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Balzan FC v Zabbar St. Patrick

Balzan FC
1–2Full time
Zabbar St. Patrick

Premier League · SAT 17 OCT · Tony Bezzina Stadium

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 19:40
Balzan FC 1–2 Zabbar St. Patrick BALZAN FC WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Balzan FC win38%
The market said36%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.686
The market’s Brier score0.628

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay12 notes · 31 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Balzan FC win at 38%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Balzan FC 38% before kick-off, 38% now. 0–0 · 38–29–33
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Balzan FC v Zabbar St. Patrick
  4. 6′Balzan FC score on 6′ to make it 1–0. 1–0 · 68–18–14
  5. 6′⚽ GOAL · 6' Balzan FC 1–0 Zabbar St. Patrick
  6. 6′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 6' Balzan FC win: 38% at kick-off, 68% now
  7. 8′We said Balzan FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 68%. 1–0 · 68–19–14
  8. 21′Zabbar St. Patrick find the net on 21′. 1–1. 1–1 · 36–33–31
  9. 21′⚽ GOAL · 21' Balzan FC 1–1 Zabbar St. Patrick
  10. 21′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 21' Balzan FC win: 38% at kick-off, 36% now
  11. 38′THE CALL SWINGS · 38' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Balzan FC win 33%)
  12. 45′HALF-TIME Balzan FC 1–1 Zabbar St. Patrick
  13. 46′SECOND HALF Balzan FC 1–1 Zabbar St. Patrick
  14. 51′🟨 YELLOW · 50' Zabbar St. Patrick
  15. 54′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Balzan FC · On: S. Cipriott · Off: N. Pulis
  16. 54′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 54' Balzan FC win: 38% at kick-off, 28% now
  17. 54′🟨 YELLOW · 54' Balzan FC
  18. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 56' Balzan FC
  19. 57′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 1–1 · 27–49–24
  20. 59′We said Balzan FC at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 26%. 1–1 · 26–50–23
  21. 61′🟨 YELLOW · 51' A. Dimeji · Balzan FC
  22. 62′🟨 YELLOW · 62' Balzan FC
  23. 64′We said Balzan FC at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–55–21
  24. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 58' Zabbar St. Patrick · On: T. Melillo · Off: J. Micallef
  25. 71′🟨 YELLOW · 62' M. Jovicic · Zabbar St. Patrick
  26. 72′We said Balzan FC at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–64–17
  27. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Zabbar St. Patrick · On: T. Moriceau · Off: M. Jovicic
  28. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Balzan FC win: 38% at kick-off, 18% now
  29. 76′A goal for Zabbar St. Patrick on 75′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 2–14–84
  30. 76′We said Balzan FC at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 2%. 1–2 · 2–14–84
  31. 76′3 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 1–2 · 2–14–84
  32. 76′⚽ GOAL · 75' Balzan FC 1–2 Zabbar St. Patrick
  33. 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 76' Balzan FC win: 38% at kick-off, 2% now
  34. 76′THE CALL SWINGS · 76' Zabbar St. Patrick win is now our likeliest result at 84% (was Draw 14%)
  35. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Balzan FC · On: M. Yahaya · Off: V. Kuach Yuel
  36. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Zabbar St. Patrick · On: A. Ellard · Off: S. Magri
  37. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Zabbar St. Patrick · On: M. Fontanella · Off: Vinicius Kanu
  38. 88′Balzan FC are down to ten from 87′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 1–2 · 0–5–94
  39. 88′🟥 RED CARD · 87' Balzan FC
  40. 89′🟨 YELLOW · 89' Zabbar St. Patrick
  41. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Balzan FC · On: J. Portelli · Off: Z. Grech
  42. 91′🟨 YELLOW · 90+1' Zabbar St. Patrick
  43. 95′🟨 YELLOW · 90+5' Balzan FC
  44. FTFULL TIME Balzan FC 1–2 Zabbar St. Patrick
  45. FTBalzan FC 1–2 Zabbar St. Patrick · Balzan FC win: wrong · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Balzan FC are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Balzan FC 38%, draw 29%, Zabbar St. Patrick 33%. Over 2.5 goals 47%, both teams to score 52%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Balzan FC win38%
Draw29%
Zabbar St. Patrick win33%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 17:00

