Gzira United have journeyed here for an appealing game against the hosting Valletta. Get smart on the fixture with this thorough Premier League preview!
Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an enthusiastic match!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Valletta form and stats
Valletta have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 12 matches.
Valletta lost their last game at Floriana (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
Before that, Valletta had a home game versus Balzan which ended with a victory 1-0.At Ta'Qali National Stadium, Valletta has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Gzira United form and stats
One match played away so far in the Premier League for Gzira United and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from 12 games.
There were no winners in Gzira United's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Sliema Wanderers (placed 9th).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Santa Lucia that ended 1-1.Gzira United have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Valletta, two draws and five wins for Gzira United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fontanella 2 goals |   M. Maia da Silva 2 goals | L. da Silva Ribeiro Campos 1 goals |
Valletta missing players
Gzira United missing players
| Valletta | Gzira United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.3 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 11.7 |
| 2.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| Valletta | Last season | Gzira United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 46 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 91% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 74% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 86% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 59% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | ||
| 57% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 55% | ||
| 26% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 26% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 14% | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Valletta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Floriana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Sirens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Santa Lucia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Hamrun Spartans | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Balzan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sliema Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Gzira United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Gudja United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Mosta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 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 | Hamrun Spartans | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 33 | 51 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 44 |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 | Sliema Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 40 |
| 6 | Mosta | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Valletta | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 33 |
| 8 | Santa Lucia | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Sirens | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 11 | Balzan | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | Floriana | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 27 |
| 13 | Zejtun Corinthians | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 21 |
| 15 | Lija Athletic | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 23 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 37 | -49 | 2 |