In a weekend match on Sat Feb 12th, in week 18, Balzan will host Gzira United at Victor Tedesco Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Balzan recorded a 1-2 loss against Floriana. Rutjens scored the first goal for Floriana in the 31st minute, but Ljubomirac got the equalizer for Balzan in the 67th minute. Balzan is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while gzira United sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Hamrun Spartans. Franklin Sasere scored the first goal for Hamrun Spartans in the 50th minute, but de Assis Estacio got the equalizer for Gzira United in the 52nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 54th minute on a goal by Jefferson Mateus de Assis Estacio to cap off a wild match. Gzira United is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Gzira United and Balzan last played eachother at the Mfa Centenary Stadium on Oct 23rd. Balzan took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Portelli scored the first goal for Gzira United in the 59th minute, then Nevin Portelli tied it up for Balzan on an own goal in the 67th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 68th minute on a goal by Aleksa Andrejić to cap off a wild match.
Gzira United is glad to have de Assis Estacio in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Bojan Kaljević has been the most prolific scorer on Balzan in the last five matches with 3 goals.