Santa Lucía’s recent 2-game winning streak and a 5-1 demolition of Mtarfa set the tone for a clear favourite at home. The model rates a home win at 72%, a draw at 17% and an away win at 11%, so the predicted result is a Santa Lucía victory. The expected total is 3.6 goals, with the most likely scoreline 2-0, a 9.6% chance. Santa Lucía averages 1.71 goals scored and 1.86 conceded at home against weaker opposition, while Zurrieq, playing away against stronger opponents, scores 1.62 and concedes 1.62. The suggested picks include an away under 3.5 goals at 98.3%, under 7.5 at 97.1%, home +2 handicap at 96.2%, under 6.5 at 93.1%, away under 2.5 goals at 92.7%, home over 0.5 goals at 92.5%, home or draw at 89.0% and home +1 handicap at 89.0%. Each selection is listed with its exact probability, and the home win, draw and away win percentages are explicitly stated.
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🎯 1. Model Analysis
Santa Lucía win
71.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw
17.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Zurrieq win
11.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
⚽ 2. Goal Analysis
Santa Lucía
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.7
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.0
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.83
1.60
1.73
1.53
1.93
1.67
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (20)
2.05
1.35
1.75
1.25
2.25
1.42
vs Weaker (10)
1.40
2.10
1.71
1.86
0.67
2.67
Clean sheet %
20% (-6pp vs league)
This opponent (Zurrieq) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Zurrieq
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
3.3
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.6
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.70
1.77
1.64
2.14
1.75
1.44
vs Stronger (25)
1.60
1.76
1.58
1.92
1.62
1.62
vs Similar (3)
2.67
2.67
2.00
3.50
4.00
1.00
vs Weaker (2)
1.50
0.50
-
-
1.50
0.50
Clean sheet %
20% (-6pp vs league)
This opponent (Santa Lucía) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 3.6 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 3 (21%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
87.7%
Under 1.5
12.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
68.9%
Under 2.5
31.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
47.5%
Under 3.5
52.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to score
Yes
57.8%
No
42.2%
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).
2-0
9.6%
2-1
9.3%
3-0
8.3%
3-1
8.0%
1-1
7.9%
1-0
6.7%
4-0
5.4%
4-1
5.2%
Santa Lucía goals ↓
Zurrieq goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
3.6%
2.0%
1.3%
0.4%
0.1%
1
6.7%
7.9%
3.4%
1.1%
0.3%
2
9.6%
9.3%
4.4%
1.4%
0.3%
3
8.3%
8.0%
3.8%
1.2%
0.3%
4
5.4%
5.2%
2.5%
0.8%
0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Santa Lucía goals (down), columns = Zurrieq 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
Santa Lucía is 0.14 points better than Zurrieq in terms of average points per game (1.36 vs 1.23).
⚔️ 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
Santa Lucía is 0.18 goals better than Zurrieq in terms of goals scored per game (1.82 vs 1.64).
🛡️ 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
Santa Lucía is 0.32 goals better than Zurrieq in terms of goals conceded per game (1.41 vs 1.73).
⏱️ 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.
Santa Lucía or Draw
89.0%
Avg Implied -
72%
17%
11%
covers Santa Lucía + Draw
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Santa Lucía or Zurrieq
82.7%
Avg Implied -
72%
17%
11%
covers Santa Lucía + Zurrieq
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw or Zurrieq
28.3%
Avg Implied -
72%
17%
11%
covers Draw + Zurrieq
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.
Santa Lucía over/under 0.5
Over
92.5%
Under
7.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Santa Lucía over/under 1.5
Over
73.1%
Under
26.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Santa Lucía over/under 2.5
Over
48.0%
Under
52.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Santa Lucía over/under 3.5
Over
26.2%
Under
73.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Zurrieq over/under 0.5
Over
61.7%
Under
38.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Zurrieq over/under 1.5
Over
25.0%
Under
75.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Zurrieq over/under 2.5
Over
7.3%
Under
92.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Zurrieq over/under 3.5
Over
1.7%
Under
98.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 7. Handicap
Handicap
The handicap is applied to Santa Lucía, so a minus line means Santa Lucía give that many goals of a start and Zurrieq receive them. At -1, Santa Lucía must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Santa Lucía 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 (Santa Lucía)
Santa Lucía -2
30.5%
Draw -2
20.6%
Zurrieq +2
49.0%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap -1 (Santa Lucía)
Santa Lucía -1
51.0%
Draw -1
20.7%
Zurrieq +1
28.3%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +1 (Santa Lucía)
Santa Lucía +1
89.0%
Draw +1
7.2%
Zurrieq -1
3.8%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +2 (Santa Lucía)
Santa Lucía +2
96.2%
Draw +2
2.8%
Zurrieq -2
1.0%
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
Santa Lucía
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.3
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.73
0.57
0.80
0.60
0.67
0.53
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (20)
0.80
0.55
0.88
0.38
0.75
0.67
vs Weaker (10)
0.60
0.60
0.71
0.86
0.33
0.00
Clean sheet %
60% (+34pp vs league)
This opponent (Zurrieq) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Zurrieq
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.8
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
1.2
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.57
1.00
0.36
1.00
0.75
1.00
vs Stronger (25)
0.52
1.04
0.33
0.83
0.69
1.23
vs Similar (3)
1.00
1.33
0.50
2.00
2.00
0.00
vs Weaker (2)
0.50
0.00
-
-
0.50
0.00
Clean sheet %
40% (+14pp vs league)
This opponent (Santa Lucía) 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.
Santa Lucía 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.
Santa Lucía 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.
Santa Lucía 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.
Zurrieq 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.
Zurrieq 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.
Zurrieq 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
Santa Lucía
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.7
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.7
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.10
1.03
0.93
0.93
1.27
1.13
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (20)
1.25
0.80
0.88
0.88
1.50
0.75
vs Weaker (10)
0.80
1.50
1.00
1.00
0.33
2.67
Clean sheet %
33% (+7pp vs league)
This opponent (Zurrieq) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Zurrieq
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
0.4
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.13
0.77
1.29
1.14
1.00
0.44
vs Stronger (25)
1.08
0.72
1.25
1.08
0.92
0.38
vs Similar (3)
1.67
1.33
1.50
1.50
2.00
1.00
vs Weaker (2)
1.00
0.50
-
-
1.00
0.50
Clean sheet %
43% (+17pp vs league)
This opponent (Santa Lucía) 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.
Santa Lucía 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.
Santa Lucía 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.
Santa Lucía 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.
Zurrieq 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.
Zurrieq 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.
Zurrieq 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
98.3%
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-
-
-
-
-
Under 7.5
97.1%
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-
-
-
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Home +2 handicap
96.2%
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-
-
-
-
-
Under 6.5
93.1%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Away under 2.5 goals
92.7%
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-
-
-
-
-
Home over 0.5 goals
92.5%
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Home or Draw
89.0%
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Home +1 handicap
89.0%
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Over 1.5
87.7%
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Under 5.5
85.1%
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Home or Away
82.7%
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-
Away under 1.5 goals
75.0%
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-
Home under 3.5 goals
73.8%
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Home over 1.5 goals
73.1%
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Home win
71.7%
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Under 4.5
71.5%
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No picks at these odds - lower the slider to see shorter-priced selections.
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