On Mon Jan 17th, Valletta will host Floriana at Mfa Centenary Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Valletta is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Balzan. Aleksa Andrejić scored the first goal for Balzan in the 26th minute, but Mario Fontanella got the equalizer for Valletta in the 64th minute. Valletta is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Floriana is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sliema Wanderers. Brandon Diego Paiber scored the first goal for Floriana in the 59th minute, then Keqi added another in the 84th minute In the end, Sliema Wanderers was frustrated by Floriana’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Floriana ended the match with the shutout victory. Floriana is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Valletta and Floriana last played eachother at the None on the 11th of September. Floriana won by a score of 3 to 0. Arias scored the first goal for Floriana in the 38th minute, then Daniel Agius added another in the 87th minute In the end, Valletta couldn’t muster any offence and Floriana ran away with the shutout win.
Floriana is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kristian Keqi and Brandon Diego Paiber each having 2 goals in their last 5. Tulimieri has been the most prolific scorer on Valletta in his last five matches with two goals.