Naxxar Lions are the clear favourites, the model assigning them a 96% chance of victory, a 4% draw probability and only 1% for Gudja United. The prediction hinges on the Lions’ dominant home form and Gudja’s struggle away, especially against stronger opponents, where they average 1.79 goals scored and 1.36 conceded. The expected total of 4.9 goals translates into a 35% chance of 6 + goals, with the most likely scoreline 4-0 (12.3% probability). Recent results underline the narrative: Naxxar’s last five include two straight defeats, losing 0-1 to Mosta, while Gudja entered the fixture on a two-game winning streak, beating Vittoriosa Stars 3-2. The model’s suggested picks reflect this imbalance: Away under 3.5 goals (99.9%), Home +2 handicap (99.8%), Home or Draw (99.1%), Home +1 handicap (99.1%), Home over 0.5 goals (98.8%), Away under 2.5 goals (98.7%), Home or Away (96.4%), and Over 1.5 (95.8%). All probabilities are expressed as percentages, and every selection is listed with its exact figure.
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🎯 1. Model Analysis
Naxxar Lions win
95.5%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw
3.6%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Gudja United win
0.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
⚽ 2. Goal Analysis
Naxxar Lions
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
1.2
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
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% (-9pp vs league)
This opponent (Gudja United) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Gudja United
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.9
Avg scored
1.4
Avg conceded
1.5
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.37
1.27
1.00
1.19
1.79
1.36
vs Stronger (27)
1.41
1.26
1.00
1.15
1.79
1.36
vs Similar (3)
1.00
1.33
1.00
1.33
-
-
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
27% (+1pp vs league)
This opponent (Naxxar Lions) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 4.9 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 6+ (35%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
95.8%
Under 1.5
4.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
86.9%
Under 2.5
13.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
72.4%
Under 3.5
27.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to score
Yes
37.5%
No
62.5%
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).
4-0
12.3%
3-0
11.1%
5-0
11.0%
6-0
8.2%
2-0
7.5%
4-1
5.9%
3-1
5.3%
5-1
5.2%
Naxxar Lions goals ↓
Gudja United goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
1
3.2%
1.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2
7.5%
3.5%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
3
11%
5.3%
1.2%
0.2%
0.0%
4
12%
5.9%
1.4%
0.2%
0.0%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Naxxar Lions goals (down), columns = Gudja United goals (across).
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💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis
🏆 Total PPG
Points / game
Tarxien Rainbows
2.82
Naxxar Lions
2.73
Swieqi United
2.14
Melita
1.67
Pietà Hotspurs
1.59
Sirens
1.59
Mgarr United
1.50
Fgura United
1.45
Gudja United
1.45
Victoria Hotspurs
1.40
Attard
1.40
Santa Lucía
1.36
Zurrieq
1.23
St. Andrews
1.23
Vittoriosa Stars
0.95
Zebbug Rangers
0.91
Naxxar Lions is 1.28 points better than Gudja United in terms of average points per game (2.73 vs 1.45).
⚔️ Attack
Goals scored / game
Tarxien Rainbows
3.33
Naxxar Lions
3.23
Sirens
2.27
Swieqi United
2.23
Pietà Hotspurs
1.91
Fgura United
1.86
Mgarr United
1.86
Melita
1.86
Santa Lucía
1.82
Victoria Hotspurs
1.65
Attard
1.65
Zurrieq
1.64
Gudja United
1.32
St. Andrews
1.18
Vittoriosa Stars
1.18
Zebbug Rangers
1.05
Naxxar Lions is 1.91 goals better than Gudja United in terms of goals scored per game (3.23 vs 1.32).
🛡️ Defense
Conceded / game · lower better
Tarxien Rainbows
0.82
Naxxar Lions
0.85
Gudja United
1.14
Swieqi United
1.18
Melita
1.33
Santa Lucía
1.41
Mgarr United
1.50
Sirens
1.50
Vittoriosa Stars
1.50
Pietà Hotspurs
1.55
Victoria Hotspurs
1.65
Attard
1.65
Fgura United
1.68
Zurrieq
1.73
St. Andrews
1.73
Zebbug Rangers
2.05
Naxxar Lions is 0.29 goals better than Gudja United in terms of goals conceded per game (0.85 vs 1.14).
⏱️ 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.
Naxxar Lions or Draw
99.1%
Avg Implied -
96%
4%
1%
covers Naxxar Lions + Draw
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions or Gudja United
96.4%
Avg Implied -
96%
4%
1%
covers Naxxar Lions + Gudja United
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw or Gudja United
4.5%
Avg Implied -
96%
4%
1%
covers Draw + Gudja United
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
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🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under
Home & Away Over/Under
How many goals each side scores on its own, independent of the result. Read off the same scoreline distribution as correct score, so these agree with the match over/under above by construction.
