Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueInfetti GroundData current as of 16 October 2026

Marsaxlokk vs Birkirkara: match statistics

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Marsaxlokk vs Birkirkara: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Marsaxlokk play Birkirkara in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match date is 16 October 2026. Venue: Infetti Ground.

Current form

Marsaxlokk: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Birkirkara: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Marsaxlokk scores 1.86 and concedes 1.43 goals per match. Birkirkara scores 1.29 and concedes 0.86. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Marsaxlokk 86%, Birkirkara 29%. Over 2.5: Marsaxlokk 57%, Birkirkara 29%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Marsaxlokk: 10.7 shots per match, Birkirkara: 12.0.

Match halves

Marsaxlokk: half-time lead 71%, second-half goals 0.29. Birkirkara: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Marsaxlokk: 31-45+ (7 goals). Birkirkara: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Maltese Premier League: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-0. Average goals 1.33, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.86Goals scored / match1.29
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
1.43Goals conceded / match0.86
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
50%Average possession50%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
4.86Shots on target / match4.14
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

10.71Shots per match12
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
4.86Shots on target4.14
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
17.3%Shot conversion10.7%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
50%Possession50%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
1.42xG for1.42
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
1.49xG against0.96
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

Shooting quality

Marsaxlokk: Efficient finishingBirkirkara: Balanced
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
Accuracy (shots on target)45%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.31

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

Marsaxlokk is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Marsaxlokk · 0.8 pts / match - Birkirkara

Marsaxlokk
WDWLW
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
WDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Birkirkara
LLDWL
Season result split
43% W14% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-3
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 away
1-0-2
LLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Marsaxlokk is 44% better for: goals scored per match.

1.86 goals / match - Marsaxlokk · 1.29 goals / match - Birkirkara

Birkirkara is 66% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.43 goals / match - Marsaxlokk · 0.86 goals / match - Birkirkara

Marsaxlokk scoring profile: very strong

Marsaxlokk scores in 100% of matches (7 of 7 matches), while Birkirkara keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

Birkirkara scoring profile: very strong

Birkirkara scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Marsaxlokk keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

13Goals scored (season)9
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
10Goals conceded (season)6
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
3.29Average goals in match2.14
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
11Goals scored (last 5)4
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal71%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
43%2 goals29%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%3 goals14%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%4 goals14%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal57%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
29%2 goals29%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%3 goals0%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%4 goals0%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

* 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

43%BTTS at half-time0%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%BTTS in both halves0%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%Scored in both halves29%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
100%BTTS - last 540%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
71%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

Match 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.

Marsaxlokk is 143% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.43 pts / match - Marsaxlokk · 1 pts / match - Birkirkara

Marsaxlokk - half-time state
71% leading29% draw0% trailing
Birkirkara - half-time state
29% leading14% draw57% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.43Points per match (1st half)1
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
1.57Goals scored (1st half)0.43
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
2Average goals (1st half)1
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
57%Clean sheet before half-time43%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
0%No goal before half-time71%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

After half-time (2nd half)

0.71Points per match (2nd half)2
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.14
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
29%Clean sheet after half-time71%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara
86%No goal after half-time29%
MarsaxlokkBirkirkara

Marsaxlokk - second-half results

14% W29% D57% L
17
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding80%

Leads at half-time in 71% of matches and wins 57%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Birkirkara - second-half results

57% W29% D14% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Marsaxlokk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.80
Goals scored / match1.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match2.41.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals100%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal0%80%
Goal difference+6-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 9
Birkirkara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Birkirkara
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
5
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.72
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-51%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Marsaxlokk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
148%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.3
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

Birkirkara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
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.
-0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
56% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
56%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MarsaxlokkLigaBirkirkara
Average goals in match▲ 3.292.71▼ 2.14
Both teams scored▲ 86%55%▼ 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 57%50%▼ 29%
Clean sheets▼ 14%25%▲ 43%
Goal before half-time▲ 100%81%▲ 86%
Goal after half-time▼ 71%86%• 86%

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

2.71
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+-13%
Home attack advantage
+-15%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (3): Marsaxlokk 2 - 1 - 0 Birkirkara. Average goals 1.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

FAQ

When do Marsaxlokk and Birkirkara play?

Marsaxlokk face Birkirkara on 16 October 2026 in Maltese Premier League at Infetti Ground. 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 Marsaxlokk and Birkirkara?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Marsaxlokk won 2, Birkirkara won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Marsaxlokk vs Birkirkara?

Marsaxlokk score 1.86 goals per game on average and Birkirkara 1.29. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 86% of Marsaxlokk's matches and 29% of Birkirkara's.

What form are Marsaxlokk and Birkirkara in?

Over the last 5 games Marsaxlokk have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Birkirkara 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Marsaxlokk vs Birkirkara?

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.