In a weekend match on Sun Apr 24th, in week 3, Hamrun Spartans hosts Gzira United at Victor Tedesco Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 4th placed Hamrun Spartans is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Gudja United. Gabriel Mensah struck first for Gudja United in the 58th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hamrun Spartans was frustrated by Gudja United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gudja United ended the match with the shutout victory. Hamrun Spartans is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while gzira United sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Birkirkara. de Assis Estacio scored the first goal for Gzira United in the 8th minute, then Pepe tied it up for Birkirkara in the 57th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Birkirkara. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Gzira United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Hamrun Spartans and Gzira United last played eachother at the Mfa Centenary Stadium on Feb 5th. Gzira United won by a score of 4 to 1. Franklin Sasere scored the first goal for Hamrun Spartans in the 50th minute, but de Assis Estacio got the equalizer for Gzira United in the 52nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 54th minute on a goal by Jefferson Mateus de Assis Estacio.
Gzira United is fortunate enough to have Kolega in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Hamrun Spartans’s most prolific scorer has been El Bakhtaoui. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.