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Mtarfa vs Lija Athletic Result & Analysis

Date: 04/02/2023
Time: 13:00
Final 0-1
Mtarfa
Mtarfa
Vs
26%
24%
50%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Lija Athletic
Lija Athletic
Malta: Challenge League
Referee: -

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Mtarfa win✗ Miss
26.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
24.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Lija Athletic win✓ Hit
49.6%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

MtarfaMtarfa

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-413L04L03L13L02L23L10W10W01L12LA·ATT05/11H·ST.13/11A·VIT03/12H·SLI10/12A·MAR15/12H·QRE18/12A·ZEJ22/12H·MQA08/01H·QRE22/01A·ST.29/01
Avg total
2.8
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
2.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.631.630.801.600.441.67
vs Stronger (9)0.331.440.252.000.401.00
vs Similar (8)1.121.881.401.200.673.00
vs Weaker (2)0.001.500.002.000.001.00
Clean sheet %21% (-5pp vs league)
This opponent (Lija Athletic) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Lija AthleticLija Athletic

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-533D24L21W12L22D23L22D15L31W01LA·QRE06/11H·ZEJ14/11A·MQA03/12H·SAN08/12A·MEL13/12A·NAX16/12H·SWI20/12A·ZUR08/01A·MAR22/01H·MAR28/01
Avg total
4.2
Avg scored
1.8
Avg conceded
2.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.631.791.111.562.102.00
vs Stronger (1)0.001.00--0.001.00
vs Similar (14)1.861.711.141.712.571.71
vs Weaker (4)1.252.251.001.001.503.50
Clean sheet %16% (-10pp vs league)
This opponent (Mtarfa) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%22%5%011%122%222%318%412%511%6+
The model estimates around 3.2 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 3 (22%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
84.3%
Under 1.5
15.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
62.7%
Under 2.5
37.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
40.5%
Under 3.5
59.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
63.6%
No
36.4%
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
11.0%
1-2
9.5%
0-2
7.1%
2-1
6.7%
0-1 ✓
6.5%
2-2
6.3%
1-3
6.0%
0-0
4.9%
Mtarfa goals ↓
Lija Athletic goals →
01234
04.9%6.5%7.1%4.5%2.1%
14.3%11%9.5%6.0%2.8%
23.5%6.7%6.3%4.0%1.9%
31.6%3.0%2.8%1.8%0.8%
40.5%1.0%0.9%0.6%0.3%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Mtarfa goals (down), columns = Lija Athletic goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Sliema Wanderers
2.78
Naxxar Lions
2.22
Swieqi United
1.79
Zejtun Corinthians
1.74
Tarxien Rainbows
1.70
Fgura United
1.46
St. Andrews
1.43
Lija Athletic
1.39
Attard
1.32
Melita
1.26
Marsa
1.25
San Gwann
1.21
Zurrieq
1.19
Qrendi
1.11
Marsaskala
1.04
Mqabba
0.79
Vittoriosa Stars
0.79
Mtarfa
0.75
Mtarfa is 0.64 points worse than Lija Athletic in terms of average points per game (0.75 vs 1.39).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Sliema Wanderers
2.44
Naxxar Lions
2.15
Tarxien Rainbows
2.04
Fgura United
2.04
Swieqi United
1.89
Zejtun Corinthians
1.89
Lija Athletic
1.82
Marsaskala
1.79
Melita
1.56
Marsa
1.43
Zurrieq
1.41
Attard
1.39
Qrendi
1.36
St. Andrews
1.32
San Gwann
1.18
Mqabba
1.04
Vittoriosa Stars
0.96
Mtarfa
0.75
Mtarfa is 1.07 goals worse than Lija Athletic in terms of goals scored per game (0.75 vs 1.82).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Sliema Wanderers
0.52
Naxxar Lions
1.04
Tarxien Rainbows
1.19
Melita
1.33
Swieqi United
1.36
Fgura United
1.39
St. Andrews
1.43
Marsa
1.50
Mtarfa
1.61
San Gwann
1.61
Attard
1.61
Zejtun Corinthians
1.67
Qrendi
1.86
Lija Athletic
1.93
Mqabba
2.00
Marsaskala
2.04
Vittoriosa Stars
2.04
Zurrieq
2.22
Mtarfa is 0.32 goals better than Lija Athletic in terms of goals conceded per game (1.61 vs 1.93).

