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Floriana vs Gzira United Result & Analysis

Date: 18/02/2023
Time: 13:00
Final 1-1
Floriana
Floriana
Vs
16%
30%
54%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Gzira United
Gzira United
Malta: Premier League
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Floriana’s defensive record at home is solid, conceding only 0.33 goals per game against weaker opposition, yet their attack has been limited to an average of one goal. Gzira United, meanwhile, has struggled away, failing to score and conceding nothing in the last five matches, and they have lost four straight games before a 1-2 defeat to Balzan FC. The model therefore projects a tight contest with an expected total of 2.0 goals. The most likely scoreline is 0-1, a 17% probability, and the favourite outcome is an away win, with probabilities of 16% for a home win, 30% for a draw, and 54% for an away win. The single suggested pick is Under 3.5 goals, with an 84.8% chance of hitting. The match is expected to be low-scoring and defensive, and the model’s selection points to a narrow Gzira United victory.

Results analysis

The draw stunned the pre-match favourite, Gzira United, who had been tipped to win with a 54% probability. Floriana’s 1-1 finish left the model’s call wrong, as the actual result was a draw. The model’s sole selection, Under 3.5, hit with an 84.8% chance, confirming the low-scoring nature of the match. Floriana, unbeaten in their last five games, kept their streak alive with a 1-1 stalemate, while Gzira United, after four straight defeats, managed a point at home. The most likely scoreline, 0-1, had a 17% probability, but the 1-1 outcome proved the most realistic outcome of the evening.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Floriana win✗ Miss
15.8%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✓ Hit
29.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Gzira United win✗ Miss
54.5%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

FlorianaFloriana

Last 10 – goals for & against
30-310W30W11D01L31W10W12L00D01L02LH·SAN05/11A·GUD13/11H·MAR03/12A·HIB12/12A·PIE17/12H·SIR07/01H·BIR21/01A·VAL29/01H·HAM04/02A·MOS12/02
Avg total
1.8
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.810.760.800.500.821.00
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (8)0.250.880.500.750.001.00
vs Weaker (13)1.150.691.000.331.291.00
Clean sheet %43% (+12pp vs league)
This opponent (Gzira United) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Gzira UnitedGzira United

Last 10 – goals for & against
60-620W11D01L20W10W11D30W20W60W10WA·MOS04/11A·BIR12/11H·BAL03/12A·ZEB11/12A·SAN15/12H·GUD07/01A·MAR22/01H·HIB28/01A·PIE04/02H·SIR12/02
Avg total
2.2
Avg scored
1.9
Avg conceded
0.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.680.761.331.002.000.54
vs Stronger (4)0.501.500.672.000.000.00
vs Similar (18)1.890.501.620.622.100.40
vs Weaker (3)2.001.331.001.002.501.50
Clean sheet %56% (+25pp vs league)
This opponent (Floriana) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%21%28%14%024%128%218%39%44%52%6+
The model estimates around 2.0 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (28%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
61.9%
Under 1.5
38.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
33.7%
Under 2.5
66.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
15.2%
Under 3.5
84.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
36.9%
No
63.1%
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).
0-1
17.0%
0-0
14.0%
1-1 ✓
12.8%
0-2
12.8%
1-2
8.2%
1-0
7.1%
0-3
6.0%
1-3
3.8%
Floriana goals ↓
Gzira United goals →
01234
014%17%13%6.0%2.1%
17.1%13%8.2%3.8%1.4%
22.6%3.7%2.6%1.2%0.4%
30.6%0.8%0.6%0.3%0.1%
40.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Floriana goals (down), columns = Gzira United goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Hamrun Spartans
2.65
Birkirkara
1.92
Gzira United
1.85
Mosta
1.77
Balzan FC
1.74
Hibernians
1.74
Floriana
1.42
Valletta FC
1.42
Sirens
1.27
Gudja United
1.12
Marsaxlokk
0.96
Santa Lucía
0.58
Zebbug Rangers
0.54
Pietà Hotspurs
0.46
Floriana is 0.42 points worse than Gzira United in terms of average points per game (1.42 vs 1.85).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Birkirkara
1.92
Mosta
1.81
Gzira United
1.77
Hibernians
1.74
Hamrun Spartans
1.73
Balzan FC
1.44
Valletta FC
1.42
Floriana
1.15
Gudja United
1.08
Marsaxlokk
1.08
Sirens
0.96
Pietà Hotspurs
0.85
Zebbug Rangers
0.81
Santa Lucía
0.77
Floriana is 0.62 goals worse than Gzira United in terms of goals scored per game (1.15 vs 1.77).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Hamrun Spartans
0.38
Gzira United
0.73
Birkirkara
0.77
Valletta FC
0.88
Floriana
1.00
Sirens
1.23
Balzan FC
1.26
Mosta
1.27
Hibernians
1.44
Marsaxlokk
1.46
Gudja United
1.50
Santa Lucía
1.88
Zebbug Rangers
2.23
Pietà Hotspurs
2.50
Floriana is 0.27 goals worse than Gzira United in terms of goals conceded per game (1.00 vs 0.73).

