On the 23rd of January, Floriana will host Birkirkara in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Floriana, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Valletta. Ciolacu scored the first goal for Floriana in the 24th minute, then Rebenja added another in the 63rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Valletta couldn’t manage to score, and Floriana took the shutout win. Floriana should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while birkirkara sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Mosta. Sunday Akinbule struck first for Mosta in the 12th minute, but Bevis got the equalizer for Birkirkara in the 48th minute . Birkirkara is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Sep 19th, Birkirkara hosted Floriana in their last match together. Birkirkara and Floriana battled to a 1-1 draw. Keqi scored the first goal for Floriana in the 39th minute, then Federico Matias Falcone tied it up for Birkirkara in the 46th minute earning Birkirkara at least a draw.
Birkirkara’s most prolific scorer has been Montebello. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Keqi and Brandon Diego Paiber have been the hottest scorers for Floriana in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.