Match Report
The table read 1st (Naxxar Lions, 10 pts) against 1st (Floriana, 12 pts), 2 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Naxxar Lions: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Naxxar Lions were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4, Floriana 1.6 and 1, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Floriana had not lost in 12 games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Naxxar Lions 0, draws 1, Floriana 7, at 4.13 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more. Where history says 4.13 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.2.
MFA Centenary Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, Floriana led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Floriana: Jake Grech (18')
Key stats
Possession: Naxxar Lions 41% · Floriana 59% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 2-4