⏱️ 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

MtarfaMtarfa

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L01L02L03L02L10W00D10W01L01LH·FGU01/11A·ATT05/11H·ST.13/11A·VIT03/12A·MAR15/12H·QRE18/12A·ZEJ22/12H·MQA08/01H·QRE22/01A·ST.29/01
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.2
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.190.880.330.670.001.14
vs Stronger (8)0.000.880.001.000.000.80
vs Similar (7)0.430.860.600.400.002.00
vs Weaker (1)0.001.000.001.00--
Clean sheet %38% (+11pp vs league)
This opponent (Lija Athletic) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Lija AthleticLija Athletic

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L31W22D11D12L00D10W11D10W00DH·MAR03/11A·QRE06/11H·ZEJ14/11A·MQA03/12H·SAN08/12A·MEL13/12H·SWI20/12A·ZUR08/01A·MAR22/01H·MAR28/01
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/game0.940.720.670.781.220.67
vs Stronger (1)0.001.00--0.001.00
vs Similar (13)1.000.850.711.001.330.67
vs Weaker (4)1.000.250.500.001.500.50
Clean sheet %44% (+18pp vs league)
This opponent (Mtarfa) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time 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.
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.
Mtarfa 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.
Mtarfa 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.
Mtarfa 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.
Lija Athletic 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.
Lija Athletic 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.
Lija Athletic 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

MtarfaMtarfa

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L12L02L00D00D13L10W00D00D11DH·FGU01/11A·ATT05/11H·ST.13/11A·VIT03/12A·MAR15/12H·QRE18/12A·ZEJ22/12H·MQA08/01H·QRE22/01A·ST.29/01
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.4
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.440.620.440.780.430.43
vs Stronger (8)0.250.380.000.670.400.20
vs Similar (7)0.710.860.800.800.501.00
vs Weaker (1)0.001.000.001.00--
Clean sheet %62% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Lija Athletic) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Lija AthleticLija Athletic

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-401L02L02L10W00D22D12L04L21W01LH·MAR03/11A·QRE06/11H·ZEJ14/11A·MQA03/12H·SAN08/12A·MEL13/12H·SWI20/12A·ZUR08/01A·MAR22/01H·MAR28/01
Avg total
2.1
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
1.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.671.000.440.780.891.22
vs Stronger (1)0.000.00--0.000.00
vs Similar (13)0.850.770.430.711.330.83
vs Weaker (4)0.252.000.501.000.003.00
Clean sheet %44% (+18pp vs league)
This opponent (Mtarfa) is Weaker. 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.
Mtarfa 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.
Mtarfa 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.
Mtarfa 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.
Lija Athletic 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.
Lija Athletic 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.
Lija Athletic 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 1.584.3%-------✗ Miss

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (25)
€7m
NL (16)
€1m
TR (8)
€1m
SU (2)
€0m
ZUR (1)
€0m
FU (1)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (11)
€3m
NL (4)
€0m
TR (2)
€0m
SU (2)
€0m
FU (1)
€0m
ZUR (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (4)
€2m
NL (5)
€0m
TR (2)
€0m
SU (0)
€0m
ZUR (0)
€0m
FU (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SW (10)
€2m
NL (7)
€1m
TR (4)
€0m
ZUR (1)
€0m
SU (0)
€0m
FU (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

1 previous meeting
0
MTA wins
1
Draws
0
LA wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Mtarfa vs Lija Athletic · H/A from MTA
DateH/AGameScore
07/09/22ALija Athletic Vs MTA0-0

MtarfaMtarfa

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
29/01/23ASt. Andrews Vs MTA2-1
22/01/23HMTA Vs Qrendi0-1
08/01/23HMTA Vs Mqabba1-0
22/12/22AZejtun Corinthians Vs MTA0-1
18/12/22HMTA Vs Qrendi2-3
15/12/22AMarsa Vs MTA2-0
10/12/22HMTA Vs Sliema Wanderers1-3
03/12/22AVittoriosa Stars Vs MTA3-0
13/11/22HMTA Vs St. Andrews0-4
05/11/22AAttard Vs MTA3-1

