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Marsaxlokk vs Hamrun Spartans Result & Analysis

Date: 25/11/2023
Time: 15:15
Final 0-1
Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk
Vs
16%
22%
61%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
Malta: Premier League
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

The model favours an away win, with Hamrun Spartans winning 61% of the time, a draw 22%, and Marsaxlokk 16%. The expected total is 3.1 goals, but the most likely total is two goals, a 23% chance. The single most probable scoreline is 1-1, with a 10.5% probability. Marsaxlokk, playing at home against a stronger side, averages 0.5 goals scored and 3.0 conceded. Hamrun Spartans, on the road against a weaker opponent, average 2.33 scored and 0.78 conceded. The model’s selection includes Over 1.5 goals at 82.3%. Marsaxlokk’s recent form shows a two-game winning streak, while Hamrun Spartans are coming off a draw. The match is expected to be tight, with the away side’s offensive edge and defensive solidity making a 1-1 draw the most likely outcome, though a win for Hamrun Spartans remains the favourite.

Results analysis

Marsaxlokk’s two-game winning streak ended at home as Hamrun Spartans secured a 0-1 victory, extending their own run of results. The pre-match favourite was an Away win, with a 61% probability, and the model’s call proved correct. The match far exceeded the model’s expected total of 3.1 goals, with only one goal scored. The suggested pick of Over 1.5, at 82.3%, missed. The final score of 0-1 confirmed the away win, aligning with the model’s prediction and leaving the total goal count well above the most likely 2-goal expectation.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Marsaxlokk win✗ Miss
16.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
22.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Hamrun Spartans win✓ Hit
61.2%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-523L15L11D51W11D31W10W01L23L20WA·SIR08/04H·FLO14/04A·VAL20/04H·NAX15/09A·GUD24/09H·SIR27/09A·SLI01/10H·VAL22/10A·MOS28/10A·BIR04/11
Avg total
3.4
Avg scored
1.8
Avg conceded
1.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.371.331.271.671.471.00
vs Stronger (4)0.751.750.503.001.000.50
vs Similar (21)1.431.381.451.551.401.20
vs Weaker (5)1.600.801.001.002.000.67
Clean sheet %20% (-11pp vs league)
This opponent (Hamrun Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans

Last 10 – goals for & against
60-610W16L12L10W40W30W40W11D21W11DA·DIN03/08H·FER10/08A·FER17/08H·BAL16/09A·NAX23/09H·GUD27/09A·SIR01/10H·SLI21/10A·VAL28/10H·MOS05/11
Avg total
3.0
Avg scored
1.9
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.700.831.500.811.930.86
vs Stronger (2)1.004.001.006.001.002.00
vs Similar (9)1.001.000.801.201.250.75
vs Weaker (19)2.110.421.900.102.330.78
Clean sheet %60% (+29pp vs league)
This opponent (Marsaxlokk) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%23%6%012%123%222%317%411%59%6+
The model estimates around 3.1 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (23%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
82.3%
Under 1.5
17.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
59.6%
Under 2.5
40.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
37.2%
Under 3.5
62.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
56.4%
No
43.6%
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
10.5%
1-2
9.9%
0-2
9.9%
0-1 ✓
8.6%
1-3
6.9%
0-3
6.9%
0-0
5.5%
2-2
5.0%
Marsaxlokk goals ↓
Hamrun Spartans goals →
01234
05.5%8.6%9.9%6.9%3.6%
13.6%11%9.9%6.9%3.6%
22.3%4.8%5.0%3.5%1.8%
30.8%1.6%1.7%1.2%0.6%
40.2%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Marsaxlokk goals (down), columns = Hamrun Spartans goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Hamrun Spartans
2.38
Floriana
2.19
Sliema Wanderers
1.92
Marsaxlokk
1.65
Birkirkara
1.38
Hibernians
1.35
Naxxar Lions
1.35
Balzan FC
1.31
Gzira United
1.27
Mosta
1.19
Santa Lucía
1.15
Valletta FC
1.04
Sirens
0.62
Gudja United
0.23
Marsaxlokk is 0.73 points worse than Hamrun Spartans in terms of average points per game (1.65 vs 2.38).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Hamrun Spartans
2.35
Floriana
2.04
Marsaxlokk
1.54
Gzira United
1.46
Sliema Wanderers
1.31
Naxxar Lions
1.23
Hibernians
1.12
Birkirkara
1.08
Balzan FC
1.00
Valletta FC
1.00
Santa Lucía
0.96
Mosta
0.73
Sirens
0.65
Gudja United
0.54
Marsaxlokk is 0.81 goals worse than Hamrun Spartans in terms of goals scored per game (1.54 vs 2.35).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Sliema Wanderers
0.46
Hamrun Spartans
0.62
Floriana
0.73
Marsaxlokk
0.88
Birkirkara
1.04
Balzan FC
1.08
Hibernians
1.08
Valletta FC
1.19
Mosta
1.23
Gzira United
1.27
Naxxar Lions
1.35
Santa Lucía
1.58
Sirens
1.92
Gudja United
2.58
Marsaxlokk is 0.27 goals worse than Hamrun Spartans in terms of goals conceded per game (0.88 vs 0.62).

