Match Report
54 points separated the sides: Sliema Wanderers 1st on 75, Mtarfa 11th on 21. Recent form told a different story for Mtarfa: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Mtarfa ran at 0.75 scored and 1.61 conceded, Sliema Wanderers at 2.44 and 0.52.
Sliema Wanderers carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
MFA Centenary Stadium in Ta'Qali, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sliema Wanderers led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.


