Preview match

MATCH REPORT

Malta - Premier League - 02/04/24 10:15 - 15.Round

Stadium MFA Centenary Stadium
Capacity 2000
Surface artificial turf
Referee Matthew De Gabriele

1-1 [90‘]

15‘
30‘
45‘
60‘
75‘
90‘

1-1 [90‘]

9‘
Rommens
Macula [1-0]
40‘
1-0 HT
46‘
Michibuchi Andrejić
Dias
53‘
57‘
Eui-Gwon Fenech
57‘
Hili Božović
64‘
1-1 Rommens
64‘
Blackwood Katanić
Usuga Mendonza Boadu
67‘
Borg Spence
67‘
71‘
Grima Busuttil
90‘+1
André
Lubanzadio
90‘+1
1-1 FT

Goals and Highlights

1-1

Match stats

CARDS 2 0

Ball possession
56%
44%

CARDS 2 0

Total shots
15
6
On goal
6
4
Corners
5
2
Dangerous attack
66
45
Attack
114
83
Saves
3
5

ODDS

Match
1 X 2
Opening odds 125 240 163
Pre match odds 100 240 200
Asian handicap
Line 1 2 Line
-0.25 -123 -118 +0.25
+0 -172 127 -0
-0.75 140 -208 +0.75
Goals
Line Under Over
2.5 105 -133

Lineups

Status: Confirmed lineup

Gzira United

Status: Confirmed lineup

Balzan

Missings

Ton Ton
RW 2
Ton
630‘ 12 0+0
+11 Out of selection
Leonardo
CF
6
Leonardo
675‘ 9 4+0
Samir Arab
CB 1
Arab
1972‘ 24 0+0
+6 Out of selection

Lineups

  • no photo
    1
    Radelić Žarkov
    1800‘ 20 0+0
  • no photo
    CM
    Mentz
    1619‘ 19 8+0
    no photo
    LB 1
    Romero Zuniga
    2169‘ 25 1+0
    no photo
    2
    Cassar
    548‘ 9 0+0
    no photo
    1
    Dias
    1848‘ 23 0+0
  • no photo
    RW
    1
    Lubanzadio
    2009‘ 23 6+0
    no photo
    CM 2
    Riascos Torres
    992‘ 14 0+0
    no photo
    LW 1
    Borg
    1533‘ 24 2+0
  • no photo
    CF
    1
    Macula
    1758‘ 21 5+0
    no photo
    DM 1
    Usuga Mendonza
    1337‘ 20 1+0
    no photo
    CM 1
    Scerri
    1998‘ 23 3+0
  • no photo
    Andrejić
    1453‘ 24 3+0
    no photo
    1
    Katanić
    1041‘ 21 3+0
  • no photo
    2
    Fenech
    1234‘ 19 1+0
    no photo
    1
    1
    Rommens
    1159‘ 13 2+0
    no photo
    1
    Braunović
    1613‘ 21 0+0
    no photo
    CM 1
    Busuttil
    907‘ 12 2+0
  • no photo
    1
    Božović
    1468‘ 19 0+0
    no photo
    1
    André
    1842‘ 21 0+0
    no photo
    2
    Žerjal
    1248‘ 20 0+0
    no photo
    1
    Caruana
    1424‘ 20 2+0
  • no photo
    1
    Golović
    1260‘ 14 0+0
4-3-3
Coach: D. Abdilla
4-4-2
Coach O. Spiteri

Stats:

goals

Mentz 8
Lubanzadio 6
Macula 5
Spence 3
Thiaguinho 3
Scerri 3

goals

Blackwood 4
Leonardo 4
Katanić 3
Andrejić 3
Caruana 2
Busuttil 2

Yellow Cards

Lubanzadio 8
Mentz 7
Scerri 6
Dias 6
Macula 5
Thiaguinho 5

Yellow Cards

Božović 7
Braunović 5
Arab 5
André 4
Caruana 4
Michibuchi 4

Key Passes

Thiaguinho 0
Aquilina 0
Lubanzadio 0
Pisani 0
Romero Zuniga 0
Chabá 0

Key Passes

Fenech 0
Katanić 0
Blackwood 0
Michibuchi 0
Hili 0
Eui-Gwon 0

Acc. Passes

Dias 0%
Mentz 0%
Mifsud 0%
Cassar 0%
Badawi 0%
Thiaguinho 0%

Acc. Passes

Arab 0%
Caruana 0%
Olawale 0%
Eui-Gwon 0%
Fenech 0%
Aguek 0%

Total Shots

Dias 0 (0)
Mentz 0 (0)
Mifsud 0 (0)
Cassar 0 (0)
Badawi 0 (0)
Thiaguinho 0 (0)

Total Shots

Arab 0 (0)
Caruana 0 (0)
Olawale 0 (0)
Eui-Gwon 0 (0)
Fenech 0 (0)
Aguek 0 (0)

