Match Report
The table read 12th (Mqabba, 21 pts) against 5th (Zurrieq, 27 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Zurrieq: only 31st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Mqabba ran at 1.04 scored and 2.04 conceded, Zurrieq at 1.82 and 1.59.
Zurrieq came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Mqabba against 13/15 for Zurrieq.
The match was played at Zebbug Ground in Città Rohan (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.