On the 5th of March, Marsaxlokk will travel to Birkirkara to battle Birkirkara in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Birkirkara is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hamrun Spartans. Neither Hamrun Spartans nor Birkirkara could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Birkirkara should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Marsaxlokk recorded a 1-1 draw against Gudja United. Nagamatsu Tatsuro struck first for Gudja United in the 31st minute, but Claudio Bonanni got the equalizer for Marsaxlokk in the 43rd minute earning Marsaxlokk at least a draw. Marsaxlokk looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 23rd of October, Marsaxlokk won by a score of 1 to 0. Walter Serrano scored the first goal for Marsaxlokk in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Birkirkara couldn’t manage to score, and Marsaxlokk took the shutout win.
Marsaxlokk is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Xuereb and Lorenzo Fonseca each only have 1 goal in their last five. Birkirkara is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lecão and Lisandro Cabrera each having 3 goals in their last five.