Match Report
The table read 5th (Swieqi, 4 pts) against 9th (Pietà Hotspurs, 3 pts), 1 points apart. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Swieqi ran at 3 scored and 2.5 conceded, Pietà Hotspurs at 2.5 and 2.5.
Swieqi's last three games had all finished level, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Pietà Hotspurs carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Swieqi 3, draws 0, Pietà Hotspurs 2, at 2.6 goals per meeting. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was MFA Centenary Stadium, with room for 3,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Swieqi: Vito Plut (13'), Zak Barbara (83'), Salam Kojo Mawuena (90') · Pietà Hotspurs: Luca Gatt (45'), Precious Uchechukwu Nwankwo (67')
Key stats
Possession: Swieqi 46% · Pietà Hotspurs 54% · Total shots: 18-18 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 3-7