BENCH

Thiaguinho
CB 1
Thiaguinho
1683‘ 22 3+0
David Cassar
GK 2
Cassar
450‘ 5 0+0
Mason Grech
DF
Grech
0‘ 0 0+0
Dejan Pace
CF 3
Pace
6‘ 1 0+0
Andrew Borg
CF 2
Borg
1046‘ 23 0+0
Chabá
CB 1
Chabá
1380‘ 20 1+0
Denzil Mifsud
DF
Mifsud
0‘ 0 0+0
Nathan David Balzan
DF
David Balzan
0‘ 0 0+0
Nashton Taliana
MF
1
Taliana
0‘ 0 0+0
Rudi Briffa
GK 2
Briffa
990‘ 11 0+0
Benjamin Hili
LM 3
Hili
413‘ 17 0+0
Marcus Grima
CM 2
Grima
390‘ 15 0+0
Gianluca Cacciatore
MF
Cacciatore
0‘ 0 0+0
Jake Grech
LM 3
Grech
250‘ 4 0+0
George Blackwood
CF
Blackwood
848‘ 12 4+0
Ryohei Michibuchi
LM 1
4
Michibuchi
1612‘ 21 1+0
Han Eui-Gwon
CF 3
3
Eui-Gwon
170‘ 9 0+0
Niklas Vella
GK 3
1
Vella
0‘ 0 0+0
Goal fact

Gzira United

  • Lubanzadio is back. Boost for the team

    Good news for the team. Key player Thaylor Lubanzadio (23 matches, 6 goals, 0 assists) is back after his missing.

  • Bad results in last matches for Gzira United

    Bad form within the last 5 games. Not easy period for the players and coach D. Abdilla as the form record is (1W, 0D, 4L) with their average of 2 goals conceded per game.

  • The form at the home stadium is not good

    2 losses in 5 games. (1W, 2D, 2L) is the record at home ground MFA Centenary Stadium. With their average of 1.6 goals conceded per game.

  • Unwinning streak (3) matches at home

    Gzira United have fail to win 3 matches in a row at home stadium. Last win was against Sirens (1-0) on 22.10.23

  • The coach has to deal with 4 fresh missings

    According to the news, the team is without 4 fresh missing. These players join the missing list: Ton, Kabar, La Rosa, Cassara.

  • Wednesday: Fa Trophy (Round of 16)

    Gzira United is playing against Hibernians an important Fa Trophy game (Round of 16 - 1/1)

Balzan

  • Good results in last away matches for Balzan

    Away matches are always difficult but the Balzan is currently in good form within the last 5 away games. With form record (3W, 1D, 1L)

  • Bad results in last matches for Balzan

    Bad form within the last 5 games. Not easy period for the players and coach O. Spiteri as the form record is (1W, 2D, 2L) with their average of 1.6 goals conceded per game.

  • The coach has to deal with 5 fresh missings

    According to the news, the team is without 5 fresh missing. These players join the missing list: Arab, Atkins, Aguek, Diego Farrugia, Dimeji Awosanya.

  • Wednesday: Fa Trophy (Round of 16)

    Balzan is playing against Sliema Wanderers an important Fa Trophy game (Round of 16 - 1/1)

Gzira United

Summary

Balzan

H2H

2
1
3

H2H (HOME/AWAY)

2
1
3

FORM

0.5
1.33

FORM (HOME/AWAY)

0.83
1.67
Gzira United

Team Strength

Balzan
73% Avg. minutes played (last 6) 64%
2 Changes (vs. last game) 1
0 Fresh important missings 1
1 Missings 1

Head to head

Gzira United 50%
3wins
0 draws
3 wins
6 matches
50% Balzan
OVER 1.5
67% 4/6 times
OVER 2.5
33% 2/6 times
OVER 3.5
17% 1/6 times
BTTS
33% 2/6 times
CARDS
5.8 Ø
Corners
8.5 Ø

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
09/23/23 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
1-0
Gzira United Gzira United
0-0 6 - 7 2- 3 43 - 80 3 - 6 4 (50%)
4 (41%)
125 240 163
04/15/23 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
0-2
Gzira United Gzira United
0-1 8 - 5 4- 2 61 - 59 4 - 6 3 (66%)
3 (67%)
210 240 105
12/03/22 Premier League
Gzira United Gzira United
0-1
Balzan Balzan
0-1 15 - 11 5- 6 40 - 25 5 - 1 2 (75%)
2 (61%)
-118 230 260
02/12/22 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
1-3
Gzira United Gzira United
1-1 9 - 17 3- 4 49 - 49 2 - 6 0 (59%)
11 (75%)
170 220 138
10/23/21 Premier League
Gzira United Gzira United
1-2
Balzan Balzan
0-0 6 - 9 4- 4 28 - 31 7 - 4 2 (56%)
2 (43%)
-167 300 320
12/12/20 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
0-2
Gzira United Gzira United
0-1 12 - 13 1- 6 79 - 55 5 - 2 2 (74%)
3 (69%)
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Team form

1.50 1.00 (+-33%) total
1.33 (+-11%) total 1.50
Balzan

Gzira United Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
83% 5/6 times
OVER 2.5
67% 4/6 times
OVER 3.5
33% 2/6 times
BTTS
67% 4/6 times
CARDS
4.5 Ø
Corners
8.5 Ø
18.2 Premier League
Gzira United
10:15
Gudja United
10.2 Premier League
Naxxar Lions
10:15
Gzira United
7.2 Fa Trophy
Gzira United
12:00
Hibernians

