On Sep 3rd, Floriana will travel to Birkirkara to battle Birkirkara in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 2nd placed Birkirkara is fresh off their 2-1 win against Zebbug Rangers. Miloskovic struck first for Zebbug Rangers in the 8th minute, but Kevin Tulimieri got the equalizer for Birkirkara in the 37th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Cabrera to cap off a wild match. Birkirkara is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while floriana sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sirens. Cini struck first for Sirens in the 4th minute, then Ivan Kolev added another in the 29th minute. Floriana is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Floriana won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Floriana is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Veselji and Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu each having 2 goals in their last 5. Birkirkara is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Denis Ribeiro and Lecão each only have 1 goal in their last 5.