanderers will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Gzira United in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sliema Wanderers form and stats
Sliema Wanderers's struggle is real here at MFA Centenary Stadium with only 7 points collected from 8 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-5. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sliema Wanderers to get some points in this home game. The Sliema Wanderers manager A. Greco might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
In their previous game, the manager A. Greco led his Sliema Wanderers to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Valletta. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at MFA Centenary Stadium. Preceding that match was the home game against Balzan that was lost 1-2.
Sliema Wanderers has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Sliema Wanderers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gzira United form and stats
Gzira United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Gzira United, who have the most scored goals (30) in Premier League, collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
The manager G. Tedesco was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground MFA Centenary Stadium. Gzira United suffered a 1-2 loss to Santa Lucia (placed 13th). Prior to that result Gzira United won their away game at Hamrun Spartans. The scoreline was 3-0.
The Gzira United manager G. Tedesco has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Gzira United - Sliema Wanderers 1-1 earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 3 Sliema Wanderers victories, 2 draws and 3 Gzira United wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Koné 5 goals |  A. Samb 5 goals |
Sliema Wanderers missing players
Gzira United missing players
| Sliema Wanderers | Gzira United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 30 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 80% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 53% |
| 13% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 13% |
| 60% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 125 | 74 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 99 | 190 |
| 52 | 28 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 45 | 96 |
| 33% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 31% |
- Gzira United has the most scored goals (17) away
- Gzira United has the most scored goals (30)
- Gzira United has the most scored goals in the second half (18)
- Gzira United has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- Gzira United has the the best goal difference (+19)
- Gzira United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gzira United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Gzira United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Sliema Wanderers have scored home.
- Gzira United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sliema Wanderers 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 | Floriana | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Valletta | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Gzira United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| 5 | Sirens | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Balzan | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Birkirkara | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Hamrun Spartans | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Mosta | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Gudja United | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Senglea Athletic | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Sliema Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -34 | 1 |