On Feb 26th, Floriana plays host to Gudja United in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Floriana, recorded a 2-1 win against Gzira United. Jan Busuttil scored the first goal for Floriana in the 11th minute, then Arias added another in the 40th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Floriana should be reasonably happy with their performance, while gudja United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Balzan. Vukasin Vranjes struck first for Gudja United on an own goal in the 30th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Balzan couldn’t muster any offence and Gudja United ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Gudja United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Floriana and Gudja United last played eachother at the Gudja Ground on Nov 20th. Floriana was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Neil Micallef struck first for Floriana on an own goal in the 53rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Gudja United was frustrated by Floriana’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Floriana ended the match with the shutout victory.
Gudja United’s most prolific scorer has been Ahinga Selemani. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Floriana is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu and Rumyan Hovsepyan each only have 1 goal in their last five.