In a weekend match in week 4, on Sunday May 1st, Santa Lucia hosts Sliema Wanderers in a clash of the Premier League in the ever popular Paola derby. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 4th placed Santa Lucia is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Mosta. Gianmarco Conti struck first for Santa Lucia in the 27th minute, then Clayton Failla tied it up for Mosta in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Mosta at least a draw. Santa Lucia is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sliema Wanderers is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Sirens. Bogdan Catalin Gavrila struck first for Sirens in the 8th minute, then Borg added another in the 14th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sliema Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Sirens took the shutout win. Sliema Wanderers looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On the 13th of February, Sliema Wanderers hosted Santa Lucia at the None in their last match together. Sliema Wanderers and Santa Lucia battled to a 1-1 draw. Vito Plut struck first for Santa Lucia in the 13th minute, then Ruslan Kisil tied it up for Sliema Wanderers in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Sliema Wanderers.
Jean Carlos Cloth Goncalves and Matteo Piciollo are the top scorers for Sliema Wanderers in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Santa Lucia is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Valpoort and Gianmarco Conti each having 2 goals in their last five.