On the 23rd of October, in this week 8 match, Marsaxlokk hosts Birkirkara in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Marsaxlokk is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gudja United. Leandro Aguirre scored the first goal for Marsaxlokk in the 57th minute, then Kristian Keqi added another in the 71st minute. Marsaxlokk is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while birkirkara is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hamrun Spartans. Neither Birkirkara nor Hamrun Spartans could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Birkirkara should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Enzo Cabrera and Yankam have been the hottest scorers for Birkirkara in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Santiago Ferraris and Kristian Keqi have been the hottest scorers for Marsaxlokk in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.