There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Valletta leading Gudja United by 17 points.
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.
Valletta form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Valletta are 4-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Gzira United.
The Valletta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Valletta defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gudja United form and stats
There's been little loot from Gudja United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Premier League. Gudja United only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Balzan.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gudja United have scored 11 goals in 10 league games away. In the opposite end, Gudja United have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Gudja United - Valletta 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Valletta two wins, zero draws and Gudja United zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fontanella 13 goals | R. Winchester 5 goals |  S. Borg 3 goals |
Valletta missing players
Gudja United missing players
| Valletta | Gudja United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 32 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 20 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 30 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 89% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 53% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 37% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 11% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 58% | 89% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 63% |
| 42% | 11% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 191 | 93 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 88 | 158 |
| 79 | 37 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 41 | 74 |
| 37% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 28% |
- Gudja United has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
- Gudja United has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Gudja United has the most points from losing position (14)
- Gudja United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gudja United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gudja United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valletta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valletta have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valletta 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 | Floriana | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Valletta | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Sirens | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Gzira United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 32 |
| 6 | Birkirkara | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Balzan | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Hamrun Spartans | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Mosta | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Santa Lucia | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | Sliema Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Gudja United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Senglea Athletic | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -40 | 4 |