Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueData current as of 17 July 2026

Valletta vs Tarxien Rainbows: match statistics

Valletta crest
Valletta
3 : 1half-time 1:0
Tarxien Rainbows crest
Tarxien Rainbows
170%(0.00)
X20%(0.00)
210%(0.00)

Valletta are the clear favorites for this match. The hosts are showing solid home form with a 46% win rate at their ground and a positive goal difference of +7. In their last five matches, they have averaged 1.6 points per game, confirming their consistency. Tarxien Rainbows are the weakest team in the league, with just a 14% away win rate and a disastrous away goal difference of -13. The visitors are characterized by a very high loss percentage (64%) and concede an average of 1.86 goals per away match. Valletta boast superior statistics in all key categories: shot accuracy (17% vs 13%), ball possession (52% vs 48%), and expected goals (1.23 vs 1.06). Considering the hosts' advantage in every aspect of play and Tarxien Rainbows' poor away form, a Valletta victory is the most likely outcome.

Valletta vs Tarxien Rainbows: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Valletta play Tarxien Rainbows in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match date is 8 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Valletta: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Tarxien Rainbows: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Valletta scores 1.21 and concedes 0.76 goals per match. Tarxien Rainbows scores 1.03 and concedes 1.82. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Valletta 41%, Tarxien Rainbows 65%. Over 2.5: Valletta 26%, Tarxien Rainbows 56%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Valletta has higher xG: 1.24 vs 1.05. Valletta: 8.3 shots per match, Tarxien Rainbows: 7.2.

Match halves

Valletta: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.85. Tarxien Rainbows: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Valletta: 46-60 (11 goals). Tarxien Rainbows: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Maltese Premier League: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Valletta are the clear favorites for this match. The hosts are showing solid home form with a 46% win rate at their ground and a positive goal difference of +7. In their last five matches, they have averaged 1.6 points per game, confirming their consistency. Tarxien Rainbows are the weakest team in the league, with just a 14% away win rate and a disastrous away goal difference of -13. The visitors are characterized by a very high loss percentage (64%) and concede an average of 1.86 goals per away match. Valletta boast superior statistics in all key categories: shot accuracy (17% vs 13%), ball possession (52% vs 48%), and expected goals (1.23 vs 1.06). Considering the hosts' advantage in every aspect of play and Tarxien Rainbows' poor away form, a Valletta victory is the most likely outcome.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
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15Shots6
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9Shots on target2
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2.1xG0.96
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6Corners4
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71Dangerous attacks59
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-1Fouls-1
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1Cards2
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

VallettaTarxien Rainbows
1.21Goals scored / match1.03
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0.76Goals conceded / match1.82
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
49%Average possession46%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
3.15Shots on target / match3.03
VallettaTarxien Rainbows

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.32Shots per match7.18
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
3.15Shots on target3.03
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
14.5%Shot conversion14.3%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
49%Possession46%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
1.24xG for1.05
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
1.06xG against1.25
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Shooting quality

Valletta: Efficient finishingTarxien Rainbows: Counter-attacking
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
Accuracy (shots on target)38%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.34

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Tarxien Rainbows is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Valletta · 1.6 pts / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Valletta
LLWDL
Season result split
41% W35% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-12-8
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Tarxien Rainbows
DDWWL
Season result split
15% W29% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-10-19
0.74 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-10
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Valletta is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1.21 goals / match - Valletta · 1.03 goals / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Valletta is 139% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.76 goals / match - Valletta · 1.82 goals / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Valletta scoring profile: very strong

Valletta scores in 62% of matches (21 of 34 matches), while Tarxien Rainbows keeps a clean sheet in 6% (2 of 34 matches).

Tarxien Rainbows scoring profile: strong

Tarxien Rainbows scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Valletta keeps a clean sheet in 38% (13 of 34 matches).

41Goals scored (season)35
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
26Goals conceded (season)62
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
1.97Average goals in match2.85
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2Goals scored (last 5)8
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6Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

62%1 goal68%
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32%2 goals24%
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15%3 goals12%
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9%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal94%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
15%2 goals62%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0%3 goals18%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0%4 goals6%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

65%
Tarxien Rainbows - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 34 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time24%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0%BTTS in both halves6%
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15%Scored in both halves18%
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BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
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3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
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20%BTTS - last 560%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

41%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
15%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
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3%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
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2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Valletta is 90% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.35 pts / match - Valletta · 0.71 pts / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Valletta - half-time state
24% leading65% draw12% trailing
Tarxien Rainbows - half-time state
9% leading44% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)0.71
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.35
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0.24Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0.59Average goals (1st half)1.24
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
82%Clean sheet before half-time38%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
68%No goal before half-time68%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per match (2nd half)1.18
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
0.85Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
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0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.62
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
56%Clean sheet after half-time29%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows
56%No goal after half-time47%
VallettaTarxien Rainbows

Valletta - second-half results

32% W47% R21% P
46
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tarxien Rainbows - second-half results

29% W29% R41% P
24
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-18
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 15%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Valletta - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%40%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Tarxien Rainbows - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Valletta
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
2
1
16-30
7
4
31-45
11
5
46-60
7
4
61-75
11
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Tarxien Rainbows
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
2
11
16-30
5
14
31-45
4
8
46-60
8
8
61-75
11
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Valletta

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.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.79
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Tarxien Rainbows

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.59
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.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.86
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

VallettaLigaTarxien Rainbows
Average goals in match 1.972.51 2.85
Both teams scored 41%51% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%45% 56%
Clean sheets 38%29% 6%
Goal before half-time 41%66% 71%
Goal after half-time 65%74% 88%

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

2.51
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Valletta 1 - 0 - 0 Tarxien Rainbows. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Tarxien Rainbows FC
1 : 2
Valletta FC

FAQ

What was the result of Valletta vs Tarxien Rainbows?

The Maltese Premier League match finished Valletta 3:1 Tarxien Rainbows. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Valletta vs Tarxien Rainbows?

Valletta score 1.21 goals per game on average and Tarxien Rainbows 1.03. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Valletta's matches and 65% of Tarxien Rainbows's.

What form are Valletta and Tarxien Rainbows in?

Over the last 5 games Valletta have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Tarxien Rainbows 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Valletta vs Tarxien Rainbows?

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