Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sliema Wanderers 1st with 75 points, St. Andrews 4th with 40, 35 apart. St. Andrews's recent output lagged their position: 29th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Sliema Wanderers were scoring 2.44 and conceding 0.52, St. Andrews 1.37 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Sliema Wanderers entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games. St. Andrews had lost three in a row. Over the last five, Sliema Wanderers had taken 13 of 15 points to St. Andrews's 3.
Infetti Ground in Birkirkara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sliema Wanderers led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.