Malta - Maltese Premier LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Zabbar St. Patrick vs Tarxien Rainbows: match statistics

Zabbar St. Patrick vs Tarxien Rainbows: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Zabbar St. Patrick play Tarxien Rainbows in Maltese Premier League (Malta). The match date is 5 May 2026 at 19:00. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Zabbar St. Patrick: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Tarxien Rainbows: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Zabbar St. Patrick scores 1.32 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. Tarxien Rainbows scores 1.03 and concedes 1.82. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Zabbar St. Patrick 59%, Tarxien Rainbows 65%. Over 2.5: Zabbar St. Patrick 47%, Tarxien Rainbows 56%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Zabbar St. Patrick has higher xG: 1.09 vs 1.05. Zabbar St. Patrick: 7.5 shots per match, Tarxien Rainbows: 7.2.

Match halves

Zabbar St. Patrick: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.71. Tarxien Rainbows: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Zabbar St. Patrick: 31-45+ (11 goals). Tarxien Rainbows: 76-90+ (11 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

5 H2H matches: 1-4-0. Average goals 3.20, BTTS 80%.

Match description

Zabbar St. Patrick hold the edge across seasonal metrics: at home they average 1.36 goals per match with a shot conversion of 19%, while Tarxien Rainbows away average 0.93 goals with 13% conversion. Tarxien concede 1.93 goals per away match on average, whereas Zabbar concede 1.5 at home; the season goal totals also favor the hosts (Zabbar 41 goals scored vs Tarxien 32, and 44 goals conceded by the hosts vs 58 by the visitors). In the last 5 matches Tarxien collected 9 points (1.8 per match) and scored 10 goals (2 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses), while Zabbar collected 5 points (1.0 per match) and scored 8 goals (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses). xG and possession are nearly identical (home xG 1.03 vs 1.05 for the visitors; possession 47% each), indicating a balanced game flow, but Zabbar’s higher shot efficiency (19% vs 13%) and lower average goals conceded at home give them a tangible advantage. Based on this, I project a home win as the most likely outcome; estimated probabilities: home 60%, draw 25%, away 15%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
9Shots13
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
4Shots on target4
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.1xG1.31
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
2Corners9
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
34Dangerous attacks29
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
-1Fouls-1
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
8Cards1
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

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.

Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.32Goals scored / match1.03
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.38Goals conceded / match1.82
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
48%Average possession46%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
3.12Shots on target / match3.03
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.53Shots per match7.18
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
3.12Shots on target3.03
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
17.6%Shot conversion14.3%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
48%Possession46%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.09xG for1.05
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.16xG against1.25
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

Shooting quality

Zabbar St. Patrick: Efficient finishingTarxien Rainbows: Counter-attacking
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
Accuracy (shots on target)41%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.34

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.

Zabbar St. Patrick
DDWLW
Season result split
21% W38% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-13-14
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-7
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
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 away (W-D-L)
3-3-10
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Zabbar St. Patrick is 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - Zabbar St. Patrick · 1.03 goals / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Zabbar St. Patrick is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.38 goals / match - Zabbar St. Patrick · 1.82 goals / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Zabbar St. Patrick scoring profile: very strong

Zabbar St. Patrick scores in 76% of matches (26 of 34 matches), while Tarxien Rainbows keeps a clean sheet in 6% (2 of 34 matches).

Tarxien Rainbows scoring profile: strong

Tarxien Rainbows scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Zabbar St. Patrick keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 34 matches).

45Goals scored (season)35
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
47Goals conceded (season)62
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
2.71Average goals in match2.85
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
11Goals scored (last 5)8
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal68%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
35%2 goals24%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
15%3 goals12%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
3%4 goals0%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal94%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
44%2 goals62%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
18%3 goals18%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
0%4 goals6%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

* 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.

59%
Zabbar St. Patrick - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.20 of 34 matches
65%
Tarxien Rainbows - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 34 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time24%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
9%BTTS in both halves6%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
21%Scored in both halves18%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
60%BTTS - last 560%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

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)

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

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.

Zabbar St. Patrick is 75% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Zabbar St. Patrick · 0.71 pts / match - Tarxien Rainbows

Zabbar St. Patrick - half-time state
26% leading44% draw29% trailing
Tarxien Rainbows - half-time state
9% leading44% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)0.71
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.21Average goals (1st half)1.24
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
53%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
56%No goal before half-time68%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

After half-time (2nd half)

1.09Points per match (2nd half)1.18
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.62
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
44%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows
47%No goal after half-time47%
Zabbar St. PatrickTarxien Rainbows

Zabbar St. Patrick - second-half results

24% W38% R38% P
42
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 21%. 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 - 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.

Zabbar St. Patrick - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.42.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Zabbar St. Patrick
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
4
5
16-30
11
9
31-45
6
8
46-60
7
7
61-75
11
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Zabbar St. Patrick

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.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
131%
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%

* 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

Zabbar St. PatrickLigaTarxien Rainbows
Average goals in match 2.712.51 2.85
Both teams scored 59%51% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%45% 56%
Clean sheets 24%29% 6%
Goal before half-time 68%66% 71%
Goal after half-time 76%74% 88%

^ 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 (5): Zabbar St. Patrick 1 - 4 - 0 Tarxien Rainbows. Average goals 3.20, both teams scored in 80% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Zabbar St. Patrick vs Tarxien Rainbows?

The Maltese Premier League match finished Zabbar St. Patrick 2:3 Tarxien Rainbows. 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 Tarxien Rainbows?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Zabbar St. Patrick won 1, Tarxien Rainbows won 0 and 4 ended level. These games averaged 3.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 80% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Zabbar St. Patrick vs Tarxien Rainbows?

Zabbar St. Patrick score 1.32 goals per game on average and Tarxien Rainbows 1.03. The Maltese Premier League average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Zabbar St. Patrick's matches and 65% of Tarxien Rainbows's.

What form are Zabbar St. Patrick and Tarxien Rainbows in?

Over the last 5 games Zabbar St. Patrick have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Tarxien Rainbows 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Zabbar St. Patrick vs Tarxien Rainbows?

The statistical background for Zabbar St. Patrick vs Tarxien Rainbows — 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.