Birkirkara’s recent form shows a team that is still finding its rhythm, having come off a defeat to Mosta, yet the model still rates a home win as the clear favourite, with a 72% chance versus a 10% chance for Birzebbuga and an 18% draw probability. The expected total goals hover at 3.1, and the single most likely scoreline is 2-0 for Birkirkara, a 12.2% probability. Birkirkara averages 1.54 goals scored and 0.77 conceded at home against similar opposition, while Birzebbuga, playing away, averages 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded against similar teams. The model’s selections include “Away under 3.5 goals” at 99.2%, “Under 7.5” at 98.5%, “Home +2 handicap” at 97.1%, “Under 6.5” at 96.0%, “Away under 2.5 goals” at 95.6%, “Home over 0.5 goals” at 90.5%, “Under 5.5” at 90.3%, and “Home or Draw” at 90.3%. These picks reflect the model’s confidence in a low-scoring, home-dominated affair.
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🎯 1. Model Analysis
Birkirkara win
68.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw
20.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga win
11.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
⚽ 2. Goal Analysis
Birkirkara
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.7
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.97
1.10
1.54
0.77
0.53
1.35
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (30)
0.97
1.10
1.54
0.77
0.53
1.35
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
47% (+16pp vs league)
This opponent (Birzebbuga) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Birzebbuga
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
3.5
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.88
1.31
2.00
1.38
1.77
1.23
vs Stronger (3)
0.33
2.00
0.50
2.50
0.00
1.00
vs Similar (18)
1.89
1.33
2.22
1.22
1.56
1.44
vs Weaker (5)
2.80
0.80
2.50
1.00
3.00
0.67
Clean sheet %
19% (-11pp vs league)
This opponent (Birkirkara) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 3.1 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (23%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
81.9%
Under 1.5
18.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
59.2%
Under 2.5
40.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
36.8%
Under 3.5
63.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to score
Yes
51.4%
No
48.6%
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).
2-0
11.6%
2-1
9.7%
1-1
9.5%
1-0
9.5%
3-0
8.6%
3-1
7.2%
0-0
5.5%
4-0
4.8%
Birkirkara goals ↓
Birzebbuga goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
5.5%
3.0%
1.6%
0.5%
0.1%
1
9.5%
9.5%
3.6%
1.0%
0.2%
2
12%
9.7%
4.0%
1.1%
0.2%
3
8.6%
7.2%
3.0%
0.8%
0.2%
4
4.8%
4.0%
1.7%
0.5%
0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Birkirkara goals (down), columns = Birzebbuga goals (across).
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💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis
🏆 Total PPG
Points / game
Floriana
2.18
Hamrun Spartans
1.94
Marsaxlokk
1.68
Valletta FC
1.59
Sliema Wanderers
1.50
Gzira United
1.34
Balzan FC
1.29
Hibernians
1.22
Birkirkara
1.09
Zabbar St. Patrick
0.97
Mosta
0.88
Birzebbuga
0.87
Birkirkara is 0.23 points better than Birzebbuga in terms of average points per game (1.09 vs 0.87).
⚔️ Attack
Goals scored / game
Hamrun Spartans
1.62
Floriana
1.56
Hibernians
1.41
Marsaxlokk
1.29
Zabbar St. Patrick
1.24
Valletta FC
1.21
Balzan FC
1.19
Gzira United
1.19
Sliema Wanderers
1.16
Mosta
1.06
Birkirkara
0.91
Birzebbuga
0.80
Birkirkara is 0.11 goals better than Birzebbuga in terms of goals scored per game (0.91 vs 0.80).
🛡️ Defense
Conceded / game · lower better
Hamrun Spartans
0.65
Valletta FC
0.76
Floriana
0.82
Birkirkara
1.12
Sliema Wanderers
1.12
Marsaxlokk
1.15
Balzan FC
1.29
Zabbar St. Patrick
1.32
Gzira United
1.34
Hibernians
1.53
Mosta
1.76
Birzebbuga
1.93
Birkirkara is 0.80 goals better than Birzebbuga in terms of goals conceded per game (1.12 vs 1.93).
⏱️ Possession
Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.
🎲 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.
Birkirkara or Draw
88.3%
Avg Implied -
68%
20%
12%
covers Birkirkara + Draw
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara or Birzebbuga
80.0%
Avg Implied -
68%
20%
12%
covers Birkirkara + Birzebbuga
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw or Birzebbuga
31.7%
Avg Implied -
68%
20%
12%
covers Draw + Birzebbuga
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
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🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under
Home & Away Over/Under
How many goals each side scores on its own, independent of the result. Read off the same scoreline distribution as correct score, so these agree with the match over/under above by construction.
