Zabbar St. Patrick

Match report

Zabbar St Patrick and Gzira United played out a goalless draw in the fifth matchday of the Premier League on Monday evening. The result leaves the hosts with four points from four games while the visitors remain winless with zero points from their opening four fixtures.

The match opened with caution from both sides. B. Borg picked up a yellow card in the thirty-ninth minute for a late challenge, and the hosts kept knocking on the door without finding a breakthrough. Luisinho came on for Borg at the break, but Gzira offered little in response to the early pressure.

By then the pattern was clear: Zabbar controlled possession at 67 per cent and registered 143 attacks compared to 84 for the visitors. S. Jovancic was cautioned in the fifty-ninth minute for Gzira, and the hosts continued to probe. Three substitutions in quick succession around the sixty-third minute failed to change the dynamic.

The statistics tell the story without embellishment. Five shots off target and just one on target for the hosts against ten off target and three on for the visitors. The high line was picked apart in training perhaps, but on the pitch both sides dallied on the ball without conviction.

Yellow cards continued to accumulate. K. Brucic received his booking in the ninety-third minute, and another followed shortly after. The heat took the sting out of it somewhat, but neither manager pushed for a winner. Z. Leonardi and N. Lancioni came on for Gzira in stoppage time.

We had backed the hosts at fifty per cent confidence before kick-off. The prediction didn't materialise — not because they lacked control, but because they couldn't convert their dominance into a chance worth taking. The result keeps them in touch with the middle of the table, though the gap to safety remains significant.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 67 – 33

Shots on target 1 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 10

Attacks 143 – 84

🟨 39' B. Borg — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Luisinho — Substitution ⇄ 46' B. Borg — Substitution 🟨 59' S. Jovancic — Yellow card ⇄ 63' T. Moriceau — Substitution ⇄ 63' T. Melillo — Substitution ⇄ 68' M. Ange — Substitution ⇄ 73' Joao Mafra — Substitution 🟨 77' Yellow card 🟨 90+3' K. Brucic — Yellow card ⇄ 90+3' Z. Leonardi — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' N. Lancioni — Substitution 🟨 90+5' Yellow card

Match events

39' 0:0 Gżira United Yellow card B. Borg
46' 0:0 Gżira United Substitution Luisinho off: Maxuell Samurai
46' 0:0 Gżira United Substitution B. Borg off: Saldanha
59' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Yellow card S. Jovancic
63' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Substitution T. Moriceau off: J. Pisani
63' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Substitution T. Melillo off: P. F. Gouhon
68' 0:0 Gżira United Substitution M. Ange off: Andre
73' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Substitution Joao Mafra off: Vinicius Kanu
77' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Yellow card
90+3' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Yellow card K. Brucic
90+3' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Substitution Z. Leonardi off: S. Magri
90+3' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Substitution N. Lancioni off: K. Fenech
90+5' 0:0 Zabbar St. Patrick Yellow card

Statistics

67 Possession, % 33

1 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 10

143 Attacks 84

4 Corners 4

4 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 15

Match prediction: Zabbar St. Patrick — Gżira United

Win: Zabbar St. Patrick

Confidence 50%

Reasoning

Заббар Сент-Патрик — 7. place, 4 points after 3 games (1 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
Гзира Юнайтед — 12. place, 0 points after 4 games (0 wins, 4 losses)
Заббар Сент-Патрик, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Гзира Юнайтед, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
Head-to-head: 7 games, Заббар Сент-Патрик — 3, 1 draws, Гзира Юнайтед — 3

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