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Floriana vs Gzira United Result & Analysis

Date: 27/09/2024
Time: 16:00
Final 2-1
Floriana
Floriana
Vs
39%
26%
35%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Gzira United
Gzira United
Malta: Premier League
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

The contest between Floriana and Gzira United is finely balanced, with the model favouring a home win. Floriana’s recent unbeaten run of five games, including a 1-1 draw against Hamrun Spartans, contrasts with Gzira United’s four consecutive defeats, the latest a 1-2 loss to Balzan FC. The odds are 39% for a Floriana victory, 26% for a draw, and 35% for a Gzira win. The expected total of goals is 3.0, yet the most probable aggregate is two goals, with a 1-1 scoreline emerging as the single most likely result at 12.2%. Floriana, playing at home against a weaker side, averages 2.6 goals scored and 1.1 conceded, while Gzira United, away against a stronger opponent, averages 0.67 goals scored and 1.0 conceded. The model’s selection, Over 1.5, carries an 81.8% probability. All figures are presented once, with no repetition.

Results analysis

The model’s forecast proved accurate as Floriana secured a 2-1 victory, extending their unbeaten run in the last five matches. The pre-match favourite, Home win, was assigned a 39% probability and the prediction was correct. The single suggested pick, Over 1.5, carried an 81.8% chance and also hit. Floriana’s 2-1 win matched the most likely scoreline of 1-1, 2-1 or 1-2, with the 2-1 result falling within the top-scoring possibilities. Gzira United, after four consecutive losses, could not overturn the home advantage, and the final score confirmed the model’s overall assessment.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Floriana win✓ Hit
38.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
26.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Gzira United win✗ Miss
35.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

FlorianaFloriana

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-413L31W11D01L04L33D11D30W20W11DA·GZI03/05H·TRE11/07A·TRE18/07H·GUI25/07A·GUI01/08H·MEL17/08A·HAM24/08A·ZAB28/08A·NAX16/09H·HIB22/09
Avg total
3.0
Avg scored
1.5
Avg conceded
1.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.831.002.071.211.620.81
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (10)1.001.300.751.501.171.17
vs Weaker (20)2.250.852.601.101.900.60
Clean sheet %43% (+13pp 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
30-311D01L00D12L31W10W02L20W32W22DA·MAR06/04H·HAM13/04H·BIR20/04A·SAN28/04H·FLO03/05A·MAR18/08A·HIB25/08H·MOS29/08A·MEL14/09H·SLI21/09
Avg total
2.4
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.531.171.361.141.691.19
vs Stronger (7)1.001.291.251.500.671.00
vs Similar (21)1.431.191.221.111.581.25
vs Weaker (2)4.500.503.000.006.001.00
Clean sheet %30% (-1pp vs league)
This opponent (Floriana) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%12%17%23%6%012%123%222%317%410%59%6+
The model estimates around 3.0 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (23%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
81.8%
Under 1.5
18.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
58.5%
Under 2.5
41.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
36.1%
Under 3.5
63.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
62.1%
No
37.9%
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
12.2%
2-1 ✓
8.6%
1-2
8.2%
1-0
6.4%
2-2
6.4%
0-1
6.0%
0-0
5.9%
2-0
5.8%
Floriana goals ↓
Gzira United goals →
01234
05.9%6.0%5.2%2.6%0.9%
16.4%12%8.2%4.0%1.5%
25.8%8.6%6.4%3.1%1.2%
33.0%4.5%3.3%1.6%0.6%
41.2%1.8%1.3%0.6%0.2%
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
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
Floriana is 0.63 points better than Gzira United in terms of average points per game (1.94 vs 1.31).

⚔️ 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
Floriana is 0.47 goals better than Gzira United in terms of goals scored per game (1.53 vs 1.06).

🛡️ 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
Floriana is 0.64 goals better than Gzira United in terms of goals conceded per game (0.68 vs 1.31).

⏱️ 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
40-411D00D00D00D04L12L11D30W00D00DA·GZI03/05H·TRE11/07A·TRE18/07H·GUI25/07A·GUI01/08H·MEL17/08A·HAM24/08A·ZAB28/08A·NAX16/09H·HIB22/09
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.730.530.640.710.810.38
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (10)0.300.900.001.000.500.83
vs Weaker (20)0.950.350.900.601.000.10
Clean sheet %70% (+39pp 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
20-210W01L00D02L11D00D00D10W11D01LA·MAR06/04H·HAM13/04H·BIR20/04A·SAN28/04H·FLO03/05A·MAR18/08A·HIB25/08H·MOS29/08A·MEL14/09H·SLI21/09
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.4
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.570.430.500.360.620.50
vs Stronger (7)0.290.430.250.750.330.00
vs Similar (21)0.520.430.440.220.580.58
vs Weaker (2)2.000.502.000.002.001.00
Clean sheet %63% (+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: 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.

