St. Andrews vs Valletta: Soccer betting preview

Competition: Malta Premier League
Date: Sun 14.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (17797 seats)

The visiting Valletta side should be favourites in this visit to St. Andrews, as the away team holds a 33 point advantage from their 23 league games this season.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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St. Andrews form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. St. Andrews have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses so far from their games here at Ta'Qali National Stadium. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. The home stadium (Ta'Qali National Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for St. Andrews it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

St. Andrews lost their last game at Pietà Hotspurs after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Balzan with the scoreline 0-1.

St. Andrews has scored 12 goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Valletta form and stats

Valletta, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League, have an excellent away record so far with 8-1-2 from 11 games.

Valletta delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Gzira United in their previous match; a Premier League game. Prior to that match, the Valletta manager D. Dončić faced defeat in their match when travelling to Floriana and losing 0-2.

With an average of more than two away goals per game, Valletta are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Valletta as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Valletta - St. Andrews 1-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for St. Andrews, 2 draws and 6 wins for Valletta.

Top Goalscorers

M. Fontanella
15 goals
B. Kaljević
11 goals
M. Alba
9 goals

St. Andrews missing players

Valletta missing players

St. Andrews Valletta
Total Home Statistic Away Total
23 11 Played 11 23
23 12 Scored 26 55
41 21 Conceded 9 17
100% 100% Over 0.5 91% 96%
87% 91% Over 1.5 82% 78%
48% 55% Over 2.5 73% 61%
22% 18% Over 3.5 27% 30%
13% 18% Over 4.5 18% 26%
43% 45% Both teams to score 36% 35%
17% 18% Clean Sheet 45% 52%
39% 36% Failed To Score 27% 17%
Key stats this season:
  • St. Andrews hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valletta is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • St. Andrews is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Hibernians 23 16 4 3 46 23 11 7 2 2 20 10 12 9 2 1 26 13 23 52
2 Valletta 23 16 3 4 55 17 12 8 2 2 29 8 11 8 1 2 26 9 38 51
3 Gzira United 23 12 10 1 40 19 12 6 6 0 23 12 11 6 4 1 17 7 21 46
4 Hamrun Spartans 23 11 8 4 31 18 11 7 3 1 16 7 12 4 5 3 15 11 13 41
5 Sliema Wanderers 23 12 5 6 34 23 11 5 2 4 16 12 12 7 3 2 18 11 11 41
6 Balzan 23 11 6 6 37 24 12 5 4 3 18 13 11 6 2 3 19 11 13 39
7 Birkirkara 23 12 3 8 30 20 11 6 1 4 15 10 12 6 2 4 15 10 10 39
8 Floriana 23 8 5 10 25 23 12 4 2 6 13 10 11 4 3 4 12 13 2 29
9 Mosta 23 6 6 11 26 42 12 3 3 6 13 22 11 3 3 5 13 20 -16 24
10 Tarxien Rainbows 23 7 2 14 27 54 11 3 1 7 12 28 12 4 1 7 15 26 -27 23
11 Senglea Athletic 23 6 4 13 30 42 12 3 1 8 15 23 11 3 3 5 15 19 -12 22
12 St. Andrews 23 5 3 15 23 41 11 2 2 7 12 21 12 3 1 8 11 20 -18 18
13 Pietà Hotspurs 23 3 4 16 24 53 12 2 2 8 9 25 11 1 2 8 15 28 -29 13
14 Qormi 23 4 1 18 20 49 11 1 1 9 11 25 12 3 0 9 9 24 -29 13

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