On Sunday Feb 13th, Sliema Wanderers will host Santa Lucia in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular Paola derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sliema Wanderers is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hibernians. Degabriele struck first for Hibernians in the 20th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sliema Wanderers was frustrated by Hibernians’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hibernians ended the match with the shutout victory. Sliema Wanderers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Santa Lucia, recorded a 0-1 loss against Mosta. Sunday Akinbule scored the first goal for Mosta in the 36th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Santa Lucia couldn’t muster any offence and Mosta ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Santa Lucia and Sliema Wanderers battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Santa Lucia nor Sliema Wanderers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Santa Lucia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Francisco Eliomar Rodrigues Farias and Jamie Zerafa, and they each have 1 goal. Sliema Wanderers’s most prolific scorer has been Kurt Shaw. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.