⏱️ 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

MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-422D04L01L20W11D30W00D00D12L10WA·SIR08/04H·FLO14/04A·VAL20/04H·NAX15/09A·GUD24/09H·SIR27/09A·SLI01/10H·VAL22/10A·MOS28/10A·BIR04/11
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
1.0
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.770.470.800.470.730.47
vs Stronger (4)0.251.000.002.000.500.00
vs Similar (21)0.810.380.910.180.700.60
vs Weaker (5)1.000.401.000.501.000.33
Clean sheet %70% (+39pp vs league)
This opponent (Hamrun Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-210W01L11D00D20W20W20W10W20W11DA·DIN03/08H·FER10/08A·FER17/08H·BAL16/09A·NAX23/09H·GUD27/09A·SIR01/10H·SLI21/10A·VAL28/10H·MOS05/11
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
0.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.900.230.620.251.210.21
vs Stronger (2)0.501.000.001.001.001.00
vs Similar (9)0.670.220.400.401.000.00
vs Weaker (19)1.050.160.800.101.330.22
Clean sheet %83% (+53pp vs league)
This opponent (Marsaxlokk) is Weaker. 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.
Marsaxlokk 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.
Marsaxlokk 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.
Marsaxlokk 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.
Hamrun Spartans 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.
Hamrun Spartans 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.
Hamrun Spartans 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

MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L11D10W31W00D01L10W01L11D10WA·SIR08/04H·FLO14/04A·VAL20/04H·NAX15/09A·GUD24/09H·SIR27/09A·SLI01/10H·VAL22/10A·MOS28/10A·BIR04/11
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.600.870.471.200.730.53
vs Stronger (4)0.500.750.501.000.500.50
vs Similar (21)0.621.000.551.360.700.60
vs Weaker (5)0.600.400.000.501.000.33
Clean sheet %30% (-1pp vs league)
This opponent (Hamrun Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-500D15L01L10W20W10W20W01L01L00DA·DIN03/08H·FER10/08A·FER17/08H·BAL16/09A·NAX23/09H·GUD27/09A·SIR01/10H·SLI21/10A·VAL28/10H·MOS05/11
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.800.600.880.560.710.64
vs Stronger (2)0.503.001.005.000.001.00
vs Similar (9)0.330.780.400.800.250.75
vs Weaker (19)1.050.261.100.001.000.56
Clean sheet %63% (+33pp vs league)
This opponent (Marsaxlokk) is Weaker. 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.
Marsaxlokk 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.
Marsaxlokk 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.
Marsaxlokk 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.
Hamrun Spartans 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.
Hamrun Spartans 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.
Hamrun Spartans 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 1.582.3%-------✗ Miss

🎽 13. Player market rates

Hamrun Spartans
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Joseph Mbong67%
Seth Paintsil0%
Julian Nenov0%
Federico Marchetti0%
Ognjen Bjeličić0%
Nemanja Krstić0%
Eder0%
Steve Borg0%
Juan Corbalan0%
Emerson0%
Ryan Camenzuli0%
Jonny0%
Elionay0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Julian Nenov33%
Federico Marchetti33%
Ognjen Bjeličić33%
Steve Borg33%
Juan Corbalan33%
Joseph Mbong33%
Seth Paintsil0%
Nemanja Krstić0%
Eder0%
Emerson0%
Ryan Camenzuli0%
Jonny0%
Elionay0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Seth Paintsil0%
Julian Nenov0%
Federico Marchetti0%
Ognjen Bjeličić0%
Nemanja Krstić0%
Eder0%
Steve Borg0%
Juan Corbalan0%
Joseph Mbong0%
Emerson0%
Ryan Camenzuli0%
Jonny0%
Elionay0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Ognjen Bjeličić33%
Seth Paintsil0%
Julian Nenov0%
Federico Marchetti0%
Nemanja Krstić0%
Eder0%
Steve Borg0%
Juan Corbalan0%
Joseph Mbong0%
Emerson0%
Ryan Camenzuli0%
Jonny0%
Elionay0%
Players with at least 3 appearances, top 10 per market – scroll each card for the rest. These are shares of matches played, which is how these markets settle, not per-90 rates.

💰 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
MAR (22)
€4m
MOS (24)
€3m
GU (13)
€3m
BIR (12)
€3m
BF (10)
€2m
NL (16)
€1m
GU (1)
€0m
Marsaxlokk's squad is €1m less valuable than Hamrun Spartans's (€4m vs €5m).

