Week 17 features a match on Saturday Feb 5th, where Gzira United plays host to Hamrun Spartans in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. 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. 6th placed Gzira United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Birkirkara. Luke Montebello scored the first goal for Birkirkara in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gzira United couldn’t manage to score, and Birkirkara took the shutout win. Gzira United is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Hamrun Spartans, recorded a 2-2 draw against Floriana. Camenzuli scored the first goal for Floriana in the 12th minute, but Dos Santos Soares got the equalizer for Hamrun Spartans in the 59th minute . Hamrun Spartans should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Oct 16th, Hamrun Spartans hosted Gzira United in their last match together. Gzira United took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Messias struck first for Gzira United in the 85th minute, then Messias added another in the 85th minute In the end, Hamrun Spartans was frustrated by Gzira United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gzira United ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fayssal El Bakhtaoui has been the most effective weapon for Hamrun Spartans lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Gzira United is glad to have Maxuell in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.