In this week 11 match on the 12th of November, Gzira United and Birkirkara will play a match in Birkirkara in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Birkirkara recorded a 1-1 draw against Hibernians. Osvaldo Iorio Forestero scored the first goal for Birkirkara in the 23rd minute, then Shaw tied it up for Hibernians in the 58th minute earning Hibernians at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Birkirkara should be reasonably happy with their performance, while gzira United sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Mosta. Maxuell scored the first goal for Gzira United in the 5th minute, then de Assis Estacio added another in the 74th minute In the end, Mosta couldn’t muster any offence and Gzira United ran away with the shutout win. Gzira United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 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. Last season Birkirkara won the head to head battle with 1 win and 2 draws.
Gzira United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Luis Riascos Torres and de Assis Estacio each having 2 goals in their last five. Birkirkara is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yannick Yankam and Simon Zibo each only have 1 goal in their last five.