⏱️ 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.

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 7. Handicap

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

FlorianaFloriana

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D20W01L01L10W00D00D00D00D01LH·SAN05/11A·GUD13/11H·MAR03/12A·HIB12/12A·PIE17/12H·SIR07/01H·BIR21/01A·VAL29/01H·HAM04/02A·MOS12/02
Avg total
0.6
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
0.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.290.380.300.100.270.64
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (8)0.000.250.000.000.000.50
vs Weaker (13)0.460.460.500.170.430.71
Clean sheet %67% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Gzira United) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Gzira UnitedGzira United

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-210W11D01L10W10W00D00D10W20W10WA·MOS04/11A·BIR12/11H·BAL03/12A·ZEB11/12A·SAN15/12H·GUD07/01A·MAR22/01H·HIB28/01A·PIE04/02H·SIR12/02
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.720.440.670.500.770.38
vs Stronger (4)0.500.750.671.000.000.00
vs Similar (18)0.780.330.750.380.800.30
vs Weaker (3)0.670.670.000.001.001.00
Clean sheet %64% (+33pp vs league)
This opponent (Floriana) is Stronger. 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.

🥅 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.
Floriana 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.
Floriana 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.
Floriana 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.
Gzira United 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.
Gzira United 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.
Gzira United 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.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

FlorianaFloriana

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-210W10W10W00D21W10W12L00D01L01LH·SAN05/11A·GUD13/11H·MAR03/12A·HIB12/12A·PIE17/12H·SIR07/01H·BIR21/01A·VAL29/01H·HAM04/02A·MOS12/02
Avg total
1.2
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.520.380.500.400.550.36
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (8)0.250.620.500.750.000.50
vs Weaker (13)0.690.230.500.170.860.29
Clean sheet %67% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Gzira United) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Gzira UnitedGzira United

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-410W00D00D10W00D11D30W10W40W00DA·MOS04/11A·BIR12/11H·BAL03/12A·ZEB11/12A·SAN15/12H·GUD07/01A·MAR22/01H·HIB28/01A·PIE04/02H·SIR12/02
Avg total
1.2
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
0.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.960.320.670.501.230.15
vs Stronger (4)0.000.750.001.000.000.00
vs Similar (18)1.110.170.880.251.300.10
vs Weaker (3)1.330.671.001.001.500.50
Clean sheet %72% (+41pp vs league)
This opponent (Floriana) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Under
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: Under
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: 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.

🥅 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.
Floriana over/under 0.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Floriana 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.
Floriana 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.
Gzira United over/under 0.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gzira United 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.
Gzira United 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.

🔥 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 3.584.8%-------✓ Hit

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HIB (28)
€5m
HS (23)
€5m
FLO (22)
€5m
VF (20)
€4m
MAR (22)
€4m
MOS (24)
€3m
GU (13)
€3m
BIR (12)
€3m
BF (10)
€2m
GU (1)
€0m
ZR (1)
€0m
Floriana's squad is €2m more valuable than Gzira United's (€5m vs €3m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HIB (10)
€2m
FLO (7)
€2m
VF (7)
€2m
BIR (6)
€2m
MAR (8)
€1m
MOS (8)
€1m
HS (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
GU (4)
€1m
GU (0)
€0m
ZR (0)
€0m
Floriana's attack is €1m more valuable than Gzira United's (€2m vs €1m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HS (10)
€3m
MAR (6)
€2m
VF (5)
€1m
FLO (6)
€1m
MOS (4)
€1m
GU (3)
€1m
HIB (4)
€1m
BIR (2)
€1m
BF (2)
€0m
GU (1)
€0m
ZR (0)
€0m
Floriana and Gzira United have a similar midfield value (both €1m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HIB (14)
€3m
FLO (9)
€2m
VF (8)
€2m
GU (6)
€1m
HS (6)
€1m
MOS (12)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
MAR (8)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
ZR (1)
€0m
GU (0)
€0m
Floriana and Gzira United have a similar defence value (both €2m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

