In this week 12 match on the 11th of December, Santa Lucia hosts Floriana in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams in the ever popular Paola derby. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Santa Lucia recorded a 3-3 draw against Balzan. Plut scored the first goal for Santa Lucia in the 7th minute, but Bojan Kaljević got the equalizer for Balzan in the 24th minute . Santa Lucia looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Floriana recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hibernians. Hibernians had 6 on net, and Floriana had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Floriana is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Santa Lucia and Floriana last played eachother at the None on the 14th of August. Floriana and Santa Lucia battled to a 2-2 draw. Francisco Eliomar Rodrigues Farias scored the first goal for Santa Lucia in the 20th minute, but Keqi got the equalizer for Floriana in the 51st minute .
Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu has been the most effective weapon for Floriana lately. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Both Rodrigues Farias and Vito Plut have been the hottest scorers for Santa Lucia in the last five each having scored 2 goals.