Lija AthleticLija Athletic

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
28/01/23HLA Vs Marsa0-1
22/01/23AMarsaskala Vs LA1-3
08/01/23AZurrieq Vs LA5-1
20/12/22HLA Vs Swieqi United2-2
16/12/22ANaxxar Lions Vs LA3-2
13/12/22AMelita Vs LA2-2
08/12/22HLA Vs San Gwann1-2
03/12/22AMqabba Vs LA1-2
14/11/22HLA Vs Zejtun Corinthians2-4
06/11/22AQrendi Vs LA3-3

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Mtarfa
Mtarfa
Malta: Challenge League
Recent: 2 Wins / 0 Draws / 8 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWWLL0.74
HomeLLLWL1.00
AwayLLLWL0.44
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %21%30%11%
AVG goals2.262.402.11
Over 1.5 %58%60%56%
Over 2.5 %47%50%44%
Over 3.5 %26%30%22%
Scored0.630.800.44
Conceded1.631.601.67
BTTS37%40%33%
Clean Sheet21%20%22%
Corners---
Cards---
Lija Athletic
Lija Athletic
Malta: Challenge League
Recent: 2 Wins / 3 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLDLWL1.21
HomeLLLDL0.89
AwayWDLLW1.50
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %32%22%40%
AVG goals3.422.674.10
Over 1.5 %84%78%90%
Over 2.5 %68%56%80%
Over 3.5 %47%22%70%
Scored1.631.112.10
Conceded1.791.562.00
BTTS68%56%80%
Clean Sheet16%22%10%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Sliema WanderersSliema Wanderers2775
89%
2.8
6614+52
3.0
78%
63%
37%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
7
3222.40.5
-
2Naxxar LionsNaxxar Lions2760
70%
2.2
5828+30
3.2
89%
67%
37%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
0012.11.0
-
3Swieqi UnitedSwieqi United2850
50%
1.8
5338+15
3.2
93%
61%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.91.4
-
4Zejtun CorinthiansZejtun Corinthians2747
56%
1.7
5145+6
3.6
89%
81%
48%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.91.7
-
5Tarxien RainbowsTarxien Rainbows2746
48%
1.7
5532+23
3.2
85%
67%
41%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
0002.01.2
-
6Fgura UnitedFgura United2841
39%
1.5
5739+18
3.4
86%
61%
46%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.01.4
-
7St. AndrewsSt. Andrews2840
39%
1.4
3740-3
2.8
82%
46%
32%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.4
-
8Lija AthleticLija Athletic2839
39%
1.4
5154-3
3.8
86%
68%
54%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.81.9
-
9AttardAttard2837
36%
1.3
3945-6
3.0
75%
61%
43%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.41.6
-
10MarsaMarsa2835
32%
1.2
4042-2
2.9
86%
61%
39%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.41.5
-
11MelitaMelita2734
33%
1.3
4236+6
2.9
78%
56%
30%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.61.3
-
12San GwannSan Gwann2834
32%
1.2
3345-12
2.8
82%
50%
32%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.21.6
-
13ZurrieqZurrieq2732
37%
1.2
3860-22
3.6
85%
81%
48%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.42.2
-
14QrendiQrendi2831
29%
1.1
3852-14
3.2
75%
54%
43%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.41.9
-
15MarsaskalaMarsaskala2829
25%
1.0
5057-7
3.8
96%
82%
61%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.82.0
-
16MqabbaMqabba2822
21%
0.8
2956-27
3.0
71%
61%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.02.0
-
17Vittoriosa StarsVittoriosa Stars2822
21%
0.8
2757-30
3.0
79%
61%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.02.0
-
18MtarfaMtarfa2821
18%
0.8
2145-24
2.4
61%
50%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.81.6
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Malta: Challenge 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: Challenge League stats & trends →

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