Birkirkara over/under 0.5
Over
89.3%
Under
10.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 1.5
Over
65.3%
Under
34.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 2.5
Over
38.6%
Under
61.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 3.5
Over
18.7%
Under
81.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 0.5
Over
56.6%
Under
43.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 1.5
Over
20.4%
Under
79.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 2.5
Over
5.3%
Under
94.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 3.5
Over
1.0%
Under
99.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 7. Handicap
Handicap
The handicap is applied to Birkirkara, so a minus line means Birkirkara give that many goals of a start and Birzebbuga receive them. At -1, Birkirkara must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Birkirkara win settles as Draw. There is no returned stake - the middle case is its own selection. Taken from the same scoreline distribution as correct score.
Handicap -2 (Birkirkara)
Birkirkara -2
24.8%
Draw -2
20.7%
Birzebbuga +2
54.5%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap -1 (Birkirkara)
Birkirkara -1
45.5%
Draw -1
22.7%
Birzebbuga +1
31.7%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +1 (Birkirkara)
Birkirkara +1
88.3%
Draw +1
7.9%
Birzebbuga -1
3.8%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +2 (Birkirkara)
Birkirkara +2
96.2%
Draw +2
2.9%
Birzebbuga -2
0.9%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U
Birkirkara
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
0.8
Avg scored
0.4
Avg conceded
0.4
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.50
0.47
0.69
0.38
0.35
0.53
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (30)
0.50
0.47
0.69
0.38
0.35
0.53
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
67% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Birzebbuga) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Birzebbuga
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.7
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.96
0.42
0.85
0.62
1.08
0.23
vs Stronger (3)
0.00
0.67
0.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
vs Similar (18)
1.00
0.44
0.89
0.56
1.11
0.33
vs Weaker (5)
1.40
0.20
1.50
0.50
1.33
0.00
Clean sheet %
62% (+31pp vs league)
This opponent (Birkirkara) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
No half-time model prices for this fixture yet - the form above is the record.
🥅 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.
Birkirkara over/under 0.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 1.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 2.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 0.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 1.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 2.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U
Birkirkara
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
0.9
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
0.4
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.47
0.63
0.85
0.38
0.18
0.82
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (30)
0.47
0.63
0.85
0.38
0.18
0.82
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
63% (+33pp vs league)
This opponent (Birzebbuga) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Birzebbuga
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
1.1
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.92
0.88
1.15
0.77
0.69
1.00
vs Stronger (3)
0.33
1.33
0.50
1.50
0.00
1.00
vs Similar (18)
0.89
0.89
1.33
0.67
0.44
1.11
vs Weaker (5)
1.40
0.60
1.00
0.50
1.67
0.67
Clean sheet %
35% (+4pp vs league)
This opponent (Birkirkara) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
No second-half model prices for this fixture yet - the form above is the record.
🥅 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.
Birkirkara over/under 0.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 1.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara over/under 2.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 0.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 1.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 2.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
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🔥 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.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Away under 3.5 goals
99.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 7.5
98.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 6.5
96.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home +2 handicap
96.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away under 2.5 goals
94.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 5.5
90.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home over 0.5 goals
89.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home or Draw
88.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home +1 handicap
88.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Over 1.5
81.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home under 3.5 goals
81.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 4.5
80.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home or Away
80.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away under 1.5 goals
79.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
No picks at these odds - lower the slider to see shorter-priced selections.
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💰 14. Squad value
💰 Total value
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (25)
€7m
HIB (28)
€5m
HS (23)
€5m
FLO (22)
€5m
VF (20)
€4m
ZSP (24)
€4m
MAR (22)
€4m
MOS (24)
€3m
GU (13)
€3m
BIR (12)
€3m
BIR (14)
€3m
BF (10)
€2m
Birkirkara and Birzebbuga have a similar squad value (both €3m).
⚔️ Attack
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (11)
€3m
HIB (10)
€2m
FLO (7)
€2m
VF (7)
€2m
BIR (6)
€2m
MAR (8)
€1m
MOS (8)
€1m
ZSP (6)
€1m
HS (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
GU (4)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
Birkirkara and Birzebbuga have a similar attack value (both €2m).
🧠 Midfield
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HS (10)
€3m
SW (4)
€2m
MAR (6)
€2m
BIR (6)
€2m
VF (5)
€1m
FLO (6)
€1m
MOS (4)
€1m
ZSP (6)
€1m
GU (3)
€1m
HIB (4)
€1m
BIR (2)
€1m
BF (2)
€0m
Birkirkara and Birzebbuga have a similar midfield value (both €1m).
🛡️ Defence
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HIB (14)
€3m
ZSP (12)
€2m
SW (10)
€2m
FLO (9)
€2m
VF (8)
€2m
GU (6)
€1m
HS (6)
€1m
MOS (12)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
MAR (8)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
Birkirkara and Birzebbuga have a similar defence value (both €1m).
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