Week 12 features a match on Sunday Dec 4th, where Hamrun Spartans plays host to Santa Lucia in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. 1st placed Hamrun Spartans is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Zebbug Rangers. Bugeja scored the first goal for Zebbug Rangers in the 3rd minute, then Henry Bonello added another on an own goal in the 11th minute. Hamrun Spartans looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while santa Lucia sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Valletta. Andrea Zammit scored the first goal for Valletta in the 24th minute, then Paiber Brandon Diego added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Santa Lucia couldn’t muster any offence and Valletta ran away with the shutout win. Santa Lucia looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hamrun Spartans won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Rodrigues Farias has been the most effective weapon for Santa Lucia lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Both Luke Montebello and Sukisa have been the hottest scorers for Hamrun Spartans in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.