On Saturday Feb 12th, Valletta will play host to Hibernians in a clash 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 will be a great treat for players. Valletta is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sirens. Ivan Curjuric struck first for Valletta in the 5th minute, then Vitor da Silva Vieira tied it up for Sirens in the 12th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 23rd minute on a goal by Vitor da Silva Vieira. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Hibernians is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sliema Wanderers. Jurgen Degabriele struck first for Hibernians in the 20th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sliema Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Hibernians took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Hibernians should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Valletta and Hibernians last played eachother at the Gudja Ground on Sun Oct 24th. Hibernians and Valletta battled to a 1-1 draw. Jake Grech scored the first goal for Hibernians in the 36th minute, then Shaun Dimech tied it up for Valletta in the 80th minute earning them at least the one point.
Degabriele has been the most effective weapon for Hibernians lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Ivan Curjuric has been the most prolific scorer on Valletta in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.