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Balzan FC vs Sliema Wanderers Result & Analysis

Date: 08/03/2025
Time: 12:45
Final 2-3
Balzan FC
Balzan FC
Vs
22%
30%
48%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Sliema Wanderers
Sliema Wanderers
Malta: Premier League
Referee: -

ðŸŽŊ 1. Model Analysis

Balzan FC win✗ Miss
21.8%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
30.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers win✓ Hit
47.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

âš― 2. Goal Analysis

Balzan FCBalzan FC

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-512L21W25L32W03L03L30W00D01L11DA·GZI15/12H·NAX22/12A·BIR06/01H·MOS17/01A·ZAB25/01H·MAR31/01A·NAX10/02H·FLO16/02A·HAM22/02H·MEL01/03
Avg total
3.0
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
1.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.101.501.201.201.001.80
vs Stronger (6)0.331.330.670.670.002.00
vs Similar (23)1.261.611.271.451.251.75
vs Weaker (1)2.000.002.000.00--
Clean sheet %20% (-11pp vs league)
This opponent (Sliema Wanderers) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-401L31W01L40W10W23L42W01L12L01LA·FLO17/12H·MOS21/12A·ZAB04/01H·NAX17/01A·MOS25/01H·HIB31/01A·MEL08/02H·GZI15/02H·FLO22/02H·MAR01/03
Avg total
2.7
Avg scored
1.5
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.500.931.620.751.361.14
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.441.440.750.750.202.00
vs Weaker (21)1.950.711.920.752.000.67
Clean sheet %47% (+16pp vs league)
This opponent (Balzan FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%21%28%12%022%128%220%311%45%53%6+
The model estimates around 2.2 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (28%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
66.0%
Under 1.5
34.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
37.9%
Under 2.5
62.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
18.2%
Under 3.5
81.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
43.6%
No
56.4%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
13.9%
0-1
13.8%
0-0
12.3%
0-2
10.3%
1-2
8.6%
1-0
8.0%
2-1
5.3%
0-3
4.7%
Balzan FC goals ↓
Sliema Wanderers goals →
01234
012%14%10%4.7%1.6%
18.0%14%8.6%3.9%1.3%
23.9%5.3%3.6%1.7%0.6%
31.1%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.2%
40.2%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.0%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Balzan FC goals (down), columns = Sliema Wanderers goals (across).

💊 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Floriana
1.94
Birkirkara
1.74
Sliema Wanderers
1.71
Hamrun Spartans
1.65
Hibernians
1.53
Marsaxlokk
1.47
Gzira United
1.31
Mosta
1.19
Zabbar St. Patrick
1.12
Naxxar Lions
1.06
Balzan FC
0.91
Melita
0.88
Balzan FC is 0.80 points worse than Sliema Wanderers in terms of average points per game (0.91 vs 1.71).

⚔ïļ Attack

Goals scored / game
Floriana
1.53
Sliema Wanderers
1.47
Marsaxlokk
1.47
Hamrun Spartans
1.44
Zabbar St. Patrick
1.41
Birkirkara
1.35
Hibernians
1.34
Melita
1.15
Mosta
1.09
Balzan FC
1.06
Gzira United
1.06
Naxxar Lions
0.94
Balzan FC is 0.41 goals worse than Sliema Wanderers in terms of goals scored per game (1.06 vs 1.47).

ðŸ›Ąïļ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Floriana
0.68
Hamrun Spartans
0.82
Birkirkara
0.85
Sliema Wanderers
0.94
Marsaxlokk
1.22
Hibernians
1.25
Gzira United
1.31
Balzan FC
1.56
Zabbar St. Patrick
1.56
Mosta
1.66
Naxxar Lions
1.67
Melita
1.91
Balzan FC is 0.62 goals worse than Sliema Wanderers in terms of goals conceded per game (1.56 vs 0.94).

⏱ïļ Possession

Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.

