Match Report
Naxxar Lions went into the game 1st in the table on 10 points; Birkirkara sat 3rd on 6 — a 4-point gap. Naxxar Lions had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 1st in the table.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Naxxar Lions, 0 draws and 2 for Birkirkara, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Key stats
Possession: Naxxar Lions 56% · Birkirkara 44% · Total shots: 5-6 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 4-4