Football betting preview: Sliema Wanderers with moderate expectations before welcoming Sirens

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

Here's all you must learn, and a little bit more, going into the Sliema Wanderers - Sirens game!

Insights:
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premier League
  • Sirens have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League

Sliema Wanderers have less rest than Sirens in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Balzan, was also a home game here at Ta'Qali National Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Sliema Wanderers form and stats

With 1 Premier League win, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Sliema Wanderers are certainly not brimming with confidence.

A nice win for Sliema Wanderers last time playing, versus Balzan. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Shaw scoring for the victors.

Prior to that, an away loss at Gudja United.

Sliema Wanderers have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Sliema Wanderers are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played).

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Sirens form and stats

4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sirens in their Premier League matches away.

Sirens had fun at their own home (Ta'Qali National Stadium) last time out, beating Santa Lucia 2-1. Lonardelli and Vitor scored.

A 1-1 draw at Hibernians's stadium before that.

Sirens has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sirens have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This duo faced each other before this campaign: Sirens - Sliema Wanderers 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Sliema Wanderers zero wins, three draws and Sirens two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last five encounters.

Top Goalscorers

SirensK. Reid
K. Reid
7 goals
SirensV. da Silva Vieira
V. da Silva Vieira
5 goals
SirensB. Gavrilă
B. Gavrilă
4 goals

Sliema Wanderers missing players

Sirens missing players

Sliema Wanderers Sirens
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 3 7 15
1 1 1 Won W 3 4 6
4 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
10 6 2 Lost L 0 2 5
9 6 2 Scored S 7 11 22
26 17 6 Conceded C 3 9 27
87% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
67% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 80%
40% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 67%
27% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 43% 53%
13% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 20%
33% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 80%
20% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 13%
60% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 13%
 
4.1 3.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 1.3 1.9 2.8
3.9 4.2 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.3 4.9
3.6 2.9 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.3 9 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.4 8.6
3.9 4 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 3.4
17% 19% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 50% 43%
 
10.8 11.1 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 9.9 9.7
4.6 4.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4 4.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Sirens have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sirens have scored more than double the goals of Sliema Wanderers.
  • Sirens have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
  • Sirens have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premier League
  • Sirens have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sirens haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sliema Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sliema Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest points (4) at home in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Premier League
  • Sliema Wanderers have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hibernians 15 9 6 0 27 13 8 4 4 0 12 7 7 5 2 0 15 6 14 33
2 Floriana 15 8 5 2 22 11 7 4 1 2 12 7 8 4 4 0 10 4 11 29
3 Hamrun Spartans 15 8 2 5 20 13 7 3 1 3 7 5 8 5 1 2 13 8 7 26
4 Birkirkara 15 6 6 3 21 15 7 4 3 0 13 7 8 2 3 3 8 8 6 24
5 Sirens 15 6 4 5 22 27 8 2 3 3 11 18 7 4 1 2 11 9 -5 22
6 Gzira United 15 5 6 4 24 22 7 1 4 2 10 12 8 4 2 2 14 10 2 21
7 Valletta 15 6 3 6 20 20 8 4 1 3 12 10 7 2 2 3 8 10 0 21
8 Balzan 15 6 2 7 24 21 7 3 1 3 9 9 8 3 1 4 15 12 3 20
9 Gudja United 15 5 2 8 19 19 7 2 1 4 7 9 8 3 1 4 12 10 0 17
10 Mosta 15 2 6 7 21 31 8 1 3 4 9 16 7 1 3 3 12 15 -10 12
11 Santa Lucia 15 1 8 6 21 32 8 1 4 3 10 15 7 0 4 3 11 17 -11 11
12 Sliema Wanderers 15 1 4 10 9 26 8 1 1 6 6 17 7 0 3 4 3 9 -17 7