On the 19th of January, Birkirkara will play host to Balzan in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 4th placed Birkirkara is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Mosta. Sunday Akinbule struck first for Mosta in the 12th minute, then Bevis tied it up for Birkirkara in the 48th minute . Birkirkara is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Balzan recorded a 2-1 win against Valletta. Aleksa Andrejić struck first for Balzan in the 26th minute, but Fontanella got the equalizer for Valletta in the 64th minute. Balzan is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Victor Tedesco Stadium, Birkirkara took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Falcone scored the first goal for Birkirkara in the 2nd minute, then Milos Mijic tied it up for Balzan in the 39th minute.
Balzan is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Uros Ljubomirac and Mijic each having 3 goals in their last 5. Montebello has been the most effective weapon for Birkirkara lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.