ðŸŽē 4. Props Analysis

Corners, cards and fouls aren't tracked for this league, so prop analysis isn't available here. Result, goals and both-teams-to-score markets are unaffected.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

ðŸĨ… 6. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖ïļ 7. Handicap

⏱ïļ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

Balzan FCBalzan FC

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D01L21W11D00D01L10W00D00D01LA·GZI15/12H·NAX22/12A·BIR06/01H·MOS17/01A·ZAB25/01H·MAR31/01A·NAX10/02H·FLO16/02A·HAM22/02H·MEL01/03
Avg total
0.9
Avg scored
0.4
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.530.530.600.530.470.53
vs Stronger (6)0.170.500.330.330.000.67
vs Similar (23)0.610.570.640.640.580.50
vs Weaker (1)1.000.001.000.00--
Clean sheet %50% (+19pp vs league)
This opponent (Sliema Wanderers) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-201L11D01L10W00D12L20W00D01L00DA·FLO17/12H·MOS21/12A·ZAB04/01H·NAX17/01A·MOS25/01H·HIB31/01A·MEL08/02H·GZI15/02H·FLO22/02H·MAR01/03
Avg total
1.1
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.730.330.750.250.710.43
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.220.560.250.250.200.80
vs Weaker (21)0.950.240.920.251.000.22
Clean sheet %77% (+46pp vs league)
This opponent (Balzan FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

ðŸĨ… 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Balzan FC over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Balzan FC over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Balzan FC over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers over/under 0.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers over/under 1.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱ïļ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

Balzan FCBalzan FC

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-412L20W04L21W03L02L20W00D01L10WA·GZI15/12H·NAX22/12A·BIR06/01H·MOS17/01A·ZAB25/01H·MAR31/01A·NAX10/02H·FLO16/02A·HAM22/02H·MEL01/03
Avg total
2.1
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
1.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.570.970.600.670.531.27
vs Stronger (6)0.170.830.330.330.001.33
vs Similar (23)0.651.040.640.820.671.25
vs Weaker (1)1.000.001.000.00--
Clean sheet %37% (+6pp vs league)
This opponent (Sliema Wanderers) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-300D20W00D30W10W11D22D01L11D01LA·FLO17/12H·MOS21/12A·ZAB04/01H·NAX17/01A·MOS25/01H·HIB31/01A·MEL08/02H·GZI15/02H·FLO22/02H·MAR01/03
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.770.600.880.500.640.71
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.220.890.500.500.001.20
vs Weaker (21)1.000.481.000.501.000.44
Clean sheet %60% (+29pp vs league)
This opponent (Balzan FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

ðŸĨ… 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Balzan FC over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Balzan FC over/under 1.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Balzan FC over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Sliema Wanderers over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

ðŸ”Ĩ 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Under 3.581.8%-------✗ Miss

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (25)
€7m
HIB (28)
€5m
HS (23)
€5m
FLO (22)
€5m
ZSP (24)
€4m
MAR (22)
€4m
MOS (24)
€3m
GU (13)
€3m
BIR (12)
€3m
BF (10)
€2m
NL (16)
€1m
Balzan FC's squad is €6m less valuable than Sliema Wanderers's (€2m vs €7m).

⚔ïļ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (11)
€3m
HIB (10)
€2m
FLO (7)
€2m
BIR (6)
€2m
MAR (8)
€1m
MOS (8)
€1m
ZSP (6)
€1m
HS (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
GU (4)
€1m
NL (4)
€0m
Balzan FC's attack is €2m less valuable than Sliema Wanderers's (€1m vs €3m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HS (10)
€3m
SW (4)
€2m
MAR (6)
€2m
FLO (6)
€1m
MOS (4)
€1m
ZSP (6)
€1m
GU (3)
€1m
HIB (4)
€1m
BIR (2)
€1m
NL (5)
€0m
BF (2)
€0m
Balzan FC's midfield is €2m less valuable than Sliema Wanderers's (€0m vs €2m).

ðŸ›Ąïļ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HIB (14)
€3m
ZSP (12)
€2m
SW (10)
€2m
FLO (9)
€2m
GU (6)
€1m
HS (6)
€1m
MOS (12)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
MAR (8)
€1m
NL (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
Balzan FC's defence is €2m less valuable than Sliema Wanderers's (€1m vs €2m).