RoundMatchday 8

VenueTony Bezzina Stadium

RefereeE. Barbara

Line-ups

Balzan FC

Zabbar St. Patrick

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Balzan FC

Zabbar St. Patrick

6Days since last match7

Last match: 11 Oct · Premier League (Malta)

Last match: 10 Oct · Premier League (Malta)

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
7Balzan FC7+310
10Zabbar St. Patrick7−55

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Balzan FC

Formation not confirmed

1 D. Ciappara

2 N. Djoric

7 V. Kuach Yuel

8 N. Pulis

11 Macula

14 A. Dimeji

17 S. Guehi

18 Ederson

21 Gabriel Santos

42 Z. Grech

96 Leo Fernandes

Coach · Andrew Cohen

Substitutes

99 · M. Djalo

4 · J. Portelli

5 · S. Arab

6 · J. Grech

9 · M. Yahaya

19 · L. Lapira

22 · K. Micallef

23 · S. Cipriott

24 · Z. Cassar

25 · V. Celic

10 · A. Majok

Zabbar St. Patrick

Formation not confirmed

30 P. Mohorovic

2 K. Brucic

4 S. Magri

7 N. Lancioni

10 Joao Mafra

15 M. Jovicic

16 J. Micallef

18 P. F. Gouhon

21 S. Jovancic

22 Z. Leonardi

29 Vinicius Kanu

Coach · Adolfo Sormani

Substitutes

1 · S. Leon

3 · J. Aquilina

11 · N. Agius

31 · L. Zerafa

32 · T. Moriceau

33 · A. Agyeman

39 · A. Callus

70 · K. Fenech

71 · T. Melillo

77 · A. Ellard

89 · M. Fontanella

Our number · balzan fc winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
38% The market36%
Us38%
Market36%

We make Balzan FC a 38% chance to win. The market has them at 36%. We are within 2 points of the market. The model expects 1.3–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Balzan FC v Zabbar St. Patrick1.35 – 1.22
Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 22 AugW2 D3 L1 · W1 D2 L3
Table places · points 10 v 57 v 10
The market · Balzan FC win36% · ours 38%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40%45% 11 OCT 04:0417 OCT 16:01
Our probability · Balzan FC win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 36% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Balzan FC win38%36%+2
Draw29%29%0
Zabbar St. Patrick win33%35%−2
Over 2.5 goals47%47%0
Both teams to score52%53%−1
Over 1.5 goals73%70%+3
Over 3.5 goals26%27%−1
Balzan FC or draw67%65%+2
Balzan FC clean sheet30%––
Zabbar St. Patrick clean sheet27%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.5%
0123450 9.4 8.2 5.7 2.4 1 9.2 13.5 7.4 3.1 2 7.0 8.2 4.9 2.1 3 3.2 3.7 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Balzan FC down, Zabbar St. Patrick across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

4 meetings since 2023/24
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.53 of 4
Both scored2 of 4
Last meetingsZAB 2–2 BAL · ZAB 3–0 BAL · BAL 1–2 ZAB · BAL 0–2 ZAB

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 22 Aug

BALZAN FC

LWWDDD1–2 · 2–1 · 3–0 · 2–2 · 0–0 · 1–1

ZABBAR ST. PATRICK

WDLDLL1–0 · 1–1 · 1–2 · 0–0 · 0–2 · 1–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Marsaxlokk8+517
2Valletta FC7+1116
3Floriana7+914
4Mosta7+212
5Hamrun Spartans7+311
6Sliema Wanderers7011
7Balzan FC7+310
8Birkirkara8+110
9Hibernians7−56
10Zabbar St. Patrick7−55
11Gzira United7−113
12Birzebbuga7−131

The competition's standings before kick-off.