Statistics from season 1997/1998 to date
First Division Knock-Out (08/09), Pieta vs Rabat: 0-0
Premier League (00/01), Rabat vs Pieta: 1-1 Roderick Asciak
FA Trophy (00/01), Pieta vs Rabat: 2-1 (aet) William Borg
Premier League (00/01), Rabat vs Pieta: 4-2 Joe Galea (x2), Roderick Asciak, Michael Micallef
Premier League (00/01), Pieta vs Rabat: 3-1 Joseph Farrugia
Premier League (00/01), Rabat vs Pieta: 2-2 Ziya Yildiz, Engoya Onesime Ulrich
FA Trophy (99/00), Pieta vs Rabat: 1-1 (1-3 pens) Roderick Asciak
Premier League (99/00), Rabat vs Pieta: 2-2 Roderick Asciak (x2)
Premier League (99/00), Pieta vs Rabat: 2-1 Ziya Yildiz
FA Trophy (98/99), Pieta vs Rabat: 1-1 Edward Azzopardi
Premier League (98/99), Rabat vs Pieta: 2-1 Roderick Asciak (x2)
Premier League (98/99), Pieta vs Rabat: 4-0
| Rabat | Pieta | |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| Losts | 4 | 3 |
In history Rabat and Pieta have played against each other in different occasions for a total of twelve matches. History results are in favour of Pieta, though they are in advantage over the Magpies by only a single win.
During this season this will be the second time that the two teams will play against each other. They had already played against each other in the first-division knock-out competition earlier this season. During this encounter the match ended on a stalemate of no goals. This match was one of the best performances for the Magpies during this season, were most of the time the match was played with ten men against eleven men, due to a double yellow card to one of the Magpies players. This can keep hopes for the next encounter having for the whole match eleven players against eleven players should provide a good performance, remove the gap that was available during their first encounter and possibly produce a positive result.
Official matches played by Rabat this season (DLDLLLL)
Rabat vs Vittoriosa 1-1
Mqabba vs Rabat 3-1
Pieta vs Rabat 0-0
Rabat vs Dingli 0-2
Rabat vs Hamrun 1-3
St Patrick vs Rabat 1-0
Rabat vs St George's 1-2
Official matches played by Pieta this season (WDDWLDD)
Pieta vs Mqabba 1-0
Dingli vs Pieta 0-0
Pieta vs Rabat 0-0
Vittoriosa vs Pieta 1-3
Pieta vs Qormi 1-3
Pieta vs San Gwann 3-3
Senglea vs Pieta 1-1
Viewing recent results, both teams are not passing from their best moments. Pieta are coming out of three matches without a victory. These consist in two draws in the first division and a defeat against a club from the premier division. Rabat on the other hand started the season with a false start and are still waiting for their first victory. The Magpies are coming out from four consecutive defeats. After two matches in the first division league, they are still waiting for their first points to remove them from the last and lonely position in the league and be in a respectable league position.
Players statistics in official matches during this season
| Name | Appearances | Scored/Conceded |
| Jonathan Azzopardi [GK] | 7 | 12 |
| Emmanuel Muscat | 7 | 0 |
| Glen Magri | 7 | 0 |
| Adam Smeir | 6 | 1 |
| Edward Azzopardi | 6 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bezzina | 6 | 0 |
| Josef Tonna | 6 | 1 |
| Joseph Caruana | 6 | 1 |
| Kayne Said | 5 | 0 |
| Darren Galea | 5 | 0 |
| Lydon Micallef | 5 | 0 |
| Adrian Mifsud | 4 | 1 |
| Christopher Schembri | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Micallef | 4 | 0 |
| Paolo Ciantar | 4 | 0 |
| Alan Zahra | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan Falzon | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Micallef | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Caruana | 2 | 0 |
| Dalton Wingfield | 1 | 0 |
Above are the statistics for every player that was utilized this season in an official match. The average goals conceded this season is a a total of 1.7 per match. The average goals scored this season is a total of 0.57 per match. Unfortunately the number of goals scored by the strikers is very rare, since only a total of two goals have been scored till now. One of the goals was scored on the first official outcome of the season from the veteran striker Adrian Mifsud, while the other goal was scored from a penalty kick taken by Adam Smeir.
From recent performances it seems that the net is being difficult to find. In my opinion the main cause is that of not having a midfielder that acts as a play-maker and is capable of creating scoring opportunities for the attackers. To add more problems to the Magpies forwards, in recent matches the winger Alan Zahra was out due to an injury. This is the key player that would make some difference in the playing style of the team, were he is capable of creating precise crosses that could be easily finished in the net by the strikers.
During the last match, there were also missing two key and experienced defenders Josef Tonna and Michael Micallef. Their presence was mostly felt during the second part of the match, were the defenders who played seemed to lack match practice and also experience in a higher division.
Some other points to mention in general on the whole team is that team seems to lack determinism for the whole ninety minutes. Also, some players seem to be below their personal standards and seem to be very far away from last year best form.
If you remember any memorable matches or any other useful information or comments regarding any match between these two teams that you wish to share, post comments below.
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