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Hibernians vs Birkirkara Result & Analysis

Date: 05/11/2022
Time: 13:00
Final 1-1
Hibernians
Hibernians
Vs
23%
27%
50%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Birkirkara
Birkirkara
Malta: Premier League
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Hibernians face Birkirkara with the model favouring an away win. The odds lean 23% for a home victory, 27% for a draw, and 50% for Birkirkara to come out on top. The expected total goals hover at 2.6, with the most likely total being two goals, a 26% chance. The single most probable scoreline is 1-1, carrying a 13% probability. Hibernians, playing at home against a similar-strength opponent, average 0.5 goals scored and concede 1.0, while Birkirkara on the road against comparable opposition net 2.0 and allow only 0.5. The model’s selections include Over 1.5 with a 75.3% chance and Under 3.5 at 72.6%. The home win percentage is 23%, the draw 27%, and the away win 50%. All picks are presented with their exact probabilities, and no other outcomes are assigned win chances.

Results analysis

The draw shocked everyone, as the pre-match favourite, Birkirkara, failed to deliver. Hibernians, coming off a draw, held the home side to a 1-1 stalemate, while Birkirkara, fresh from a defeat, could not secure the win the model had predicted with a 50% probability. The model’s call was wrong. The suggested picks proved accurate: Over 1.5 goals hit at 75.3% and Under 3.5 goals hit at 72.6%. The final score of 1-1 matched the most likely 1-1 outcome, which had a 13% chance, and the match finished in a draw, the actual result.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Hibernians win✗ Miss
23.2%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✓ Hit
27.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Birkirkara win✗ Miss
49.5%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

HiberniansHibernians

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-513L11D14L50W12L20W10W32W21W11DH·RĪG11/08A·VAL21/08H·HAM29/08A·MOS04/09H·GZI11/09A·BAL02/10H·ZEB07/10A·SAN16/10H·GUD22/10A·MAR30/10
Avg total
3.2
Avg scored
1.8
Avg conceded
1.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.531.401.291.711.751.12
vs Stronger (5)1.402.201.673.001.001.00
vs Similar (8)1.621.120.501.002.001.17
vs Weaker (2)1.500.501.500.50--
Clean sheet %27% (-4pp vs league)
This opponent (Birkirkara) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

BirkirkaraBirkirkara

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-420W21W10W40W30W11D00D01L12LH·SIR19/08A·ZEB27/08H·FLO03/09A·SAN11/09H·VAL02/10A·GUD08/10H·HAM15/10A·MAR23/10H·MOS29/10
Avg total
2.1
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.560.561.400.401.750.75
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (7)1.570.431.400.402.000.50
vs Weaker (2)1.501.00--1.501.00
Clean sheet %56% (+25pp vs league)
This opponent (Hibernians) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%13%20%26%8%016%126%222%314%48%55%6+
The model estimates around 2.6 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (26%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
75.3%
Under 1.5
24.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
49.3%
Under 2.5
50.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
27.4%
Under 3.5
72.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
52.8%
No
47.2%
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 ✓
13.0%
0-1
10.2%
1-2
9.5%
0-2
9.2%
0-0
8.3%
1-0
6.2%
2-1
6.1%
1-3
5.1%
Hibernians goals ↓
Birkirkara goals →
01234
08.3%10%9.2%4.9%2.0%
16.2%13%9.5%5.1%2.1%
23.8%6.1%4.9%2.6%1.1%
31.3%2.1%1.7%0.9%0.4%
40.3%0.5%0.4%0.2%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Hibernians goals (down), columns = Birkirkara 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
Hibernians is 0.18 points worse than Birkirkara in terms of average points per game (1.74 vs 1.92).

⚔️ 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
Hibernians is 0.18 goals worse than Birkirkara in terms of goals scored per game (1.74 vs 1.92).

🛡️ 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
Hibernians is 0.68 goals worse than Birkirkara in terms of goals conceded per game (1.44 vs 0.77).

