Match Report
6 points for Birkirkara (3rd), 12 for Marsaxlokk (2nd): a 6-point gap. On recent form Birkirkara sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Birkirkara 0.4 scored and 0.4 conceded per game, Marsaxlokk 2 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.31.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Birkirkara, 2 for Marsaxlokk and 4 drawn, at 1.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. Historically tight: 14% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was MFA Centenary Stadium, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Marsaxlokk: Dodo (59')
Key stats
Possession: Birkirkara 47% · Marsaxlokk 53% · Total shots: 6-14 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 5-1