In a mid week match in week 1, on Monday Apr 4th, Hamrun Spartans hosts Hibernians at Victor Tedesco Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Hamrun Spartans is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sliema Wanderers. Mbong scored the first goal for Hamrun Spartans in the 1st minute, then Fayssal El Bakhtaoui added another in the 17th minute. Hamrun Spartans is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while hibernians sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Floriana. Degabriele struck first for Hibernians in the 16th minute, then Vella added another in the 23rd minute. Hibernians should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Hibernians and Hamrun Spartans last played eachother at the Victor Tedesco Stadium on Feb 26th. Hamrun Spartans and Hibernians battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Hamrun Spartans nor Hibernians could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 18 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Jurgen Degabriele has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Hibernians. Hamrun Spartans is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Matteo Fedele and Arthur Henrique Ricciardi Oyama each only have 1 goal in their last five.