On the 5th of March, Valletta will travel to Ta’Qali to battle Gzira United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular Ta’Qali derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Gzira United sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Floriana. Kemar Reid scored the first goal for Floriana in the 5th minute, but Jefferson Mateus de Assis Estacio got the equalizer for Gzira United in the 16th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Gzira United. Gzira United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Valletta, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Mosta. Valletta had 8 on net, and Mosta had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Valletta is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Valletta and Gzira United last played eachother at the Mfa Centenary Stadium on Oct 22nd. Valletta and Gzira United battled to a 0-0 draw. Valletta had 7 on net, and Gzira United had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Federico Falcone has been the most prolific scorer on Valletta in the last 5 matches with two goals. de Assis Estacio has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Gzira United.