Zebbug Rangers vs Balzan: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Fri 16.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (8000 seats)

Zebbug Rangers have some work to do from their 12th place, and the job starts vs Balzan. Read more!

Insights:
  • Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Balzan have won significantly less corners away then at home.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on sand pitch and that the visiting Balzan have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on sand pitch is 5-4-9 (win-draw-loss) from 18 matches.

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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Zebbug Rangers form and stats

Zebbug Rangers's results here at Ta'Qali National Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Lokolingoy was the last player to find the net.

Zebbug Rangers played out an unexpected loss 0-2 against Gzira United in their previous match, also a home game.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Mosta.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Zebbug defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Balzan form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Balzan have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Balzan, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Birkirkara (placed 3rd).

Prior to that result Balzan won their away game at Gzira United. The scoreline was 1-0.

Balzan have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

Balzan have not lost in the last 4 games (3-1-0) against Zebbug.

This was the end result when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Balzan - Zebbug Rangers 3-1.

Top Goalscorers

Zebbug RangersC. Ngoy
C. Ngoy
8 goals
BalzanA. Torres Quiñones
A. Torres Quiñones
4 goals
BalzanM. Nogueira Albuquerque de Souza
M. Nogueira Albuquerque de Souza
3 goals

Zebbug Rangers missing players

Balzan missing players

Zebbug Rangers Balzan
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 3 7 13
2 2 0 Won W 3 4 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
10 5 1 Lost L 0 2 6
12 7 0 Scored S 7 9 14
25 11 1 Conceded C 3 6 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 85%
77% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 62%
54% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 46%
23% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 14% 23%
15% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 8%
38% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 43% 46%
8% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 43% 31%
54% 57% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 38%
 
3.1 2.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.1 4.3
6.1 7.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 5 4.6
1.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.7 3.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
4.7 3.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 9.6 9.8
1.7 1.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.6 4.5
63% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 28% 24%
 
7.3 5.3 2 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 8.7 8.2
3.5 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.6 3.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Balzan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zebbug Rangers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Zebbug Rangers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Zebbug Rangers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Zebbug Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 11 1 1 22 7 6 6 0 0 10 1 7 5 1 1 12 6 15 31
2 Gzira United 13 7 4 2 22 9 6 3 1 2 9 4 7 4 3 0 13 5 13 22
3 Birkirkara 13 7 4 2 23 9 7 4 2 1 10 4 6 3 2 1 13 5 14 22
4 Hibernians 12 7 3 2 21 13 6 3 1 2 8 9 6 4 2 0 13 4 8 24
5 Mosta 13 7 2 4 23 19 6 2 1 3 7 11 7 5 1 1 16 8 4 20
6 Gudja United 13 6 2 5 16 17 7 2 2 3 8 11 6 4 0 2 8 6 -1 20
7 Floriana 12 5 4 3 12 8 6 3 3 0 6 2 6 2 1 3 6 6 4 19
8 Valletta 13 5 3 5 18 12 6 1 3 2 4 3 7 4 0 3 14 9 6 15
9 Balzan 13 5 2 6 14 15 6 1 1 4 5 9 7 4 1 2 9 6 -1 17
10 Sirens 13 3 6 4 11 15 6 1 2 3 7 11 7 2 4 1 4 4 -4 12
11 Marsaxlokk 13 3 5 5 15 17 7 1 2 4 8 13 6 2 3 1 7 4 -2 14
12 Zebbug Rangers 13 2 1 10 12 25 7 2 0 5 7 11 6 0 1 5 5 14 -13 7
13 Santa Lucia 13 1 2 10 9 27 7 0 1 6 4 16 6 1 1 4 5 11 -18 5
14 Pieta Hotspurs 13 1 1 11 8 33 7 0 1 6 6 22 6 1 0 5 2 11 -25 4