1 previous meeting
0
FLO wins
0
Draws
1
GU wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Floriana vs Gzira United · H/A from FLO
DateH/AGameScore
16/10/22AGzira United Vs FLO1-0

FlorianaFloriana

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
12/02/23AMosta Vs FLO2-0
04/02/23HFLO Vs Hamrun Spartans0-1
29/01/23AValletta FC Vs FLO0-0
21/01/23HFLO Vs Birkirkara1-2
07/01/23HFLO Vs Sirens1-0
17/12/22APietà Hotspurs Vs FLO1-3
12/12/22AHibernians Vs FLO1-0
03/12/22HFLO Vs Marsaxlokk1-1
13/11/22AGudja United Vs FLO0-3
05/11/22HFLO Vs Santa Lucía1-0

Gzira UnitedGzira United

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
12/02/23HGU Vs Sirens1-0
04/02/23APietà Hotspurs Vs GU0-6
28/01/23HGU Vs Hibernians2-0
22/01/23AMarsaxlokk Vs GU0-3
07/01/23HGU Vs Gudja United1-1
15/12/22ASanta Lucía Vs GU0-1
11/12/22AZebbug Rangers Vs GU0-2
03/12/22HGU Vs Balzan FC0-1
12/11/22ABirkirkara Vs GU1-1
04/11/22AMosta Vs GU0-2

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Floriana
Floriana
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 4 Wins / 2 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLDLL1.29
HomeWDWLL1.60
AwayWLWDL1.00
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %33%40%27%
AVG goals1.571.301.82
Over 1.5 %43%40%45%
Over 2.5 %19%10%27%
Over 3.5 %10%0%18%
Scored0.810.800.82
Conceded0.760.501.00
BTTS24%30%18%
Clean Sheet43%60%27%
Corners7.508.007.00
Cards5.507.004.00
Gzira United
Gzira United
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 7 Wins / 2 Draws / 1 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDWWWW1.92
HomeLLDWW1.58
AwayDWWWW2.23
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %52%42%62%
AVG goals2.442.332.54
Over 1.5 %68%67%69%
Over 2.5 %44%42%46%
Over 3.5 %28%33%23%
Scored1.681.332.00
Conceded0.761.000.54
BTTS36%42%31%
Clean Sheet56%42%69%
Corners11.4010.0012.33
Cards8.608.508.67

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans2669
85%
2.7
4510+35
2.1
58%
35%
15%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
1311.70.4
-
2BirkirkaraBirkirkara2650
54%
1.9
5020+30
2.7
81%
50%
27%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
2111.90.8
-
3Gzira UnitedGzira United2648
54%
1.8
4619+27
2.5
73%
46%
23%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.80.7
-
4HiberniansHibernians2747
52%
1.7
4739+8
3.2
85%
56%
41%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2131.71.4
-
5Balzan FCBalzan FC2747
52%
1.7
3934+5
2.7
70%
59%
41%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1011.41.3
-
6MostaMosta2646
54%
1.8
4733+14
3.1
96%
69%
27%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.81.3
-
7Valletta FCValletta FC2637
35%
1.4
3723+14
2.3
62%
42%
23%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
2121.40.9
-
8FlorianaFloriana2637
38%
1.4
3026+4
2.2
58%
27%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2121.21.0
-
9SirensSirens2633
31%
1.3
2532-7
2.2
58%
38%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.01.2
-
10Gudja UnitedGudja United2629
31%
1.1
2839-11
2.6
77%
50%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.5
-
11MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk2625
19%
1.0
2838-10
2.5
77%
50%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
1211.11.5
-
12Santa LucíaSanta Lucía2615
15%
0.6
2049-29
2.7
81%
54%
27%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.81.9
-
13Zebbug RangersZebbug Rangers2614
15%
0.5
2158-37
3.0
81%
54%
35%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.82.2
-
14Pietà HotspursPietà Hotspurs2612
12%
0.5
2265-43
3.3
85%
65%
46%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.82.5
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Malta: Premier League 2022/23 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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