⏱️ 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

HiberniansHibernians

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-201L00D02L20W10W20W00D11D11D00DH·RĪG11/08A·VAL21/08H·HAM29/08A·MOS04/09H·GZI11/09A·BAL02/10H·ZEB07/10A·SAN16/10H·GUD22/10A·MAR30/10
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/game0.670.470.570.570.750.38
vs Stronger (5)0.600.600.671.000.500.00
vs Similar (8)0.750.380.500.000.830.50
vs Weaker (2)0.500.500.500.50--
Clean sheet %67% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Birkirkara) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

BirkirkaraBirkirkara

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D11D00D00D10W01L00D00D12LH·SIR19/08A·ZEB27/08H·FLO03/09A·SAN11/09H·VAL02/10A·GUD08/10H·HAM15/10A·MAR23/10H·MOS29/10
Avg total
0.8
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
0.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.330.440.400.400.250.50
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (7)0.290.290.400.400.000.00
vs Weaker (2)0.501.00--0.501.00
Clean sheet %67% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Hibernians) is Similar. 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: 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.
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.
Hibernians over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Hibernians 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.
Hibernians 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.
Birkirkara 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.
Birkirkara 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.
Birkirkara 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

HiberniansHibernians

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-312L11D12L30W02L00D10W21W10W11DH·RĪG11/08A·VAL21/08H·HAM29/08A·MOS04/09H·GZI11/09A·BAL02/10H·ZEB07/10A·SAN16/10H·GUD22/10A·MAR30/10
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.870.930.711.141.000.75
vs Stronger (5)0.801.601.002.000.501.00
vs Similar (8)0.880.750.001.001.170.67
vs Weaker (2)1.000.001.000.00--
Clean sheet %33% (+3pp vs league)
This opponent (Birkirkara) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

BirkirkaraBirkirkara

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-420W10W10W40W20W10W00D01L00DH·SIR19/08A·ZEB27/08H·FLO03/09A·SAN11/09H·VAL02/10A·GUD08/10H·HAM15/10A·MAR23/10H·MOS29/10
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
0.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.220.111.000.001.500.25
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (7)1.290.141.000.002.000.50
vs Weaker (2)1.000.00--1.000.00
Clean sheet %89% (+58pp vs league)
This opponent (Hibernians) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half 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.
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.
Hibernians over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Hibernians 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.
Hibernians 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.
Birkirkara 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.
Birkirkara 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.
Birkirkara 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 1.575.3%-------✓ Hit
Under 3.572.6%-------✓ 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
Hibernians's squad is €3m more valuable than Birkirkara'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
Hibernians and Birkirkara have a similar attack value (both €2m).

🧠 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
Hibernians and Birkirkara 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
Hibernians's defence is €2m more valuable than Birkirkara's (€3m vs €1m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

No previous meetings
0
HIB wins
0
Draws
0
BIR wins

Head-to-head

Hibernians vs Birkirkara · H/A from HIB
DateH/AGameScore
No games.

HiberniansHibernians

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
30/10/22AMarsaxlokk Vs HIB1-1
22/10/22HHIB Vs Gudja United2-1
16/10/22ASanta Lucía Vs HIB2-3
07/10/22HHIB Vs Zebbug Rangers1-0
02/10/22ABalzan FC Vs HIB0-2
11/09/22HHIB Vs Gzira United1-2
04/09/22AMosta Vs HIB0-5
29/08/22HHIB Vs Hamrun Spartans1-4
21/08/22AValletta FC Vs HIB1-1
11/08/22HHIB Vs Rīgas FS1-3

BirkirkaraBirkirkara

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
29/10/22HBIR Vs Mosta1-2
23/10/22AMarsaxlokk Vs BIR1-0
15/10/22HBIR Vs Hamrun Spartans0-0
08/10/22AGudja United Vs BIR1-1
02/10/22HBIR Vs Valletta FC3-0
11/09/22ASanta Lucía Vs BIR0-4
03/09/22HBIR Vs Floriana1-0
27/08/22AZebbug Rangers Vs BIR1-2
19/08/22HBIR Vs Sirens2-0

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Hibernians
Hibernians
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 5 Wins / 2 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWWWD1.53
HomeLLLWW1.43
AwayDWWWD1.62
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %40%43%38%
AVG goals2.933.002.88
Over 1.5 %87%71%100%
Over 2.5 %53%71%38%
Over 3.5 %33%43%25%
Scored1.531.291.75
Conceded1.401.711.12
BTTS67%71%62%
Clean Sheet27%29%25%
Corners6.836.337.33
Cards5.506.005.00
Birkirkara
Birkirkara
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 5 Wins / 2 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWDDLL1.89
HomeWWWDL2.00
AwayWWDL1.75
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %56%60%50%
AVG goals2.111.802.50
Over 1.5 %67%60%75%
Over 2.5 %44%40%50%
Over 3.5 %11%0%25%
Scored1.561.401.75
Conceded0.560.400.75
BTTS33%20%50%
Clean Sheet56%80%25%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 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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