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
28.1 Premier League
Hibernians Hibernians
3 - 2
Gzira United Gzira United
2-2 5 - 9 5 - 5 23 - 48 4 - 5 2 (59%)
1 (73%)
160 210 145
21.1 Premier League
Floriana Floriana
0 - 1
Gzira United Gzira United
0-1 12 - 9 3 - 1 73 - 44 3 - 4 2 (81%)
3 (62%)
-182 240 500
15.1 Fa Trophy
Gzira United Gzira United
2 - 0
Fgura United Fgura United
0-0 9 - 0 4 - 0 65 - 15 7 - 0 4 (67%)
6 (0%)
-303 333 650
6.1 Premier League
Gzira United Gzira United
1 - 2
Santa Lucia Santa Lucia
0-1 9 - 11 3 - 2 51 - 45 6 - 4 2 (72%)
5 (58%)
-189 275 425
16.12 Premier League
Birkirkara Birkirkara
3 - 2
Gzira United Gzira United
1-0 9 - 13 4 - 6 38 - 52 1 - 6 4 (73%)
2 (66%)
110 225 220
13.12 Premier League
Hamrun Spartans Hamrun Spartans
2 - 1
Gzira United Gzira United
0-0 4 - 4 2 - 2 16 - 15 4 - 7 3 (52%)
4 (54%)
-200 275 500
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Balzan Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
50% 3/6 times
OVER 2.5
33% 2/6 times
OVER 3.5
17% 1/6 times
BTTS
33% 2/6 times
CARDS
3.5 Ø
Corners
6.5 Ø
18.2 Premier League
Floriana
08:00
Balzan
10.2 Premier League
Balzan
08:00
Santa Lucia
7.2 Fa Trophy
Sliema Wanderers
14:30
Balzan

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
27.1 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
1 - 7
Hamrun Spartans Hamrun Spartans
1-2 6 - 16 1 - 10 57 - 62 3 - 5 2 (51%)
1 (73%)
550 300 -227
21.1 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
0 - 0
Marsaxlokk Marsaxlokk
0-0 3 - 17 1 - 5 36 - 74 1 - 4 5 (42%)
2 (64%)
190 230 115
14.1 Fa Trophy
Balzan Balzan
2 - 1
Zurrieq Zurrieq
0-0 10 - 2 3 - 2 53 - 24 5 - 3 4 (60%)
8 (0%)
-556 600 850
7.1 Premier League
Mosta Mosta
0 - 2
Balzan Balzan
0-0 8 - 12 3 - 7 51 - 60 3 - 2 6 (43%)
2 (56%)
145 225 155
16.12 Premier League
Balzan Balzan
0 - 0
Valletta Valletta
0-0 12 - 14 3 - 3 54 - 63 0 - 4 2 (63%)
3 (57%)
190 210 130
9.12 Premier League
Sliema Wanderers Sliema Wanderers
1 - 0
Balzan Balzan
1-0 9 - 6 5 - 0 24 - 36 6 - 3 2 (55%)
3 (55%)
-105 220 275
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Standings

Regular Season
# Team MP W D L G Pts Form PPG BTTS 1.5+ 2.5+ AVG G
1. Hamrun Spartans 26 19 5 2 61:16 62
2.13 46% 2.1 4.7 81% 58% 2.96
2. Floriana 26 18 3 5 53:19 57
1.88 27% 2.3 5.8 85% 50% 2.77
3. Sliema Wanderers 26 14 8 4 34:12 50
1.88 23% 2.5 3.8 50% 23% 1.77
4. Marsaxlokk 26 12 7 7 40:23 43
1.75 50% 2.2 3.5 69% 42% 2.42
5. Birkirkara 26 9 9 8 28:27 36
1.00 38% 2.5 4.7 77% 31% 2.12
6. Hibernians 26 9 8 9 29:28 35
1.13 38% 2.1 4.2 73% 35% 2.19
7. Naxxar Lions 26 9 8 9 32:35 35
1.75 46% 2.0 3.4 77% 46% 2.58
8. Balzan 26 8 10 8 26:28 34
1.63 35% 2.0 3.7 58% 31% 2.08
9. Gzira United 26 9 6 11 38:33 33
1.13 54% 2.3 4.4 73% 50% 2.73
10. Mosta 26 7 10 9 19:32 31
1.38 31% 2.3 4.1 65% 35% 1.96
11. Santa Lucia 26 8 6 12 25:41 30
1.13 42% 2.3 4.2 73% 50% 2.54
12. Valletta 26 6 9 11 26:31 27
1.13 42% 2.0 4.3 73% 27% 2.19
13. Sirens 26 3 7 16 17:50 16
1.00 46% 2.0 3.6 85% 58% 2.58
14. Gudja United 26 0 6 20 14:67 6
0.00 42% 2.2 2.5 85% 58% 3.12

Cup situation

Competitions
Eliminated
Eliminated
Fa Trophy vs Hibernians 02/07/24
Round of 16
Eliminated
Competitions
No data
Round of 16
Eliminated