In this 18th week match, on Sunday Feb 13th, Hamrun Spartans will host Gudja United in a clash of these two closely 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. 4th placed Hamrun Spartans is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Gzira United. Franklin Sasere struck first for Hamrun Spartans in the 50th minute, then de Assis Estacio tied it up for Gzira United in the 52nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by de Assis Estacio to cap off a wild match. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Hamrun Spartans should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Gudja United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Birkirkara. Diego Venancio scored the first goal for Birkirkara in the 21st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gudja United couldn’t muster any offence and Birkirkara ran away with the shutout win. Gudja United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Hamrun Spartans took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Fayssal El Bakhtaoui struck first for Hamrun Spartans in the 44th minute, then Arthur Henrique Ricciardi Oyama added another in the 64th minute on a penalty shot.
Both Friggieri and Tensior Gusman have been the hottest scorers for Gudja United in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Hamrun Spartans is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with El Bakhtaoui and Franklin Sasere each having 2 goals in their last five.