On Apr 10th, Sliema Wanderers will travel to Ta’Qali to battle Valletta in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Valletta is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Sirens. Rocha de Almeida Prado scored the first goal for Valletta in the 50th minute, then Fontanella added another in the 59th minute In the end, Sirens couldn’t muster any offence and Valletta ran away with the shutout win. Valletta looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 6th placed Sliema Wanderers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Mosta. Piciollo struck first for Sliema Wanderers in the 57th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mosta couldn’t manage to score, and Sliema Wanderers took the shutout win. Sliema Wanderers is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Feb 26th, Valletta hosted Sliema Wanderers at the Mfa Centenary Stadium in their last match together. Valletta was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Rocha de Almeida Prado scored the first goal for Valletta in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sliema Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Valletta ran away with the shutout win.
Sliema Wanderers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Cloth Goncalves and Piciollo each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Akinpelu and Caruana have been the hottest scorers for Valletta in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.