In this week 3 match, on Sat Apr 23rd, Birkirkara and Floriana will play a match in Birkirkara in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Birkirkara, recorded a 1-1 draw against Gzira United. de Assis Estacio scored the first goal for Gzira United in the 8th minute, but Enrico Pepe got the equalizer for Birkirkara in the 57th minute earning Birkirkara a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Birkirkara should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 2nd placed Floriana, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hibernians. Hibernians had 8 on net, and Floriana had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Floriana should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday Jan 23rd, Floriana was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ciolacu struck first for Floriana in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Birkirkara was frustrated by Floriana’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Floriana ended the match with the shutout victory.
Floriana is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu and Kemar Reid each having 2 goals in their last 5. Kilian Bevis has been the most prolific scorer on Birkirkara in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.