⚔️ 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
HS (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
GU (4)
€1m
NL (4)
€0m
GU (0)
€0m
Marsaxlokk and Hamrun Spartans have a similar attack value (both €1m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HS (10)
€3m
SW (4)
€2m
MAR (6)
€2m
VF (5)
€1m
FLO (6)
€1m
MOS (4)
€1m
GU (3)
€1m
HIB (4)
€1m
BIR (2)
€1m
NL (5)
€0m
BF (2)
€0m
GU (1)
€0m
Marsaxlokk's midfield is €1m less valuable than Hamrun Spartans's (€2m vs €3m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HIB (14)
€3m
SW (10)
€2m
FLO (9)
€2m
VF (8)
€2m
GU (6)
€1m
HS (6)
€1m
MOS (12)
€1m
BIR (4)
€1m
MAR (8)
€1m
NL (7)
€1m
BF (4)
€1m
GU (0)
€0m
Marsaxlokk and Hamrun Spartans have a similar defence value (both €1m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

2 previous meetings
0
MAR wins
0
Draws
2
HS wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Marsaxlokk vs Hamrun Spartans · H/A from MAR
DateH/AGameScore
16/12/22HMAR Vs Hamrun Spartans0-1
07/09/22AHamrun Spartans Vs MAR1-0

MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
04/11/23ABirkirkara Vs MAR0-2
28/10/23AMosta Vs MAR3-2
22/10/23HMAR Vs Valletta FC0-1
01/10/23ASliema Wanderers Vs MAR0-1
27/09/23HMAR Vs Sirens3-1
24/09/23AGudja United Vs MAR1-1
15/09/23HMAR Vs Naxxar Lions5-1
20/04/23AValletta FC Vs MAR1-1
14/04/23HMAR Vs Floriana1-5
08/04/23ASirens Vs MAR3-2

Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
05/11/23HHS Vs Mosta1-1
28/10/23AValletta FC Vs HS1-2
21/10/23HHS Vs Sliema Wanderers1-1
01/10/23ASirens Vs HS0-4
27/09/23HHS Vs Gudja United3-0
23/09/23ANaxxar Lions Vs HS0-4
16/09/23HHS Vs Balzan FC1-0
17/08/23AFerencvarosi TC Vs HS2-1
10/08/23HHS Vs Ferencvarosi TC1-6
03/08/23ADinamo Tbilisi Vs HS0-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 4 Wins / 2 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWLLW1.15
HomeLLWWL0.81
AwayDDWLW1.47
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %27%19%35%
AVG goals2.643.062.24
Over 1.5 %76%81%71%
Over 2.5 %48%62%35%
Over 3.5 %24%31%18%
Scored1.271.251.29
Conceded1.361.810.94
BTTS67%75%59%
Clean Sheet21%6%35%
Corners---
Cards---
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
Malta: Premier League
Recent: 6 Wins / 2 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWDWD2.23
HomeLWWDD2.29
AwayWLWWW2.17
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %70%71%70%
AVG goals2.512.422.61
Over 1.5 %64%62%65%
Over 2.5 %47%38%57%
Over 3.5 %23%21%26%
Scored1.681.621.74
Conceded0.830.790.87
BTTS38%29%48%
Clean Sheet55%62%48%
Corners9.008.839.20
Cards4.645.333.80

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Hamrun SpartansHamrun Spartans2662
73%
2.4
6116+45
3.0
81%
58%
35%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
1312.30.6
-
2FlorianaFloriana2657
69%
2.2
5319+34
2.8
85%
50%
27%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2122.00.7
-
3Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers2650
54%
1.9
3412+22
1.8
50%
23%
12%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
7
3221.30.5
-
4MarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk2643
46%
1.7
4023+17
2.4
69%
42%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
1211.50.9
-
5BirkirkaraBirkirkara2636
35%
1.4
2827+1
2.1
77%
31%
12%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
2111.11.0
-
6HiberniansHibernians2635
35%
1.3
2928+1
2.2
73%
35%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2131.11.1
-
7Naxxar LionsNaxxar Lions2635
35%
1.3
3235-3
2.6
77%
46%
27%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
0011.21.3
-
8Balzan FCBalzan FC2634
31%
1.3
2628-2
2.1
58%
31%
15%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1011.01.1
-
9Gzira UnitedGzira United2633
35%
1.3
3833+5
2.7
73%
50%
27%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.51.3
-
10MostaMosta2631
27%
1.2
1932-13
2.0
65%
35%
15%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1110.71.2
-
11Santa LucíaSanta Lucía2630
31%
1.2
2541-16
2.5
73%
50%
31%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.01.6
-
12Valletta FCValletta FC2627
23%
1.0
2631-5
2.2
73%
27%
12%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
2121.01.2
-
13SirensSirens2616
12%
0.6
1750-33
2.6
85%
58%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.71.9
-
14Gudja UnitedGudja United266
0%
0.2
1467-53
3.1
85%
58%
31%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.52.6
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