Match Report
Melita (3rd, 18 pts) visited St. Patrick (1st, 22 pts) with 4 points between them. The last five rounds placed St. Patrick no better than 47th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: St. Patrick 4.8 scored and 3.6 conceded per game, Melita 4 and 5.2, with the league averaging 2.21.
Melita had lost five in a row. Over the last five, St. Patrick had taken 7 of 15 points to Melita's 0.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for St. Patrick, 2 for Melita and 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: St. Patrick led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
St. Patrick: Marcelo Santos (45'), Diogo Tavares (72')
Key stats
Possession: St. Patrick 56% · Melita 44% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 6-3