Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueData current as of September 01, 2026

Balzan vs Birzebbuga: match statistics

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Balzan vs Birzebbuga: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Balzan plays Birzebbuga in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026.

Recent form

Balzan has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.33 points per game. Birzebbuga has 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Balzan scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 1.33. Birzebbuga scores 0.33 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.44 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Balzan's games and 33% of Birzebbuga's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 67%, compared with league averages of 44% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Balzan has the higher season xG average, 1.58 to 1.04 per game. Balzan takes 11.7 shots per game, while Birzebbuga takes 8.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Balzan leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 1.33 goals per game after halftime. Birzebbuga leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Balzan's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). For Birzebbuga, it is minutes 46-60 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Maltese Premier League games average 2.44 goals. Both teams score in 44% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.33Goals scored / game0.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
1.33Goals allowed / game2
BalzanBirzebbuga
48%Average possession50%
BalzanBirzebbuga
7.67Shots on target / game2.67
BalzanBirzebbuga

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.67Shots per game8.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
7.67Shots on target2.67
BalzanBirzebbuga
11.4%Shot conversion4%
BalzanBirzebbuga
48%Possession50%
BalzanBirzebbuga
1.58xG for1.04
BalzanBirzebbuga
1.4xG against1.13
BalzanBirzebbuga

Shooting quality

Balzan: BalancedBirzebbuga: Balanced
BalzanBirzebbuga
Accuracy (shots on target)66%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.12

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Balzan
DLW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 67%
Birzebbuga
LLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Balzan is 303% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - Balzan · 0.33 goals / game - Birzebbuga

Balzan is 50% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Balzan · 2 goals / game - Birzebbuga

Balzan scoring profile: very strong

Balzan scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Birzebbuga keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

Birzebbuga scoring profile: strong

Birzebbuga scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while Balzan keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)1
BalzanBirzebbuga
4Goals conceded (season)6
BalzanBirzebbuga
2.67Average goals per game2.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
4Goals scored (last 5)1
BalzanBirzebbuga
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
BalzanBirzebbuga

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal33%
BalzanBirzebbuga
33%2 goals0%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%3 goals0%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%4 goals0%
BalzanBirzebbuga

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
BalzanBirzebbuga
33%2 goals67%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%3 goals33%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%4 goals0%
BalzanBirzebbuga

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%Scored in both halves0%
BalzanBirzebbuga

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
BalzanBirzebbuga
100%BTTS - last 533%
BalzanBirzebbuga

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
BalzanBirzebbuga
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BalzanBirzebbuga

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
BalzanBirzebbuga
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
BalzanBirzebbuga
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
BalzanBirzebbuga

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Balzan - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing
Birzebbuga - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.33Points per game (1st half)0.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
0Goals scored (1st half)0
BalzanBirzebbuga
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
BalzanBirzebbuga
1Average goals (1st half)0.67
BalzanBirzebbuga
33%Clean sheet before half-time33%
BalzanBirzebbuga
100%No goal before half-time100%
BalzanBirzebbuga

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per game (2nd half)0.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1.33
BalzanBirzebbuga
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.67
BalzanBirzebbuga
67%Clean sheet after half-time0%
BalzanBirzebbuga
0%No goal after half-time67%
BalzanBirzebbuga

Balzan - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.7

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Birzebbuga - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Balzan - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.333.00
Goals scored / game0.01.3
Goals allowed / game1.00.3
Average goals per game1.01.7
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-3+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Birzebbuga - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.330.33
Goals scored / game0.00.3
Goals allowed / game0.71.3
Average goals per game0.71.7
1 goal67%100%
2 goals0%67%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%0%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Balzan
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
2
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Birzebbuga
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
1
3
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Balzan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.3
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Birzebbuga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.87
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
28%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Maltese Premier League).

Teams vs league

BalzanLigaBirzebbuga
Average goals per game 2.672.44 2.33
Both teams scored 100%44% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%44% 67%
Clean sheets 0%28% 0%
Goal before half-time 67%78% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%89% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.44
Average goals per game
44%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / game
1.17
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Balzan and Birzebbuga play?

Balzan face Birzebbuga on September 5, 2026 in Maltese Premier League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Balzan vs Birzebbuga?

Balzan score 1.33 goals per game on average and Birzebbuga 0.33. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Balzan's matches and 33% of Birzebbuga's.

What form are Balzan and Birzebbuga in?

Over the last 5 games Balzan have a 1-1-1 record (1.33 points per game) and Birzebbuga 0-0-3 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Balzan vs Birzebbuga?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Balzan vs Birzebbuga: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.