Naxxar Lions over/under 0.5
Over
98.8%
Under
1.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 1.5
Over
93.6%
Under
6.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 2.5
Over
82.0%
Under
18.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 3.5
Over
64.8%
Under
35.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 0.5
Over
37.8%
Under
62.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 1.5
Over
8.3%
Under
91.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 2.5
Over
1.3%
Under
98.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 3.5
Over
0.1%
Under
99.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 7. Handicap
Handicap
The handicap is applied to Naxxar Lions, so a minus line means Naxxar Lions give that many goals of a start and Gudja United receive them. At -1, Naxxar Lions must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Naxxar Lions win settles as Draw. There is no returned stake - the middle case is its own selection. Taken from the same scoreline distribution as correct score.
Handicap -2 (Naxxar Lions)
Naxxar Lions -2
73.7%
Draw -2
13.8%
Gudja United +2
12.4%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap -1 (Naxxar Lions)
Naxxar Lions -1
87.6%
Draw -1
7.9%
Gudja United +1
4.5%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +1 (Naxxar Lions)
Naxxar Lions +1
99.1%
Draw +1
0.7%
Gudja United -1
0.2%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +2 (Naxxar Lions)
Naxxar Lions +2
99.8%
Draw +2
0.2%
Gudja United -2
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U
Naxxar Lions
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
0.7
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.63
0.63
0.54
0.46
0.71
0.76
vs Stronger (7)
0.71
0.86
0.33
0.67
1.00
1.00
vs Similar (23)
0.61
0.57
0.60
0.40
0.62
0.69
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
50% (+24pp vs league)
This opponent (Gudja United) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Gudja United
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.7
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.60
0.67
0.31
0.69
0.93
0.64
vs Stronger (27)
0.63
0.67
0.31
0.69
0.93
0.64
vs Similar (3)
0.33
0.67
0.33
0.67
-
-
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
50% (+24pp vs league)
This opponent (Naxxar Lions) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
No half-time model prices for this fixture yet - the form above is the record.
🥅 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.
Naxxar Lions over/under 0.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 1.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 2.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 0.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 1.5 HT
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 2.5 HT
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
Naxxar Lions
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
0.5
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.67
0.93
0.92
0.54
0.47
1.24
vs Stronger (7)
0.29
1.00
0.33
0.33
0.25
1.50
vs Similar (23)
0.78
0.91
1.10
0.60
0.54
1.15
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
40% (+14pp vs league)
This opponent (Gudja United) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Gudja United
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
0.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.77
0.60
0.69
0.50
0.86
0.71
vs Stronger (27)
0.78
0.59
0.69
0.46
0.86
0.71
vs Similar (3)
0.67
0.67
0.67
0.67
-
-
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
50% (+24pp vs league)
This opponent (Naxxar Lions) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
No second-half model prices for this fixture yet - the form above is the record.
🥅 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.
Naxxar Lions over/under 0.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 1.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Naxxar Lions over/under 2.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 0.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 1.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Gudja United over/under 2.5 2H
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
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🔥 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.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Away under 3.5 goals
99.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home +2 handicap
99.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home or Draw
99.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home +1 handicap
99.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home over 0.5 goals
98.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away under 2.5 goals
98.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home or Away
96.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Over 1.5
95.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home win
95.5%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home over 1.5 goals
93.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Away under 1.5 goals
91.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 7.5
87.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home -1 handicap
87.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Over 2.5
86.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home over 2.5 goals
82.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Under 6.5
77.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Home -2 handicap
73.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Over 3.5
72.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
No picks at these odds - lower the slider to see shorter-priced selections.
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💰 14. Squad value
💰 Total value
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
NL (16)
€1m
TR (8)
€1m
SU (2)
€0m
GU (1)
€0m
ZUR (1)
€0m
ZR (1)
€0m
FU (1)
€0m
Naxxar Lions's squad is €1m more valuable than Gudja United's (€1m vs €0m).
⚔️ Attack
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
NL (4)
€0m
TR (2)
€0m
SU (2)
€0m
FU (1)
€0m
GU (0)
€0m
ZUR (0)
€0m
ZR (0)
€0m
Naxxar Lions and Gudja United have a similar attack value (both €0m).
🧠 Midfield
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
NL (5)
€0m
TR (2)
€0m
GU (1)
€0m
SU (0)
€0m
ZUR (0)
€0m
ZR (0)
€0m
FU (0)
€0m
Naxxar Lions and Gudja United have a similar midfield value (both €0m).
🛡️ Defence
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
NL (7)
€1m
TR (4)
€0m
ZUR (1)
€0m
ZR (1)
€0m
SU (0)
€0m
GU (0)
€0m
FU (0)
€0m
Naxxar Lions and Gudja United have a similar defence value (both €1m).
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