Hamrun Spartans 4:1 Marsaxlokk: Premier League Match Result

Match report

Hamrun Spartans beat Marsa-Shlokk 4-1 in the Premier League's sixth round on Friday evening. The result shifted the table and ended the visitors' unbeaten run.

O. Bjelicic opened the scoring at 18 minutes, and the home side kept pressing. By then Marsa-Shlokk had already received a yellow card from Dodo. O. El Hasni added a second goal just before half-time, at 45+2 minutes.

The second half brought a penalty to L. Villela at 63 minutes, and R. Camenzuli scored at 68 minutes. And here's the thing — the visitors began to fall apart after that. M. Trotta completed the scoring at 81 minutes.

We had given a home win as our forecast at 43 per cent confidence. It came through, though not without moments where the visitors could have clawed back. To be fair, Marsa-Shlokk had created enough chances to stay in it.

The statistics tell a fairly even story. Hamrun Spartans had 51 per cent possession, seven shots on target against four from Marsa-Shlokk. Both sides received three yellow cards, and the attack counts were close — 107 to 99.

Hamrun Spartans now sit eighth with eight points from six games. Marsa-Shlokk remain top with twelve points, but this result closes the gap slightly.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 7 – 4

Shots off target 3 – 5

Attacks 107 – 99

⚽ 18' O. Bjelicic — Goal 🟨 32' O. Bjelicic — Yellow card 🟨 35' Dodo — Yellow card 🟨 43' M. Trotta — Yellow card ⚽ 45+2' O. El Hasni — Goal ⇄ 55' D. Ceter — Substitution 🟨 56' Rafael Compri — Yellow card ⚽ 63' L. Villela — Penalty 🟨 64' Yellow card ⇄ 65' M. Garcia — Substitution 🟨 67' U. Arias — Yellow card ⚽ 68' R. Camenzuli — Goal ⇄ 73' Dodo — Substitution ⇄ 73' U. Arias — Substitution ⚽ 81' M. Trotta — Goal ⇄ 82' A. Coric — Substitution ⇄ 84' J. C. Corbalan — Substitution ⇄ 84' N. Muscat — Substitution ⇄ 88' O. Bjelicic — Substitution ⇄ 88' M. Trotta — Substitution ⇄ 88' R. Camenzuli — Substitution

Match events

18' 1:0 Hamrun Spartans Goal O. Bjelicic
32' 1:0 Hamrun Spartans Yellow card O. Bjelicic
35' 1:0 Marsaxlokk Yellow card Dodo
43' 1:0 Hamrun Spartans Yellow card M. Trotta
45+2' 1:1 Marsaxlokk Goal O. El Hasni
55' 1:1 Hamrun Spartans Substitution D. Ceter off: L. Villela
56' 1:1 Hamrun Spartans Yellow card Rafael Compri
63' 2:1 Hamrun Spartans Penalty L. Villela
64' 2:1 Marsaxlokk Yellow card
65' 2:1 Marsaxlokk Substitution M. Garcia off: D. Simkus
67' 2:1 Marsaxlokk Yellow card U. Arias
68' 3:1 Hamrun Spartans Goal R. Camenzuli
73' 3:1 Marsaxlokk Substitution Dodo off: R. Mihana
73' 3:1 Marsaxlokk Substitution U. Arias off: S. Smajlagic
81' 4:1 Hamrun Spartans Goal M. Trotta
82' 4:1 Hamrun Spartans Substitution A. Coric off: M. Caua de Aguiar Alves
84' 4:1 Marsaxlokk Substitution J. C. Corbalan off: L. Caruana
84' 4:1 Marsaxlokk Substitution N. Muscat off: E. Attard
88' 4:1 Hamrun Spartans Substitution O. Bjelicic off: K. Scicluna
88' 4:1 Hamrun Spartans Substitution M. Trotta off: S. Attard
88' 4:1 Hamrun Spartans Substitution R. Camenzuli off: S. Xerri

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

7 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 5

107 Attacks 99

1 Corners 7

14 Free kicks 11

1 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

0 Throw-ins 0

Match prediction: Hamrun Spartans — Marsaxlokk

Win: Hamrun Spartans

Confidence 43%

Reasoning

Хамрун Спартанс — 8. place, 7 points after 5 games (2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses)
Марса-Шлокк — 1. place, 11 points after 5 games (3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses)
Хамрун Спартанс, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
Марса-Шлокк, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses
Head-to-head: 12 games, Хамрун Спартанс — 6, 1 draws, Марса-Шлокк — 5

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