Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Tarxien Rainbows vs Birkirkara: match statistics

Tarxien Rainbows crest
Tarxien Rainbows
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Birkirkara crest
Birkirkara

Tarxien Rainbows vs Birkirkara: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Tarxien Rainbows play Birkirkara in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match date is 24 April 2026 at 18:00. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Tarxien Rainbows: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Birkirkara: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Tarxien Rainbows scores 1.03 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Birkirkara scores 0.91 and concedes 1.13. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Tarxien Rainbows 65%, Birkirkara 25%. Over 2.5: Tarxien Rainbows 56%, Birkirkara 34%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Tarxien Rainbows has higher xG: 1.05 vs 0.98. Tarxien Rainbows: 7.2 shots per match, Birkirkara: 5.6.

Match halves

Tarxien Rainbows: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.68. Birkirkara: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.41.

Goals by minute

Tarxien Rainbows: 76-90+ (11 goals). Birkirkara: 31-45+ (8 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

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I predict a home win (Tarxien Rainbows). Tarxien have scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches versus Birkirkara’s 4, and visitors fail to score in 61% of their away games. At home Tarxien average 1.07 goals per match with xG 0.95 and register a higher shot conversion rate of 17% versus Birkirkara’s 12%, while Birkirkara average 0.67 goals away with xG 0.98. Defensively the hosts are unstable — they concede 1.87 goals on average at home and have 0% clean sheets, whereas Birkirkara concede 1.44 goals away and have 39% clean sheets, which limits Tarxien’s edge. Tarxien have only 3 wins this season and a home win rate of 7%, so the draw risk is significant, but the hosts’ superior finishing and current scoring form (10 goals in 5) give them the advantage and I back them to win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
5Shots9
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
2Shots on target4
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
0.77xG1.23
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
6Corners2
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
43Dangerous attacks53
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
-1Fouls-1
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1Cards2
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

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.

Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1.03Goals scored / match0.91
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1.82Goals conceded / match1.13
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
46%Average possession42%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
3.03Shots on target / match2.56
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.18Shots per match5.63
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
3.03Shots on target2.56
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
14.3%Shot conversion16.1%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
46%Possession42%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1.05xG for0.98
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1.25xG against1.08
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

Shooting quality

Tarxien Rainbows: Counter-attackingBirkirkara: Counter-attacking
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
Accuracy (shots on target)42%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.36

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 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Tarxien Rainbows · 1.2 pts / match - Birkirkara

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 at home (W-D-L)
2-7-9
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Birkirkara
WLDDD
Season result split
25% W34% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-11-13
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-7-10
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Tarxien Rainbows is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.03 goals / match - Tarxien Rainbows · 0.91 goals / match - Birkirkara

Birkirkara is 61% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Tarxien Rainbows · 1.13 goals / match - Birkirkara

Tarxien Rainbows scoring profile: mixed

Tarxien Rainbows scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Birkirkara keeps a clean sheet in 47% (15 of 32 matches).

Birkirkara scoring profile: strong

Birkirkara scores in 50% of matches (16 of 32 matches), while Tarxien Rainbows keeps a clean sheet in 6% (2 of 34 matches).

35Goals scored (season)29
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
62Goals conceded (season)36
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
2.85Average goals in match2.03
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
8Goals scored (last 5)2
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
8Goals conceded (last 5)2
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal50%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
24%2 goals22%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
12%3 goals9%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
0%4 goals6%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal53%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
62%2 goals41%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
18%3 goals9%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
6%4 goals3%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

* 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

24%BTTS at half-time13%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
18%Scored in both halves19%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS19%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
60%BTTS - last 520%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time66%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

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.

Birkirkara is 85% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.71 pts / match - Tarxien Rainbows · 1.31 pts / match - Birkirkara

Tarxien Rainbows - half-time state
9% leading44% draw47% trailing
Birkirkara - half-time state
28% leading47% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.71Points per match (1st half)1.31
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1.24Average goals (1st half)0.97
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
38%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
68%No goal before half-time59%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.19
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.66
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.06
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
29%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara
47%No goal after half-time72%
Tarxien RainbowsBirkirkara

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.

Birkirkara - second-half results

28% W34% R38% P
42
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 25%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Birkirkara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match0.20.6
1 goal20%60%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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.

Birkirkara
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
3
4
16-30
8
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
3
8
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.45
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+84%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
163%
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%

Birkirkara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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

Tarxien RainbowsLigaBirkirkara
Average goals in match 2.852.51 2.03
Both teams scored 65%51% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%45% 34%
Clean sheets 6%29% 47%
Goal before half-time 71%66% 59%
Goal after half-time 88%74% 66%

^ 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

Recent meetings (2): Tarxien Rainbows 0 - 0 - 2 Birkirkara. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Birkirkara FC
5 : 0
Tarxien Rainbows FC
Tarxien Rainbows FC
0 : 4
Birkirkara FC

FAQ

What was the result of Tarxien Rainbows vs Birkirkara?

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

What is the head-to-head record between Tarxien Rainbows and Birkirkara?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Tarxien Rainbows won 0, Birkirkara won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Tarxien Rainbows score 1.03 goals per game on average and Birkirkara 0.91. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Tarxien Rainbows's matches and 25% of Birkirkara's.

What form are Tarxien Rainbows and Birkirkara in?

Over the last 5 games Tarxien Rainbows have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Birkirkara 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Tarxien Rainbows vs Birkirkara — 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.