Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueMFA Centenary StadiumData current as of 21 October 2026

Valletta vs Hamrun Spartans: match statistics

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Valletta vs Hamrun Spartans: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Valletta play Hamrun Spartans in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium.

Current form

Valletta: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Hamrun Spartans: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Valletta scores 2.38 and concedes 0.88 goals per match. Hamrun Spartans scores 1.63 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.77 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Valletta 50%, Hamrun Spartans 63%. Over 2.5: Valletta 75%, Hamrun Spartans 50%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Valletta has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.38. Valletta: 10.1 shots per match, Hamrun Spartans: 10.1.

Match halves

Valletta: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.75. Hamrun Spartans: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Valletta: 76-90+ (8 goals). Hamrun Spartans: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Maltese Premier League: 2.77 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 1-2-2. Average goals 1.60, BTTS 40%.

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.

VallettaHamrun Spartans
2.38Goals scored / match1.63
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0.88Goals conceded / match1.25
VallettaHamrun Spartans
52%Average possession54%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
5.25Shots on target / match4.88
VallettaHamrun Spartans

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

10.13Shots per match10.13
VallettaHamrun Spartans
5.25Shots on target4.88
VallettaHamrun Spartans
23.5%Shot conversion16%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
52%Possession54%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
1.44xG for1.38
VallettaHamrun Spartans
1.03xG against1.25
VallettaHamrun Spartans

Shooting quality

Valletta: Efficient finishingHamrun Spartans: Efficient finishing
VallettaHamrun Spartans
Accuracy (shots on target)52%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.33

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.

Valletta is 18% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Valletta · 2.2 pts / match - Hamrun Spartans

Valletta
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
75% W13% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-1
2.38 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
WLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Hamrun Spartans
WWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
38% W38% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-2
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 away
2-1-1
LWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Valletta is 46% better for: goals scored per match.

2.38 goals / match - Valletta · 1.63 goals / match - Hamrun Spartans

Valletta is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.88 goals / match - Valletta · 1.25 goals / match - Hamrun Spartans

Valletta scoring profile: very strong

Valletta scores in 100% of matches (8 of 8 matches), while Hamrun Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

Hamrun Spartans scoring profile: strong

Hamrun Spartans scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Valletta keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 matches).

19Goals scored (season)13
VallettaHamrun Spartans
7Goals conceded (season)10
VallettaHamrun Spartans
3.25Average goals in match2.88
VallettaHamrun Spartans
11Goals scored (last 5)12
VallettaHamrun Spartans
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
VallettaHamrun Spartans

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal75%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
88%2 goals63%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
38%3 goals13%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
13%4 goals13%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal88%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
38%2 goals38%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0%3 goals0%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0%4 goals0%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

* 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time50%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0%BTTS in both halves25%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
63%Scored in both halves63%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
40%BTTS - last 580%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

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.

Valletta - half-time state
38% leading25% draw38% trailing
Hamrun Spartans - half-time state
25% leading63% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.38
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.75
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
VallettaHamrun Spartans
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.38
VallettaHamrun Spartans
63%Clean sheet before half-time38%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
38%No goal before half-time25%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)1.38
VallettaHamrun Spartans
1.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0.13Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
VallettaHamrun Spartans
1.88Average goals (2nd half)1.5
VallettaHamrun Spartans
88%Clean sheet after half-time38%
VallettaHamrun Spartans
0%No goal after half-time38%
VallettaHamrun Spartans

Valletta - second-half results

100% W0% D0% L
11
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding197%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.6

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hamrun Spartans - second-half results

38% W25% D38% L
11
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Valletta - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.003.00
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Hamrun Spartans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Valletta
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
0
1
16-30
3
2
31-45
1
0
46-60
5
1
61-75
8
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.07
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-48%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
+0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.94
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
179%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.1
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

Hamrun Spartans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* 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

VallettaLigaHamrun Spartans
Average goals in match▲ 3.252.77▲ 2.88
Both teams scored▼ 50%56%▲ 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 75%52%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▲ 50%24%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▼ 75%77%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%88%▲ 100%

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

2.77
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.44
Away goals / match
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-8%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Valletta 1 - 2 - 2 Hamrun Spartans. Average goals 1.60, both teams scored in 40% matches.

FAQ

When do Valletta and Hamrun Spartans play?

Valletta face Hamrun Spartans on 25 October 2026 in Maltese Premier League at MFA Centenary Stadium. 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 Valletta and Hamrun Spartans?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Valletta won 1, Hamrun Spartans won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.60 goals, with both teams scoring in 40% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Valletta vs Hamrun Spartans?

Valletta score 2.38 goals per game on average and Hamrun Spartans 1.63. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.77 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Valletta's matches and 63% of Hamrun Spartans's.

What form are Valletta and Hamrun Spartans in?

Over the last 5 games Valletta have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Hamrun Spartans 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Valletta vs Hamrun Spartans?

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.