In this 10th week match, on Sat Nov 5th, Floriana will play host to Santa Lucia in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular Ta’Qali derby. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. Floriana sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Zebbug Rangers. El Hasni struck first for Floriana in the 66th minute on a penalty kick, then Kemar Reid added another in the 66th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Zebbug Rangers couldn’t manage to score, and Floriana took the shutout win. Floriana is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Santa Lucia recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sirens. Santa Lucia had 9 on net, and Sirens had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Santa Lucia won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Santa Lucia is fortunate enough to have Rodrigues Farias in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals. Busuttil and Kemar Reid are the top scorers for Floriana in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.