Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans: match statistics
Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans: form, goals and key statistics
Game details
Zabbar St. Patrick played against Hamrun Spartans in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The game was played on September 6, 2026. Venue: Victor Tedesco Stadium. Final score: 1:2.
Recent form
Zabbar St. Patrick has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.33 points per game. Hamrun Spartans has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 0.33 points per game.
Scoring records
Zabbar St. Patrick scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 1.67. Hamrun Spartans scores 0.33 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.
BTTS and goal totals
Both teams score in 67% of Zabbar St. Patrick's games and 33% of Hamrun Spartans's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 0%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.
xG and shots
Hamrun Spartans has the higher season xG average, 1.46 to 0.89 per game. Zabbar St. Patrick takes 5.7 shots per game, while Hamrun Spartans takes 11.3.
First-half and second-half trends
Zabbar St. Patrick leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Hamrun Spartans leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.00 after halftime.
When the teams score
Zabbar St. Patrick's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). For Hamrun Spartans, it is minutes 16-30 (1 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 48% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.
Head-to-head record
Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 0.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.
Archived pre-match analysis
This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.
General match analysis
Zabbar St. Patrick have a clearly superior recent record: they have scored 7 goals in their last five matches and averaged 1.4 points per game, while Hamrun Spartans have scored just 3 goals and average 0.4 points. The hosts won their only home fixture to date, keeping a clean sheet and scoring 1 goal, whereas the visitors lost their only away match 0:1. Hamrun enjoy more possession, averaging 64% compared with Zabbar’s 47%, and generate a higher away xG of 1.14 versus the hosts’ 0.63, but they have yet to convert this into a single goal. The key factor is the hosts’ efficiency and defensive solidity at home: Zabbar have scored in 100% of their home matches, while Hamrun have failed to score in 100% of their away appearances. A tight, relatively low-scoring game is expected, but the advantage in form and home-field edge point towards a Zabbar St. Patrick victory.
View the statistical overviewBTTS - will both teams score?
The stronger signal points to BTTS - No, primarily due to Hamrun Spartans’ very poor finishing: the visitors average 0.0 goals this season and have failed to score in 100% of their matches so far. Zabbar St. Patrick have also been unimpressive in attack, averaging 0.5 goals per match, although their xG of 1.62 suggests the potential for a single goal. In their last five matches, both teams recorded BTTS at 60%, but Hamrun scored just 0.6 goals per game while conceding 1.4. Hamrun’s season BTTS rate stands at 0%, while the league average for this market is only 44%, reinforcing the scenario in which at least one team fails to score. The absence of clean sheets on either side gives the hosts a realistic chance of finding the net, but it does not outweigh the visitors’ clear problems with finishing.
View BTTS statisticsOver/Under - goals analysis
The 2.36-goal projection is based on the combination of the teams’ last five matches: Zabbar averaged 0.92 xG, while Hamrun allowed 1.24 xG; meanwhile, Hamrun generated 1.47 xG, compared with 1.10 xG conceded by the hosts. Although both teams had recently conceded 1.4 goals per match, their attacks scored only 1.4 and 0.6 goals, respectively. In their last five games, the Over 2.5 goals line landed in just 40% of Zabbar’s matches and 20% of Hamrun’s, while in the season-to-date data, neither team has recorded a match with at least four goals. The Under 3.5 goals line therefore has a clear edge, as the data points more towards a scoreline in the two- or three-goal range than an open, high-scoring game producing four goals.
View Over/Under statisticsHT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario
The strongest scenario is a draw at half-time followed by a Žabbar St. Patrick win at full-time, as the hosts were level at the break in 50% of their last five matches, while Hamrun Spartans were trailing after 45 minutes in as many as 60% of those games. Both teams create few chances before half-time: Žabbar average 0.5 goals and Hamrun just 0.2, compared with averages of 1.0 and 0.8 goals in the first halves, respectively. After the interval, the hosts improve significantly, scoring an average of 1.0 goal and winning the second half in 75% of their last five appearances. Over the same period, Hamrun scored just 0.4 goals after half-time, while their points efficiency across the entire recent cycle stands at 0.4, compared with 1.4 for Žabbar. Further support for the hosts comes from their higher xG, 1.62 versus 1.14, as well as a greater number of shots on target per match, 4 versus 3.
