Zejtun Corinthians fights Birkirkara in Premier League battle

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Competition: Malta Premier League
Competition: Fri 05.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Zejtun Corinthians have their presumed home advantage while Birkirkara are ahead 8 points in the Premier League table.

Insights:
  • Zejtun Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birkirkara has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Premier League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It should be mentioned that Birkirkara play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Birkirkara on artifical turf are 5 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-8. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Zejtun Corinthians form and stats

3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Zejtun Corinthians so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Corinthians here at MFA Centenary Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A good away victory last time out for Zejtun Corinthians, who won 1-0 against Gudja United (placed 9th). Ahead of that match, Corinthians won a home game hosting Senglea Athletic (3-1).

A decent goal production from Zejtun Corinthians in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Corinthians defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Birkirkara form and stats

Birkirkara's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Birkirkara collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Birkirkara as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. Birkirkara are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Impressive finishing from F. Falcone, C. Attard and L. Montebello secured the home win 4-1 against Lija Athletic in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Mosta.

After this away game Birkirkara return home for a Fa Trophy game against Lija Athletic. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Birkirkara's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Birkirkara have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Birkirkara - Corinthians 2-3, played this season. Zejtun Corinthians-Birkirkara H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Corinthians two wins, Birkirkara zero wins, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CorinthiansK. Reid
K. Reid
7 goals
BirkirkaraL. Montebello
L. Montebello
7 goals
BirkirkaraF. Falcone
F. Falcone
6 goals

Zejtun Corinthians missing players

Birkirkara missing players

Zejtun Corinthians Birkirkara
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 9 17
6 3 0 Won W 2 6 9
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
7 3 2 Lost L 0 1 4
26 14 4 Scored S 4 16 32
27 12 7 Conceded C 2 9 21
89% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 88%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 76%
61% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 65%
44% 62% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 35%
17% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 29%
56% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 53%
28% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 56% 41%
28% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 3.4 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 10.5 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 11.4 10.6
4.2 4.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8.5 5.6 5.2
32% 37% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 36% 39%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Birkirkara has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
  • Zejtun Corinthians 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 17 10 4 3 38 16 9 6 2 1 24 9 8 4 2 2 14 7 22 34
4 Birkirkara 17 9 4 4 32 21 8 3 2 3 16 12 9 6 2 1 16 9 11 31
5 Sliema Wanderers 17 10 1 6 30 22 8 4 0 4 16 14 9 6 1 2 14 8 8 31
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 18 6 7 5 27 27 10 4 3 3 15 16 8 2 4 2 12 11 0 25
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 16 7 2 7 23 22 8 2 1 5 8 13 8 5 1 2 15 9 1 23
10 Zejtun Corinthians 18 6 5 7 26 27 8 3 2 3 14 12 10 3 3 4 12 15 -1 23
11 Valletta 16 6 5 5 19 24 8 4 1 3 11 14 8 2 4 2 8 10 -5 23
12 Balzan 18 4 7 7 20 23 10 3 4 3 10 9 8 1 3 4 10 14 -3 19
13 Floriana 18 5 4 9 22 31 9 3 2 4 10 14 9 2 2 5 12 17 -9 19
14 Tarxien Rainbows 17 3 3 11 16 33 8 1 1 6 6 16 9 2 2 5 10 17 -17 12
15 Lija Athletic 16 2 3 11 15 36 8 1 3 4 8 11 8 1 0 7 7 25 -21 9
16 Senglea Athletic 17 0 2 15 7 42 8 0 1 7 3 17 9 0 1 8 4 25 -35 2