Valletta FC is the clear favourite, with the model giving the away side a 63 % chance of victory versus Birzebbuga’s 14 % home win probability and a 22 % draw likelihood. The prediction that the match will end in an away win is reinforced by Valletta’s recent two-game winning streak and a 3-0 triumph over Gzira United, while Birzebbuga has struggled at home, conceding an average of three goals and scoring none against stronger opposition. The expected total is 2.9 goals, with the most probable total being two goals. The single most likely scoreline is 0-2 for Valletta, carrying a 11.3 % chance. Birzebbuga’s home form shows zero goals scored and three conceded per match, whereas Valletta’s away form suggests a strong scoring threat and a solid defensive record against this opponent. The model’s selections include Under 7.5 goals at 99.0 %, Home under 3.5 goals at 98.8 %, Under 6.5 at 97.1 %, Away +2 handicap at 95.2 %, Home under 2.5 goals at 94.1 %, Under 5.5 at 92.4 %, Away over 0.5 goals at 87.0 %, and Draw or Away at 85.8 %.
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🎯 1. Model Analysis
Birzebbuga win
12.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw
21.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Valletta FC win
66.5%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
⚽ 2. Goal Analysis
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 (Valletta FC) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Valletta FC
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.4
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
1.1
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.23
0.83
1.29
1.00
1.15
0.62
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (30)
1.23
0.83
1.29
1.00
1.15
0.62
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
40% (+9pp vs league)
This opponent (Birzebbuga) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 2.9 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (24%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
79.7%
Under 1.5
20.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
55.7%
Under 2.5
44.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
33.3%
Under 3.5
66.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to score
Yes
49.6%
No
50.4%
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).
0-2
12.0%
0-1
10.5%
1-1
10.2%
1-2
9.7%
0-3
8.5%
1-3
6.8%
0-0
6.4%
0-4
4.5%
Birzebbuga goals ↓
Valletta FC goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
6.4%
11%
12%
8.5%
4.5%
1
3.5%
10%
9.7%
6.8%
3.6%
2
1.8%
3.7%
3.9%
2.8%
1.4%
3
0.5%
1.0%
1.1%
0.7%
0.4%
4
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Birzebbuga goals (down), columns = Valletta FC 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
Birzebbuga is 0.72 points worse than Valletta FC in terms of average points per game (0.87 vs 1.59).
⚔️ 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
Birzebbuga is 0.41 goals worse than Valletta FC in terms of goals scored per game (0.80 vs 1.21).
🛡️ 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
Birzebbuga is 1.16 goals worse than Valletta FC in terms of goals conceded per game (1.93 vs 0.76).
⏱️ 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.
Birzebbuga or Draw
33.5%
Avg Implied -
12%
21%
66%
covers Birzebbuga + Draw
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga or Valletta FC
78.7%
Avg Implied -
12%
21%
66%
covers Birzebbuga + Valletta FC
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw or Valletta FC
87.7%
Avg Implied -
12%
21%
66%
covers Draw + Valletta FC
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.
Birzebbuga over/under 0.5
Over
55.4%
Under
44.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 1.5
Over
19.4%
Under
80.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 2.5
Over
4.8%
Under
95.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Birzebbuga over/under 3.5
Over
0.9%
Under
99.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Valletta FC over/under 0.5
Over
87.8%
Under
12.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Valletta FC over/under 1.5
Over
62.2%
Under
37.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Valletta FC over/under 2.5
Over
35.2%
Under
64.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Valletta FC over/under 3.5
Over
16.2%
Under
83.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 7. Handicap
Handicap
The handicap is applied to Birzebbuga, so a minus line means Birzebbuga give that many goals of a start and Valletta FC receive them. At -1, Birzebbuga must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Birzebbuga 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 (Birzebbuga)
Birzebbuga -2
0.9%
Draw -2
3.0%
Valletta FC +2
96.1%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap -1 (Birzebbuga)
Birzebbuga -1
3.9%
Draw -1
8.4%
Valletta FC +1
87.7%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +1 (Birzebbuga)
Birzebbuga +1
33.5%
Draw +1
23.4%
Valletta FC -1
43.0%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +2 (Birzebbuga)
Birzebbuga +2
57.0%
Draw +2
20.5%
Valletta FC -2
22.6%
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
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 (Valletta FC) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Valletta FC
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
0.7
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.37
0.30
0.41
0.47
0.31
0.08
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (30)
0.37
0.30
0.41
0.47
0.31
0.08
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
83% (+53pp vs league)
This opponent (Birzebbuga) is Weaker. 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.
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.
Valletta FC 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.
Valletta FC 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.
Valletta FC 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
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 (Valletta FC) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Valletta FC
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.4
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.87
0.53
0.88
0.53
0.85
0.54
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (30)
0.87
0.53
0.88
0.53
0.85
0.54
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
57% (+26pp vs league)
This opponent (Birzebbuga) is Weaker. 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.
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.
Valletta FC 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.
Valletta FC 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.
Valletta FC 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
Home under 3.5 goals
99.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 7.5
99.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 6.5
97.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away +2 handicap
96.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home under 2.5 goals
95.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 5.5
92.5%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away over 0.5 goals
87.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Draw or Away
87.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away +1 handicap
87.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away under 3.5 goals
83.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 4.5
83.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home under 1.5 goals
80.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Over 1.5
79.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home or Away
78.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
Birzebbuga's squad is €2m less valuable than Valletta FC's (€3m vs €4m).
⚔️ 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
Birzebbuga and Valletta FC have a similar attack value (both €1m).
🧠 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
Birzebbuga and Valletta FC have a similar midfield value (both €2m).
🛡️ 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
Birzebbuga and Valletta FC have a similar defence value (both €1m).
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