Floriana vs Sliema Wanderers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Floriana played against Sliema Wanderers in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Floriana has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Sliema Wanderers has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Floriana scores 1.62 goals per game and allows 0.92. Sliema Wanderers scores 1.54 and allows 1.23. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 54% of Floriana's games and 62% of Sliema Wanderers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 46% and 54%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 41% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sliema Wanderers has the higher season xG average, 1.27 to 0.95 per game. Floriana takes 5.9 shots per game, while Sliema Wanderers takes 8.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Floriana leads at halftime in 69% of its games and scores 0.54 goals per game after halftime. Sliema Wanderers leads at halftime in 54% and scores 0.69 after halftime.

When the teams score

Floriana's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (7 goals). For Sliema Wanderers, it is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Maltese Premier League games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 41% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

56Possession (%)44
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
6Shots11
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
4Shots on target6
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0.92xG1.42
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
1Corners2
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
35Dangerous attacks41
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
-1Fouls-1
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
3Cards4
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

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.

FlorianaSliema Wanderers
1.62Goals scored / game1.54
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0.92Goals allowed / game1.23
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
47%Average possession55%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
2.77Shots on target / game3.85
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.92Shots per game8.08
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
2.77Shots on target3.85
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
27.3%Shot conversion19%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
47%Possession55%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0.95xG for1.27
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
1.1xG against0.91
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

Shooting quality

Floriana: Counter-attackingSliema Wanderers: Efficient finishing
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
Accuracy (shots on target)47%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.580.40

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.

Sliema Wanderers is 10% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Floriana · 2.2 pts / game - Sliema Wanderers

Floriana
WLDWW
Season result split
69% W15% R15% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-2
2.23 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.77Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sliema Wanderers
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
54% W31% R15% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-2
1.92 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 away
3-1-0
WWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 0.76BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Floriana is 5% better for: goals scored per game.

1.62 goals / game - Floriana · 1.54 goals / game - Sliema Wanderers

Floriana is 34% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.92 goals / game - Floriana · 1.23 goals / game - Sliema Wanderers

Floriana scoring profile: very strong

Floriana scores in 92% of games (12 of 13 meczów), while Sliema Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

Sliema Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Sliema Wanderers scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while Floriana keeps a clean sheet in 38% (5 of 13 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)20
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
12Goals conceded (season)16
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
2.54Average goals per game2.77
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
9Goals scored (last 5)10
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

How often they score at least...

92%1 goal85%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
54%2 goals62%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
15%3 goals8%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0%4 goals0%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal77%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
23%2 goals31%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
8%3 goals8%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0%4 goals8%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

* 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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time31%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
8%BTTS in both halves15%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
38%Scored in both halves31%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
60%BTTS - last 5100%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

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

92%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time31%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

2nd half

54%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

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.

Floriana is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.31 pts / game - Floriana · 1.85 pts / game - Sliema Wanderers

Floriana - half-time state
69% leading23% draw8% trailing
Sliema Wanderers - half-time state
54% leading23% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.31Points per game (1st half)1.85
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
1.08Goals scored (1st half)0.85
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
1.46Average goals (1st half)1.54
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
69%Clean sheet before half-time46%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
15%No goal before half-time38%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.23Points per game (2nd half)1.31
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
1.08Average goals (2nd half)1.23
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
54%Clean sheet after half-time46%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers
54%No goal after half-time46%
FlorianaSliema Wanderers

Floriana - second-half results

15% W77% R8% P
30
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 69% of games and wins 69%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sliema Wanderers - second-half results

31% W38% R31% P
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 54% of games and wins 54%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Floriana - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.40
Goals scored / game1.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game2.01.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Sliema Wanderers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.60
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Floriana
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
7
1
16-30
4
2
31-45
2
4
46-60
2
0
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sliema Wanderers
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
5
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
0
0
46-60
4
2
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). 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

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+51%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
78%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Floriana

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.67
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Sliema Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

FlorianaLigaSliema Wanderers
Average goals per game 2.542.57 2.77
Both teams scored 54%52% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%41% 54%
Clean sheets 38%26% 23%
Goal before half-time 92%72% 85%
Goal after half-time 54%73% 85%

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

2.57
Average goals per game
52%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defensive advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sliema WanderersYellow cardGustavo Alcino
  2. FlorianaGoalJake Grech
  3. FlorianaYellow cardZachary Scerri
  4. Sliema WanderersYellow cardGustavo Alcino
  5. Sliema WanderersYellow cardThiago Espindola de Paula
  6. Sliema WanderersYellow cardVito Plut
  7. Sliema WanderersGoalRoko Prša
  8. FlorianaSubstitutionOn: Gonzalo Julian LeytonOff: Zachary Scerri
  9. FlorianaYellow cardIago Pereira Mendonça
  10. Sliema WanderersSubstitutionOn: Kyrian NwokoOff: Vito Plut
  11. Sliema WanderersSubstitutionOn: Luke MontebelloOff: Fernando Augusto Rodrigues de Araujo

Head-to-head

Record from Floriana's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Sliema Wanderers. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Floriana FC
2 : 2
Sliema Wanderers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Floriana vs Sliema Wanderers?

The Maltese Premier League match finished Floriana 2:1 Sliema Wanderers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Floriana vs Sliema Wanderers?

Floriana score 1.62 goals per game on average and Sliema Wanderers 1.54. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Floriana's matches and 62% of Sliema Wanderers's.

What form are Floriana and Sliema Wanderers in?

Over the last 5 games Floriana have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sliema Wanderers 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Floriana vs Sliema Wanderers?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.