Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueMFA Centenary StadiumData current as of October 16, 2026

Gzira United vs Hamrun Spartans: match statistics

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Gzira United vs Hamrun Spartans: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Gzira United plays Hamrun Spartans in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The game is scheduled for October 18, 2026. Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium.

Recent form

Gzira United has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Hamrun Spartans has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Gzira United scores 0.57 goals per game and allows 2.14. Hamrun Spartans scores 1.57 and allows 1.14. Games in this league average 2.71 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Gzira United's games and 57% of Hamrun Spartans's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 43%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Hamrun Spartans has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 0.97 per game. Gzira United takes 8.3 shots per game, while Hamrun Spartans takes 10.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Gzira United leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.43 goals per game after halftime. Hamrun Spartans leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.86 after halftime.

When the teams score

Gzira United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Hamrun Spartans, it is minutes 16-30 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Maltese Premier League games average 2.71 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 2 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0.57Goals scored / game1.57
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
2.14Goals allowed / game1.14
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
42%Average possession55%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
2.29Shots on target / game5
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.29Shots per game10.29
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
2.29Shots on target5
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
6.9%Shot conversion15.3%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
42%Possession55%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0.97xG for1.41
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
1.41xG against1.11
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

Shooting quality

Gzira United: BalancedHamrun Spartans: Efficient finishing
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
Accuracy (shots on target)28%49%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Hamrun Spartans is 267% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Gzira United · 2.2 pts / game - Hamrun Spartans

Gzira United
LLDDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W43% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-4
0.43 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
LDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Hamrun Spartans
DWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-2
1.57 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
LWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Hamrun Spartans is 175% better for: goals scored per game.

0.57 goals / game - Gzira United · 1.57 goals / game - Hamrun Spartans

Hamrun Spartans is 88% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.14 goals / game - Gzira United · 1.14 goals / game - Hamrun Spartans

Gzira United scoring profile: strong

Gzira United scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 games), while Hamrun Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

Hamrun Spartans scoring profile: very strong

Hamrun Spartans scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Gzira United keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

4Goals scored (season)11
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
15Goals conceded (season)8
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
2.71Average goals per game2.71
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
4Goals scored (last 5)11
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal71%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0%2 goals57%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0%3 goals14%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0%4 goals14%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal86%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
57%2 goals29%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
43%3 goals0%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
29%4 goals0%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

* 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time43%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0%BTTS in both halves14%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0%Scored in both halves57%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
80%BTTS - last 580%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

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

29%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
71%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
43%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Hamrun Spartans is 66% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / game - Gzira United · 1.43 pts / game - Hamrun Spartans

Gzira United - half-time state
0% leading86% draw14% trailing
Hamrun Spartans - half-time state
29% leading57% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per game (1st half)1.43
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0.57Average goals (1st half)1.29
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
71%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
86%No goal before half-time29%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

After half-time (2nd half)

0.43Points per game (2nd half)1.43
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
1.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
2.14Average goals (2nd half)1.43
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
29%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans
57%No goal after half-time43%
Gzira UnitedHamrun Spartans

Gzira United - second-half results

0% W43% D57% L
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+1.3

Allows 1.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Hamrun Spartans - second-half results

43% W14% D43% L
10
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Gzira United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.60
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game0.42.0
1 goal20%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Hamrun Spartans - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.00
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Gzira United
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-88%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Gzira United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
45%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
148%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Hamrun Spartans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Gzira UnitedLigaHamrun Spartans
Average goals per game• 2.712.71• 2.71
Both teams scored▲ 57%55%▲ 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 57%50%▼ 43%
Clean sheets▼ 14%25%▼ 14%
Goal before half-time▼ 29%81%▲ 86%
Goal after half-time▼ 71%86%▲ 100%

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

2.71
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / game
1.45
Away goals / game
+-13%
Home attack advantage
+-15%
Home defensive advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Gzira United's perspective: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses against Hamrun Spartans. Games average 0.33 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Gzira United and Hamrun Spartans play?

Gzira United face Hamrun Spartans on October 18, 2026 in Maltese Premier League at MFA Centenary Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Gzira United and Hamrun Spartans?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Gzira United won 1, Hamrun Spartans won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 0.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Gzira United vs Hamrun Spartans?

Gzira United score 0.57 goals per game on average and Hamrun Spartans 1.57. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Gzira United's matches and 57% of Hamrun Spartans's.

What form are Gzira United and Hamrun Spartans in?

Over the last 5 games Gzira United have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Hamrun Spartans 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Gzira United vs Hamrun Spartans?

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