ðŸĪ 15. Games History

H2H record

3 previous meetings
0
BF wins
1
Draws
2
SW wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Balzan FC vs Sliema Wanderers · H/A from BF
DateH/AGameScore
25/08/24ASliema Wanderers Vs BF2-0
14/04/24HBF Vs Sliema Wanderers1-1
09/12/23ASliema Wanderers Vs BF1-0

Balzan FCBalzan FC

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
01/03/25HBF Vs Melita1-1
22/02/25AHamrun Spartans Vs BF1-0
16/02/25HBF Vs Floriana0-0
10/02/25ANaxxar Lions Vs BF0-3
31/01/25HBF Vs Marsaxlokk0-3
25/01/25AZabbar St. Patrick Vs BF3-0
17/01/25HBF Vs Mosta3-2
06/01/25ABirkirkara Vs BF5-2
22/12/24HBF Vs Naxxar Lions2-1
15/12/24AGzira United Vs BF2-1

Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
01/03/25HSW Vs Marsaxlokk0-1
22/02/25HSW Vs Floriana1-2
15/02/25HSW Vs Gzira United0-1
08/02/25AMelita Vs SW2-4
31/01/25HSW Vs Hibernians2-3
25/01/25AMosta Vs SW0-1
17/01/25HSW Vs Naxxar Lions4-0
04/01/25AZabbar St. Patrick Vs SW1-0
21/12/24HSW Vs Mosta3-1
17/12/24AFloriana Vs SW1-0

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Balzan FC
Balzan FC
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 3 Wins / 2 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWDLD1.08
HomeWWLDD1.20
AwayLLLWL0.96
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %26%28%24%
AVG goals2.422.322.52
Over 1.5 %70%68%72%
Over 2.5 %44%44%44%
Over 3.5 %16%12%20%
Scored1.020.961.08
Conceded1.401.361.44
BTTS42%40%44%
Clean Sheet28%36%20%
Corners---
Cards---
Sliema Wanderers
Sliema Wanderers
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 4 Wins / 0 Draws / 6 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWLLL1.74
HomeWLLLL1.69
AwayDLLWW1.79
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %48%46%50%
AVG goals2.121.882.38
Over 1.5 %56%54%58%
Over 2.5 %32%31%33%
Over 3.5 %22%23%21%
Scored1.361.271.46
Conceded0.760.620.92
BTTS30%27%33%
Clean Sheet52%58%46%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value ₮mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1FlorianaFloriana3466
53%
1.9
5223+29
2.2
74%
41%
15%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2121.50.7
-
2BirkirkaraBirkirkara3459
50%
1.7
4629+17
2.2
65%
26%
15%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
2111.40.9
-
3Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers3458
50%
1.7
5032+18
2.4
62%
41%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
7
3221.50.9
-
4Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans3456
47%
1.6
4928+21
2.3
62%
38%
18%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
1311.40.8
-
5HiberniansHibernians3249
44%
1.5
4340+3
2.6
81%
44%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2131.31.2
-
6MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk3247
41%
1.5
4739+8
2.7
72%
53%
28%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
1211.51.2
-
7Gzira UnitedGzira United3242
34%
1.3
3442-8
2.4
69%
50%
22%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.11.3
-
8MostaMosta3238
38%
1.2
3553-18
2.8
75%
50%
28%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.11.7
-
9Zabbar St. PatrickZabbar St. Patrick3236
31%
1.1
4550-5
3.0
84%
66%
34%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
1121.41.6
-
10Naxxar LionsNaxxar Lions3335
27%
1.1
3155-24
2.6
76%
45%
21%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
0010.91.7
-
11Balzan FCBalzan FC3229
19%
0.9
3450-16
2.6
78%
53%
22%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1011.11.6
-
12MelitaMelita3329
21%
0.9
3863-25
3.1
88%
55%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.21.9
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Malta: Premier League 2024/25 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Malta: Premier League stats & trends →

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