Match Report
Balzan (5th, 12 pts) visited St. Patrick (1st, 22 pts) with 10 points between them. The last five rounds placed St. Patrick no better than 47th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, St. Patrick were scoring 4.8 and conceding 3.6, Balzan 3.2 and 5.4, against a competition average of 2.21 goals per team per game.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — St. Patrick 3, draws 0, Balzan 2, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: St. Patrick led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
St. Patrick: Stefan Ilić (10'), Diogo Tavares (71') · Balzan: Rafael Floro (59'), Jake Grech (90')
Key stats
Possession: St. Patrick 42% · Balzan 58% · Total shots: 6-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-5