Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Tarxien Rainbows 2nd on 39, Senglea Athletic 8th on 14. Senglea Athletic had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Senglea Athletic were scoring 2.86 and conceding 5.43, Tarxien Rainbows 4.14 and 3.14, against a competition average of 2.34 goals per team per game.
7 games without a win framed Senglea Athletic's arrival.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Senglea Athletic, 1 by Tarxien Rainbows, 3 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
MFA Centenary Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tarxien Rainbows led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Tarxien Rainbows: Gabriel Mensah (19'), Dacosta Boadu (45')
Key stats
Possession: Senglea Athletic 57% · Tarxien Rainbows 43% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 7-8 · Corners: 8-1