Match Report
Santa Lucia, 11th on 18 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Balzan (1st, 35). Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, Santa Lucia ran at 1.8 scored and 1.67 conceded, Balzan at 2.47 and 0.67.
Balzan entered with seven wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Santa Lucia against 15/15 for Balzan.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Santa Lucia have 2 wins to Balzan's 2, with 1 draw, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at MFA Centenary Stadium (capacity 2,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Santa Lucia: Matthias Vella (86') · Balzan: Nicholas Pulis (65')
Key stats
Possession: Santa Lucia 33% · Balzan 67% · Total shots: 6-21 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 3-12