Balzan wing-back Justin Grioli (left) in a sliding tackle on Valletta playmaker Abdelkarim Nafti at the Tedesco Stadium, on Saturday. Photo: Chris Sant FournierScorers, red cards
Balzan
Piccioni 5 (1 pen); Guerrero 3; Mifsud Triganza 2, Zarate 2; Micallef, Dar-manin, Serrano.
Red cards: Cassar (vs Naxxar Lions); Guobadia (vs Valletta).
Birkirkara
Ellinton ‘Liliu’ 8; Ledesma 4; Eliandro 2; Grech, Fenech, Camenzuli.
Floriana
Plut 6; Piciollo 3, Samb 3; Pisani, I. Galea, Farrugia.
Hibernians
Edison 11; Failla 6 (1 pen); Jorginho 5; Dias 2, Cohen 2; Bezzina, Degabriele.
Red cards: Soares (vs Qormi); Dias (vs Tarxien Rainbows).
Own goal: A. Borg (vs Mosta).
Qormi
Effiong 4 (1 pen); Micallef 2, Temile 2; Chetcuti, Vella, Anderson, Pisani.
Own goal: Serrano Valero (vs Balzan).
Mosta
Kaljevic 5 (1 pen); Bueno 2; A. Borg, Micallef.
Red card: Grech (vs Floriana).
Naxxar Lions
Gilmar 3 (1 pen); Falzon 2, Vella 2, Emenike 2, Gueye 2 (both penalties); Edet.
Red cards: Buhagiar (vs Floriana); Scicluna (vs Żebbuġ).
Pietà Hotspurs
Xavier 3; Attard, Gabriel, Micallef, Pisani.
Red card: Xavier (vs Birkirkara).
Sliema Wanderers
Pisanu 2 (1 pen), Mangiacasale 2, Gnabouyou 2, Scerri 2; Bianciardi, Potezica.
Red cards: Beppe Muscat (vs Hibs); Gatt Baldacchino (vs Mosta).
Tarxien Rainbows
Alvaro da Silva 5; Wesley 3; Triston Caruana 2; Hevia, Clebinho, Jorge.
Red cards: Wesley (vs Hibs); Cini (vs Qormi).
Valletta
Terra 3; Fenech 2 (1 pen), Kooh Sohna 2, Zahra 2, Elford-Alliyu 2; Nafti, Azzo-pardi, Montebello, Barry, Bajada, Briffa.
Red card: Faria (vs Naxxar Lions).
Żebbuġ Rangers
Britto 5, Monti 5 (4 pens); Mamic 2.
Tarxien Rainbows goalkeeper Sean Mintoff intercepts a cross inside his penalty area against Floriana. Right: Hibs defender Andrei Agius takes a tumble as he tries to stop Mosta’s Bojan Kaljevic from advancing. Photos: Darrin Zammit LupiNext fixtures
Saturday
Hibs Stadium: 14.00 Balzan vs Hibs. 16.00 Birkirkara vs Floriana.
Tedesco Stadium: 14.00 Naxxar Lions vs Sliema Wanderers. 16.15 Żebbuġ Rangers vs Valletta.
Sunday
Tedesco Stadium: 14.00 Pietà vs Qormi. 16.15 Mosta vs Tarxien.
Standings
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Hibernians | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 28 |
| Birkirkara | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 21 |
| Valletta | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 16 |
| Balzan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
| Qormi | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Sliema W. | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Mosta | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 13 |
| Tarxien R. | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Floriana | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| Pietà H. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Naxxar L. | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 |
| Żebbuġ R. | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 4 |