Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueData current as of 12 September 2026

Hibernians vs Mosta: match statistics

Hibernians crest
Hibernians
0 : 2half-time 0:0
Mosta crest
Mosta
165%(0.00)
X20%(0.00)
215%(0.00)

Hibernians clearly dominate this matchup, demonstrating significantly better form and statistics. The hosts have secured 6 wins this season with a goal difference of 29:23, while Mosta has only 3 wins and an unfavorable record of 18:26. In the last 5 matches, Hibernians have recorded an excellent run with 3 wins and 2 draws (2.2 points per match), whereas the visitors haven't won once, earning just 0.4 points per match. The key factor is the hosts' advantage in home matches: a 50% win rate, averaging 2.2 goals per match, and a positive goal difference of +7. Mosta shows very poor form on the road with 71% losses, averaging just 0.57 goals scored per match, and failing to score in 43% of matches. xG statistics also favor Hibernians, who create better scoring opportunities in home matches than Mosta does away.

Hibernians vs Mosta: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Hibernians played Mosta in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match was played on 11 January 2026. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Hibernians: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Mosta: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hibernians scores 1.93 and concedes 1.53 goals per match. Mosta scores 1.20 and concedes 1.73. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hibernians 67%, Mosta 53%. Over 2.5: Hibernians 60%, Mosta 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Hibernians has higher xG: 1.10 vs 1.01. Hibernians: 6.4 shots per match, Mosta: 6.3.

Match halves

Hibernians: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 1.20. Mosta: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.73.

Goals by minute

Hibernians: 76-90+ (8 goals). Mosta: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Maltese Premier League: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

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

Hibernians clearly dominate this matchup, demonstrating significantly better form and statistics. The hosts have secured 6 wins this season with a goal difference of 29:23, while Mosta has only 3 wins and an unfavorable record of 18:26. In the last 5 matches, Hibernians have recorded an excellent run with 3 wins and 2 draws (2.2 points per match), whereas the visitors haven't won once, earning just 0.4 points per match. The key factor is the hosts' advantage in home matches: a 50% win rate, averaging 2.2 goals per match, and a positive goal difference of +7. Mosta shows very poor form on the road with 71% losses, averaging just 0.57 goals scored per match, and failing to score in 43% of matches. xG statistics also favor Hibernians, who create better scoring opportunities in home matches than Mosta does away.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

59Possession (%)41
HiberniansMosta
7Shots10
HiberniansMosta
3Shots on target7
HiberniansMosta
1.35xG1.54
HiberniansMosta
5Corners7
HiberniansMosta
98Dangerous attacks59
HiberniansMosta
-1Fouls-1
HiberniansMosta
-1Cards-1
HiberniansMosta

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.

1.93Goals scored / match1.2
HiberniansMosta
1.53Goals conceded / match1.73
HiberniansMosta
47%Average possession47%
HiberniansMosta
3.53Shots on target / match3.4
HiberniansMosta

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.4Shots per match6.33
HiberniansMosta
3.53Shots on target3.4
HiberniansMosta
30.2%Shot conversion18.9%
HiberniansMosta
47%Possession47%
HiberniansMosta
1.1xG for1.01
HiberniansMosta
1.14xG against1.44
HiberniansMosta

Shooting quality

Hibernians: Counter-attackingMosta: Counter-attacking
HiberniansMosta
Accuracy (shots on target)55%54%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.170.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.550.35

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.

Hibernians is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Hibernians · 1 pts / match - Mosta

Hibernians
DDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
40% W33% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-4
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Mosta
WLDLD
Season result split
20% W27% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-8
0.87 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.99Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Hibernians is 61% better for: goals scored per match.

1.93 goals / match - Hibernians · 1.2 goals / match - Mosta

Hibernians is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.53 goals / match - Hibernians · 1.73 goals / match - Mosta

Hibernians scoring profile: very strong

Hibernians scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while Mosta keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 matches).

Mosta scoring profile: very strong

Mosta scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Hibernians keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 matches).

29Goals scored (season)18
HiberniansMosta
23Goals conceded (season)26
HiberniansMosta
3.47Average goals in match2.93
HiberniansMosta
11Goals scored (last 5)6
HiberniansMosta
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
HiberniansMosta

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal73%
HiberniansMosta
67%2 goals33%
HiberniansMosta
27%3 goals13%
HiberniansMosta
13%4 goals0%
HiberniansMosta

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal80%
HiberniansMosta
47%2 goals53%
HiberniansMosta
20%3 goals27%
HiberniansMosta
0%4 goals13%
HiberniansMosta

* 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.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
HiberniansMosta
27%BTTS in both halves20%
HiberniansMosta
53%Scored in both halves20%
HiberniansMosta

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
HiberniansMosta
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
HiberniansMosta
80%BTTS - last 560%
HiberniansMosta

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

87%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
HiberniansMosta
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
HiberniansMosta
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
HiberniansMosta

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
HiberniansMosta
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
HiberniansMosta
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
HiberniansMosta

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.

Hibernians is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Hibernians · 1 pts / match - Mosta

Hibernians - half-time state
27% leading33% draw40% trailing
Mosta - half-time state
13% leading60% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1
HiberniansMosta
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.47
HiberniansMosta
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
HiberniansMosta
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.07
HiberniansMosta
40%Clean sheet before half-time47%
HiberniansMosta
40%No goal before half-time60%
HiberniansMosta

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1.07
HiberniansMosta
1.2Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
HiberniansMosta
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)1.13
HiberniansMosta
1.93Average goals (2nd half)1.87
HiberniansMosta
40%Clean sheet after half-time33%
HiberniansMosta
27%No goal after half-time47%
HiberniansMosta

Hibernians - second-half results

40% W47% D13% L
17
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Mosta - second-half results

27% W27% D47% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Hibernians - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.42.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Mosta - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Hibernians
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
6
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
5
5
46-60
5
2
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Mosta
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
4
4
16-30
3
3
31-45
5
5
46-60
3
5
61-75
3
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

3.20
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
123%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Hibernians

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.83
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Mosta

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
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.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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

HiberniansLigaMosta
Average goals in match 3.472.59 2.93
Both teams scored 67%52% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%42% 47%
Clean sheets 13%27% 20%
Goal before half-time 87%72% 60%
Goal after half-time 87%72% 93%

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

2.59
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
7%
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. MostaGoalJake Vassallo
  2. HiberniansSubstitutionOn: Ali Diakitu00e9Off: Lucas Caruana
  3. HiberniansSubstitutionOn: Denzil MuscatOff: Mailson Lima Duarte Lopes
  4. HiberniansSubstitutionOn: Luca AbelaOff: Duane Bonnici
  5. MostaSubstitutionOn: Chisom Okereke SundayOff: Simon Zibo
  6. MostaSubstitutionOn: Prince Emmanuel ChibuzorOff: Zachary Brincat

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Hibernians 0 - 1 - 0 Mosta. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Mosta FC
2 : 2
Paola Hibernians FC

FAQ

What was the result of Hibernians vs Mosta?

The Maltese Premier League match finished Hibernians 0:2 Mosta. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Hibernians vs Mosta?

Hibernians score 1.93 goals per game on average and Mosta 1.20. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Hibernians's matches and 53% of Mosta's.

What form are Hibernians and Mosta in?

Over the last 5 games Hibernians have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Mosta 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hibernians vs Mosta?

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.