On the 28th of January, in this week 17 match, Birkirkara and Santa Lucia will play a match in Birkirkara in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Birkirkara, recorded a 2-1 win against Floriana. Oualid El Hasni struck first for Floriana in the 70th minute, then Lisandro Cabrera tied it up for Birkirkara in the 73rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 88th minute on a goal by Lecão. Birkirkara is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Santa Lucia, recorded a 2-1 win against Zebbug Rangers. R. Bairam Mihalache struck first for Santa Lucia in the 1st minute, then Roberto Sánchez tied it up for Zebbug Rangers in the 61st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Santa Lucia and Birkirkara last played eachother at the None on Sep 11th. Birkirkara took the match by a score of 4 to 0. Yannick Yankam scored the first goal for Birkirkara in the 55th minute, then Michael Johnson added another on an own goal in the 68th minute In the end, Santa Lucia was frustrated by Birkirkara’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Birkirkara ended the match with the shutout victory.
Santa Lucia’s most prolific scorer has been Francisco Eliomar Rodrigues Farias. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Birkirkara is fortunate enough to have Lisandro Cabrera in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.