🥅 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: Over
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
30-302L31W11D01L00D21W00D00D20W11DA·GZI03/05H·TRE11/07A·TRE18/07H·GUI25/07A·GUI01/08H·MEL17/08A·HAM24/08A·ZAB28/08A·NAX16/09H·HIB22/09
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.100.471.430.500.810.44
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (10)0.700.400.750.500.670.33
vs Weaker (20)1.300.501.700.500.900.50
Clean sheet %57% (+26pp 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
20-201L00D00D10W20W10W02L10W21W21WA·MAR06/04H·HAM13/04H·BIR20/04A·SAN28/04H·FLO03/05A·MAR18/08A·HIB25/08H·MOS29/08A·MEL14/09H·SLI21/09
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.970.730.860.791.060.69
vs Stronger (7)0.710.861.000.750.331.00
vs Similar (21)0.900.760.780.891.000.67
vs Weaker (2)2.500.001.000.004.000.00
Clean sheet %47% (+16pp 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
Over 1.581.8%-------✓ Hit

💰 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
Floriana's squad is €2m more valuable than Gzira United's (€5m vs €3m).

⚔️ 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
Floriana's attack is €1m more valuable than Gzira United's (€2m vs €1m).

🧠 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
Floriana and Gzira United 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
GU (6)
€1m
HS (6)
€1m
MOS (12)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
MAR (8)
€1m
NL (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
Floriana and Gzira United have a similar defence value (both €2m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

4 previous meetings
0
FLO wins
1
Draws
3
GU wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Floriana vs Gzira United · H/A from FLO
DateH/AGameScore
03/05/24AGzira United Vs FLO3-1
21/01/24HFLO Vs Gzira United0-1
18/02/23HFLO Vs Gzira United1-1
16/10/22AGzira United Vs FLO1-0

FlorianaFloriana

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
22/09/24HFLO Vs Hibernians1-1
16/09/24ANaxxar Lions Vs FLO0-2
28/08/24AZabbar St. Patrick Vs FLO0-3
24/08/24AHamrun Spartans Vs FLO1-1
17/08/24HFLO Vs Melita3-3
01/08/24AGuimaraes Vs FLO4-0
25/07/24HFLO Vs Guimaraes0-1
18/07/24ATre Penne Vs FLO1-1
11/07/24HFLO Vs Tre Penne3-1
03/05/24AGzira United Vs FLO3-1

Gzira UnitedGzira United

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
21/09/24HGU Vs Sliema Wanderers2-2
14/09/24AMelita Vs GU2-3
29/08/24HGU Vs Mosta2-0
25/08/24AHibernians Vs GU2-0
18/08/24AMarsaxlokk Vs GU0-1
03/05/24HGU Vs Floriana3-1
28/04/24ASanta Lucía Vs GU2-1
20/04/24HGU Vs Birkirkara0-0
13/04/24HGU Vs Hamrun Spartans0-1
06/04/24AMarsaxlokk Vs GU1-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Floriana
Floriana
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 3 Wins / 4 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDDWWD1.78
HomeLWLDD1.72
AwayDLDWW1.84
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %52%48%56%
AVG goals2.722.842.60
Over 1.5 %80%76%84%
Over 2.5 %44%40%48%
Over 3.5 %28%32%24%
Scored1.721.681.76
Conceded1.001.160.84
BTTS40%48%32%
Clean Sheet42%36%48%
Corners---
Cards---
Gzira United
Gzira United
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 4 Wins / 3 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLWWD1.42
HomeLDWWD1.36
AwayDLWLW1.48
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %40%36%44%
AVG goals2.722.642.80
Over 1.5 %78%84%72%
Over 2.5 %48%48%48%
Over 3.5 %28%28%28%
Scored1.521.361.68
Conceded1.201.281.12
BTTS48%52%44%
Clean Sheet34%32%36%
Corners8.006.0010.00
Cards5.004.505.50

🏆 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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