Week 17 brings us a match on Feb 6th, where Gudja United hosts Birkirkara at Gudja Ground in a meeting of these two mismatched 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. Gudja United sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Valletta. Ahinga Selemani scored the first goal for Gudja United in the 6th minute, then Muchardi added another in the 22nd minute. Gudja United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Birkirkara is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Gzira United. Luke Montebello struck first for Birkirkara in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Gzira United couldn’t muster any offence and Birkirkara ran away with the shutout win. Birkirkara is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 16th of October, Birkirkara hosted Gudja United in their last match together. Birkirkara won by a score of 2 to 0. Leandro Aguirre struck first for Birkirkara in the 10th minute, then Leandro Aguirre added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gudja United couldn’t manage to score, and Birkirkara took the shutout win.
Luke Montebello has been the most prolific scorer on Birkirkara in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. For Gudja United, their top scorers are Friggieri and Tensior Gusman, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.