Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Birkirkara 5th on 36, Gudja United 14th on 6. Recent form told a different story for Birkirkara: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 1.08/1.04 for Birkirkara and 0.54/2.58 for Gudja United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
Birkirkara had gone 5 games without a win. Defeat had followed defeat for Gudja United — 11 in succession.
Infetti Ground in Birkirkara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Birkirkara led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.