Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans: match statistics
Zabbar St. Patrick vs Hamrun Spartans: form, goals and key statistics
Key match information
Zabbar St. Patrick played Hamrun Spartans in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match was played on 6 September 2026. Venue: Victor Tedesco Stadium. Final score: 1:2.
Current form
Zabbar St. Patrick: 1-1-1, 1.33 points/match. Hamrun Spartans: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match.
Goal statistics
Zabbar St. Patrick scores 1.33 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Hamrun Spartans scores 0.33 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.57 goals.
BTTS / Over / Under
BTTS: Zabbar St. Patrick 67%, Hamrun Spartans 33%. Over 2.5: Zabbar St. Patrick 33%, Hamrun Spartans 0%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 48%.
xG, shots and style
Hamrun Spartans has higher xG: 1.46 vs 0.89. Zabbar St. Patrick: 5.7 shots per match, Hamrun Spartans: 11.3.
Match halves
Zabbar St. Patrick: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. Hamrun Spartans: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.00.
Goals by minute
Zabbar St. Patrick: 16-30 (1 goals). Hamrun Spartans: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.
League context
Maltese Premier League: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 48%.
Head-to-head
Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 0.50, BTTS 0%.
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 statisticsHalf-by-half
Match statistics
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.
Team stats— who is more efficient?
Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current 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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.
Zabbar St. Patrick is 303% better for: last-5 form.
1.33 pts / match - Zabbar St. Patrick · 0.33 pts / match - 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 match.
1.33 goals / match - Zabbar St. Patrick · 0.33 goals / match - Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.
1.67 goals / match - Zabbar St. Patrick · 1.33 goals / match - Hamrun Spartans
Zabbar St. Patrick scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Hamrun Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).
Hamrun Spartans scores in 33% of matches (1 of 3 matches), while Zabbar St. Patrick keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).
How often they score at least...
How often they concede at least...
* 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
BTTS and goal count
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.
Full match - team comparison (Over)
Over / Under - Zabbar St. Patrick
Over / Under - Hamrun Spartans
1st half
2nd half
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.
Before half-time (1st half)
After half-time (2nd half)
Zabbar St. Patrick - second-half results
Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.
Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.
Hamrun Spartans - second-half results
Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.
Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per match | 1.33 | 2.00 |
| Goals scored / match | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Goals conceded / match | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Average goals in match | 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 match | 1.33 | 0.00 |
| Goals scored / match | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Goals conceded / match | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Average goals in match | 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 |
* 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.
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 based on completed matches from the current season.
Match profile
Zabbar St. Patrick
Hamrun Spartans
* 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
| Zabbar St. Patrick | Liga | Hamrun Spartans | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average goals in match | ▲ 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
Recent meetings (2): Zabbar St. Patrick 0 - 1 - 1 Hamrun Spartans. Average goals 0.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.
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.