View first-half and second-half statisticsStats by half
Game stats
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.
Team stats— who is more efficient?
Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.
Shooting quality
| Zabbar St. Patrick | Hamrun Spartans | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy (shots on target) | 47% | 32% |
| Chance quality (xG per shot) | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Finishing (goals per shot on target) | 0.50 | 0.09 |
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.
Zabbar St. Patrick is 303% better for: last-5 form.
1.33 pts / game - Zabbar St. Patrick · 0.33 pts / game - Hamrun Spartans
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.
Zabbar St. Patrick is 303% better for: goals scored per game.
1.33 goals / game - Zabbar St. Patrick · 0.33 goals / game - Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans is 26% better for: goals allowed per game.
1.67 goals / game - Zabbar St. Patrick · 1.33 goals / game - Hamrun Spartans
Zabbar St. Patrick scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 games), while Hamrun Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 games).
Hamrun Spartans scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 games), while Zabbar St. Patrick keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 games).
How often they score at least...
How often they concede at least...
* 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
BTTS and goal count
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.
Full game - team comparison (Over)
Over / Under - Zabbar St. Patrick
Over / Under - Hamrun Spartans
1st half
2nd half
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.
Before half-time (1st half)
After half-time (2nd half)
Zabbar St. Patrick - second-half results
Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.
Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.
Hamrun Spartans - second-half results
Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.
Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 1.33 | 2.00 |
| Goals scored / game | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Goals allowed / game | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Average goals per game | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 goal | 67% | 100% |
| 2 goals | 33% | 33% |
| 3 goals | 33% | 33% |
| Clean sheet | 33% | 67% |
| No goal | 67% | 33% |
| Goal difference | 0 | -1 |
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 1.33 | 0.00 |
| Goals scored / game | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Goals allowed / game | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Average goals per game | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 1 goal | 67% | 100% |
| 2 goals | 0% | 0% |
| 3 goals | 0% | 0% |
| Clean sheet | 67% | 0% |
| No goal | 67% | 100% |
| Goal difference | 0 | -3 |
* 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.
Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.
Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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
Zabbar St. Patrick
Hamrun Spartans
* 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
| Zabbar St. Patrick | Liga | Hamrun Spartans | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average goals per game | ▲ 3.00 | 2.57 | ▼ 1.67 |
| Both teams scored | ▲ 67% | 48% | ▼ 33% |
| Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) | ▼ 33% | 48% | ▼ 0% |
| Clean sheets | ▲ 33% | 26% | ▼ 0% |
| Goal before half-time | ▼ 67% | 78% | ▼ 67% |
| Goal after half-time | ▲ 100% | 87% | ▲ 100% |
^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.
Lineups and player events
Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.
Home team
Away team
Other recorded players
Match timeline
Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.
- Hamrun SpartansGoalMarcello Trotta
Referee and managers
Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.
Head-to-head
Record from Zabbar St. Patrick's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Hamrun Spartans. Games average 0.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.
FAQ
What was the result of Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans?
The Maltese Premier League match finished Zabbar St. Patrick 1:2 Hamrun Spartans. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.
What is the head-to-head record between Zabbar St. Patrick and Hamrun Spartans?
In the last 2 head-to-head matches Zabbar St. Patrick won 0, Hamrun Spartans won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 0.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.
What do the goal statistics show before Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans?
Zabbar St. Patrick score 1.33 goals per game on average and Hamrun Spartans 0.33. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Zabbar St. Patrick's matches and 33% of Hamrun Spartans's.
What form are Zabbar St. Patrick and Hamrun Spartans in?
Over the last 5 games Zabbar St. Patrick have a 1-1-1 record (1.33 points per game) and Hamrun Spartans 0-1-2 (0.33 points per game).
Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans?
The statistical background for Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.