COTONOU, Malta (Interstat) — Marsaxlokk and Swieqi United will meet Saturday, May 2, 2026, at MFA Centenary Stadium in Ta’Qali in a Malta FA Trophy matchup. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. local kickoff.

Swieqi United enters the contest undefeated in its past 10 matches across all competitions, a run that includes six wins and four draws. Most recently, the side played to a 1-1 draw with Birżebbuga St Peter’s FC on Thursday, April 23. Earlier results include a 5-0 victory over Melita on April 4 and an 8-0 thrashing of Mtarfa on Jan. 31. Swieqi United has scored 28 goals over that span while conceding only seven.

Marsaxlokk, by contrast, has struggled for consistency. The team’s most recent outing was a 3-0 loss at Gzira United on Jan. 18, a result that ended a two-match unbeaten streak. That defeat was Marsaxlokk’s fifth in its past seven games. The side has recorded only two victories since mid-December: a 2-1 win at Birkirkara on Jan. 11 and a 3-1 win at Hamrun Spartans on Dec. 14. Marsaxlokk has been held scoreless in five of its past nine matches.

Saturday’s fixture pits two teams at opposite ends of recent form. Swieqi United has not lost since a 1-0 defeat at Saint Andrews on Nov. 30, 2025 (Interstat) — a span of nearly five months. Marsaxlokk, meanwhile, has not won at home since Oct. 29, when it beat Zabbar St Patrick 1-0.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 1-1 draw. However, Interstat’s ELO rating system gives Marsaxlokk an 86.5% probability of winning. The discrepancy highlights the difficulty in forecasting the outcome: Swieqi United has shown resilience away from home, while Marsaxlokk’s home record (Interstat) — two wins, two draws and three losses in its past seven at Centenary Stadium (Interstat) — is middling.

The Malta FA Trophy represents the knockout cup competition for Maltese football. Both teams advanced through earlier rounds. A win Saturday would send the victor to the quarterfinals. Neither side has won the trophy since Marsaxlokk’s title in 2019.

The match will be played on artificial turf at the 3,000-capacity MFA Centenary Stadium. No umpire assignment was immediately available.

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