Valletta will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Hibernians.
- Valletta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hibernians has the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premier League
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sliema Wanderers, was also a home game here at Ta'Qali National Stadium. The away team is better rested.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Hibernians's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Hibernians have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat with the goal stats 23-10 (scored/conceded).
Valletta form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Valletta have to build on here at Ta'Qali National Stadium in the Premier League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 317 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Alba was the last player to find the net.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Valletta, who played 0-0 against Sliema Wanderers. That match was also played at this venue (Ta'Qali National Stadium). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gzira United (0-2).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Valletta, as the Fa Trophy home game vs Gudja United is only three days away.
The Valletta fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Valletta have conceded 14 from these games.
Hibernians form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Premier League. Hibernians are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
The supporters enjoyed Hibernians's previous game versus Tarxien Rainbows (placed 15th), a Premier League 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gudja United at their stadium, the result 4-1.
A new game in only three days for Hibernians, the Fa Trophy home match versus Zejtun Corinthians. Busy days.
The Hibernians manager S. Sanderra has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. As opposed to that, Hibernians have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hibernians - Valletta 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Valletta victories, four draws and two Hibernians wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Grech 10 goals |  J. Degabriele 9 goals |  M. Alba 3 goals |
Valletta missing players
Hibernians missing players
| Valletta | Hibernians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| 24 | 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 88% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 53% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 61% |
| 24% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 6% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 38% | 22% |
| 59% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 61% |
| 24% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 11.3 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 27% | 26% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 40% | 44% |
- Hibernians has the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premier League
- Hibernians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hibernians have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hibernians have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hibernians have scored more than double the goals of Valletta.
- Hibernians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valletta have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Hamrun Spartans | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Sliema Wanderers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Mosta | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Santa Lucia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Sirens | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Gudja United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Valletta | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Zejtun Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Floriana | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | Balzan | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Lija Athletic | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -19 | 12 |
| 15 | Tarxien Rainbows | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 12 |
| 16 | Senglea Athletic | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25 | -35 | 2 |