In this week 4 match on Sep 11th, Santa Lucia plays host to Birkirkara in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. 13th placed Santa Lucia is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Zebbug Rangers. Charles Lokolingoy struck first for Zebbug Rangers in the 47th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Santa Lucia couldn’t manage to score, and Zebbug Rangers took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while birkirkara sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Floriana. Kevin Tulimieri scored the first goal for Birkirkara in the 75th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Floriana couldn’t muster any offence and Birkirkara ran away with the shutout win. Birkirkara is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Santa Lucia won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kevin Tulimieri has been the most prolific scorer on Birkirkara in the last five matches with two goals. Santa Lucia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alan da Silva Souza and Jurgen Pisani each only have 1 goal in their last five.