Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Tarxien Rainbows 2nd on 39, Zebbug Rangers 5th on 21. On recent form Zebbug Rangers sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Tarxien Rainbows were scoring 4.14 and conceding 3.14, Zebbug Rangers 4.14 and 5.71, against a competition average of 2.34 goals per team per game.
Zebbug Rangers were winless in 6. Tarxien Rainbows had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Zebbug Rangers, 3.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tarxien Rainbows 1, draws 3, Zebbug Rangers 1, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Tony Cassar Sports Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, Zebbug Rangers led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Zebbug Rangers: J. G. Mendes Fernandes F. (45'), Duvan Mosquera Torres (67')
Key stats
Possession: Tarxien Rainbows 53% · Zebbug Rangers 47% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-4