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Naxxar Lions

Vs

Tarxien Rainbows

Since 10/09/2022

NL wins

Draws

TR wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

11 Naxxar L… · 6 Tarxien…

Goals per game

2.83

both sides combined

Over 1.5

83%

of meetings

Over 2.5

67%

of meetings

BTTS

67%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-2

21 Feb 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Naxxar Lions vs Tarxien Rainbows: the head-to-head

Naxxar Lions have dominated the nascent chapter of their rivalry, winning four of the six fixtures that began in 2022. The tally stands at 4-1-1, with Naxxar Lions scoring 11 goals to Tarxien Rainbows’ 6, a total of 17 goals across the encounters and an average of 2.83 per game. In 83% of the meetings two or more goals were scored, while 67% saw three or more, and both sides found the net in 67% of the matches. The latest clash on 21 February 2026 ended 1-2 in favour of Tarxien Rainbows, their home side. When Naxxar Lions host, they win two of three games, whereas away they have won both of their three outings, with one draw and no losses.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Naxxar Lions

Tarxien Rainbows

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 6 games between these two clubs

67%

win %

17%

2.83

avg goals

2.83

83%

over 1.5 %

83%

67%

over 2.5 %

67%

17%

over 3.5 %

17%

1.83

scored

1.00

conceded

1.83

67%

btts

67%

33%

clean sheet

Top three rows are this fixture: 6 meetings, 4 to Naxxar Lions, 1 drawn, 1 to Tarxien Rainbows, at 2.83 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Naxxar Lions

Won at home

67%

2 of 3 home meetings

Won away

67%

2 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

17%

1 of 6 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Tarxien Rainbows

Won at home

0 of 3 home meetings

Won away

33%

1 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

17%

1 of 6 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Naxxar Li…
21 Feb 2026	Malta - Premier League	Tarxien Rainbows	1-2	Naxxar Lions	W	view
11 Jan 2026	Malta - Premier League	Naxxar Lions	1-0	Tarxien Rainbows	W	view
16 Sep 2025	Malta - Premier League	Naxxar Lions	2-3	Tarxien Rainbows	L	view
31 Mar 2023	Malta - Challenge League	Naxxar Lions	2-1	Tarxien Rainbows	W	view
29 Jan 2023	Malta - Challenge League	Tarxien Rainbows	0-3	Naxxar Lions	W	view
10 Sep 2022	Malta - Challenge League	Tarxien Rainbows	1-1	Naxxar Lions	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Naxxar Lions · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.0

Avg scored

0.8

Avg conceded

1.2

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.26 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.30	1.57	1.46	1.00	1.18	2.00
vs Stronger (7)	1.00	1.86	0.67	1.00	1.25	2.50
vs Similar (23)	1.39	1.48	1.70	1.00	1.15	1.85
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	17% (-14pp vs league)

Tarxien Rainbows · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.8

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.50 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.97	1.80	1.13	1.80	0.80	1.80
vs Stronger (4)	1.00	1.50	1.50	1.00	0.50	2.00
vs Similar (26)	0.96	1.85	1.08	1.92	0.85	1.77
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	10% (-16pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Naxxar Lions

WDDWLDLDLL

Last 10: 8 scored, 12 conceded.

Tarxien Rainbows

DLDDWDDWDD

Last 10: 14 scored, 14 conceded.

Naxxar Lions

Home · last 10

WWWDWDWLDL

5 won · 16 scored, 8 conceded

Away · last 10

WWLLLWDLDL

3 won · 13 scored, 22 conceded

Tarxien Rainbows

Home · last 10

LLLDDDWDDW

2 won · 14 scored, 15 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLDLWLDD

1 won · 6 scored, 17 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Naxxar Lions

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored20% / 80%

Conceded25% / 75%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 3 of 6 meetings have goal timings on record. See Naxxar Lions's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Tarxien Rainbows

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored25% / 75%

Conceded20% / 80%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 3 of 6 meetings have goal timings on record. See Tarxien Rainbows's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Floriana	4	10	75%	2.5	10	2	+8	3.0	100%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	5	2	1	2	2.5	0.5	-
2	Valletta FC	4	9	75%	2.2	10	4	+6	3.5	100%	75%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	2	1	2	2.5	1.0	-
3	Mosta	3	9	100%	3.0	5	1	+4	2.0	67%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	1.7	0.3	-
4	Marsaxlokk	3	7	67%	2.3	4	2	+2	2.0	67%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	2	1	1.3	0.7	-
5	Birkirkara	3	6	67%	2.0	5	1	+4	2.0	33%	33%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	2	1	1	1.7	0.3	-
6	Balzan FC	3	4	33%	1.3	4	4	+0	2.7	100%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	0	1	1.3	1.3	-
7	Zabbar St. Patrick	3	4	33%	1.3	4	5	-1	3.0	67%	33%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	1	2	1.3	1.7	-
8	Hibernians	4	4	25%	1.0	3	4	-1	1.8	75%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	5	2	1	3	0.8	1.0	-
9	Sliema Wanderers	3	3	33%	1.0	2	5	-3	2.3	100%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	7	3	2	2	0.7	1.7	-
10	Hamrun Spartans	3	1	0%	0.3	1	4	-3	1.7	67%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	5	1	3	1	0.3	1.3	-
11	Birzebbuga	3	0	0%	0.0	1	6	-5	2.3	67%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	2	1	0.3	2.0	-
12	Gzira United	4	0	0%	0.0	2	13	-11	3.8	100%	100%	50%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	0.5	3.2	-

Malta - Premier League 2026/27 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 →

07Squad value analysis💰

Naxxar LionsTarxien Rainbows

€4.6m

squad value

€4.2m

€4.1m

attack

€1.8m

€1.5m

midfield

€0.8m

€4.0m

defence

€2.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Naxxar Lions carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Naxxar Lions

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
21 Feb	@ Tarxien Rainbows	2-1	W
01 Mar	vs Birkirkara	0-0	D
08 Mar	@ Marsaxlokk	1-1	D
14 Mar	vs Hibernians	2-1	W
11 Apr	vs Floriana	0-1	L
15 Apr	vs Valletta FC	1-1	D
19 Apr	@ Hamrun Spartans	0-3	L
26 Apr	@ Gzira United	0-0	D
02 May	@ Marsaxlokk	2-3	L
10 May	vs Mosta	0-1	L

Tarxien Rainbows

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Feb	vs Sliema Wanderers	1-1	D
08 Mar	@ Valletta FC	1-3	L
15 Mar	vs Zabbar St. Patrick	1-1	D
11 Apr	vs Mosta	2-2	D
14 Apr	vs Hibernians	3-2	W
19 Apr	vs Zabbar St. Patrick	3-3	D
24 Apr	vs Birkirkara	0-0	D
30 Apr	vs Sliema Wanderers	2-1	W
05 May	@ Zabbar St. Patrick	1-1	D
10 May	@ Zabbar St. Patrick	0-0	D