Match Report
Floriana went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Hibernians sat 3rd on 8 — a 4-point gap. Hibernians had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Floriana ran at 1.6 scored and 1 conceded, Hibernians at 1.8 and 1.4.
Floriana were unbeaten in 9.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Floriana 4, draws 2, Hibernians 2, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 13% of the meetings went over two goals.
Gozo Stadium, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Floriana: A. Kurtalić (27'), Federico Varela (51'), Federico Varela (68'), Carlo Zammit Lonardelli (87') · Hibernians: Cain Attard (32')
Key stats
Possession: Floriana 63% · Hibernians 37% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 4-3