The Bank of Valletta Premier League continues today with two matches at the National Stadium. In the first match, Valletta will be facing bottom club and luckless Pieta Hotspurs while in the match that follows, Hibernians will be meeting Floriana.

Both Hibernians and Valletta will be seeking to win the three points at stake in an effort to move closer to the leaders, Marsaxlokk. The latter have 25 points from 10 matches, while Hibs have 18 from nine and Valletta 17, also from nine matches.

The Paolites will also be doing their best to taste revenge over their rivals, who inflicted a heavy 4-1 defeat in the opening match.

That proved to be a false start by the Paolites, but since then, they have improved considerably and, at present, they are considered as serious challengers, along with Msida, to Marsaxlokk’s title pretensions.

Valletta are firm favourites to beat Pieta and secure another three points. Not only will they move closer to a Championship Pool place, but the citizens might also start harbouring hopes of eventually challenging for the title.

There will be no matches tomorrow. The campaign continues on Sunday with another two matches at the Hibs Ground.