The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Valletta leading Sliema Wanderers by 12 points. Match preview to follow:
Valletta and Sliema Wanderers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Valletta form and stats
Valletta have collected 8 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-2-2.
Valletta manager D. Abdilla and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Santa Lucia (placed 13th) in the Premier League. Before that, Valletta had a Super Cup home game versus Balzan which ended with a victory 2-1.
Late drama in the game against Santa Lucia as minute.
The Valletta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Valletta defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sliema Wanderers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Balzan with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Floriana.
Sliema Wanderers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Sliema Wanderers in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sliema Wanderers - Valletta 1-3, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Valletta won 8 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Sliema Wanderers has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3Top Goalscorers
  M. Fontanella 18 goals |  B. Kaljević 11 goals |
Valletta missing players
Sliema Wanderers missing players
| Valletta | Sliema Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 79% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 7% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 43% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 5 | 6.2 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 136 | 57 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 45 | 119 |
| 57 | 23 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 22 | 50 |
| 37% | 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 36% | 32% |
- Sliema Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valletta have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valletta have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Hibernians | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Valletta | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Gzira United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Sirens | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Balzan | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Birkirkara | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Mosta | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Hamrun Spartans | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Sliema Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Gudja United | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Senglea Athletic | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 13 | Santa Lucia | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 11 |
| 14 | Tarxien Rainbows | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -30 | 1 |