On Sat Feb 5th, in week 17, Hibernians hosts Sliema Wanderers at Gudja Ground 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 should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Hibernians, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Santa Lucia. Neither Santa Lucia nor Hibernians could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Hibernians should be reasonably happy with their performance, while sliema Wanderers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sirens. Shaw scored the first goal for Sliema Wanderers in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sirens couldn’t muster any offence and Sliema Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 17th of October, Sliema Wanderers hosted Hibernians in their last match together. Hibernians took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Degabriele struck first for Hibernians in the 35th minute, then Degabriele added another in the 57th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sliema Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Hibernians took the shutout win.
Sliema Wanderers’s most prolific scorer has been Kurt Shaw. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Hibernians is fortunate enough to have Jurgen Degabriele in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.