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Birzebbuga v Marsaxlokk

Birzebbuga
2–0Full time
Marsaxlokk

Premier League · WED 21 OCT · Tony Bezzina Stadium

Full timeGraded 21 Oct 19:30
Birzebbuga 2–0 Marsaxlokk MARSAXLOKK WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT0–2 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Marsaxlokk win64%
The market said60%
Brier score, this match · lower is better1.197
The market’s Brier score1.115

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 replay11 notes · 20 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Marsaxlokk win at 64%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Marsaxlokk was 64% before kick-off and our model makes it 64% now. 0–0 · 14–22–64
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Birzebbuga v Marsaxlokk
  4. 36′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 36' Marsaxlokk win: 64% at kick-off, 54% now
  5. 41′We said Marsaxlokk at 64%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 52%. 0–0 · 15–33–52
  6. 45′SECOND HALF Birzebbuga 0–0 Marsaxlokk
  7. 46′HALF-TIME Birzebbuga 0–0 Marsaxlokk
  8. 47′We said Marsaxlokk at 64%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 20%. 1–0 · 51–29–20
  9. 47′⚽ GOAL · 47' Birzebbuga 1–0 Marsaxlokk
  10. 47′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 47' Marsaxlokk win: 64% at kick-off, 20% now
  11. 47′THE CALL SWINGS · 47' Birzebbuga win is now our likeliest result at 51% (was Marsaxlokk win 49%)
  12. 49′Birzebbuga score on 48′ to make it 1–0. 1–0 · 52–29–19
  13. 50′We said Marsaxlokk at 64%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–0 · 52–29–19
  14. 58′We said Marsaxlokk at 64%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–0 · 58–28–14
  15. 58′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 58' Marsaxlokk win: 64% at kick-off, 14% now
  16. 64′🟨 YELLOW · 64' Birzebbuga
  17. 66′We said Marsaxlokk at 64%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–0 · 64–27–9
  18. 66′🟨 YELLOW · 65' Marsaxlokk
  19. 69′We said Marsaxlokk at 64%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 1%. 2–0 · 92–6–1
  20. 69′Goals are coming at about the 3.0 we expected. 2–0 · 92–6–1
  21. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Marsaxlokk · On: S. Smajlagic · Off: Dodo
  22. 69′⚽ GOAL · 69' Birzebbuga 2–0 Marsaxlokk
  23. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Marsaxlokk win: 64% at kick-off, 1% now
  24. 70′Birzebbuga find the net on 70′. 2–0. 2–0 · 93–6–1
  25. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Marsaxlokk · On: L. Caruana · Off: N. Muscat
  26. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Marsaxlokk · On: D. Simkus · Off: J. Minala
  27. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Birzebbuga · On: Z. Cassar · Off: M. Azzopardi
  28. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Birzebbuga · On: S. Tokic · Off: G. Costa Goncalves
  29. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Marsaxlokk · On: T. Caruana · Off: M. Garcia
  30. 92′🟨 YELLOW · 90+2' Marsaxlokk
  31. 94′Full time, 2–0. We called Marsaxlokk at 64% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  32. FTFULL TIME Birzebbuga 2–0 Marsaxlokk
  33. FTBirzebbuga 2–0 Marsaxlokk · Marsaxlokk win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 0–2 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

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Marsaxlokk are clear favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Birzebbuga 14%, draw 22%, Marsaxlokk 64%. Over 2.5 goals 56%, both teams to score 50%.

The AI’s read on Birzebbuga v MarsaxlokkBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 15 Oct 04:33 · locked at kick-off

Birzebbuga win14%
Draw22%
Marsaxlokk win64%

Kick-offWED 21 OCT · 17:00

RoundMatchday 9

VenueTony Bezzina Stadium

Line-ups

Birzebbuga

Marsaxlokk

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Birzebbuga

Marsaxlokk

3Days since last match5

Last match: 18 Oct · Premier League (Malta)

Last match: 16 Oct · Premier League (Malta)

2Matches in previous 14 days2

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

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
2Marsaxlokk8+517
12Birzebbuga8−141

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Birzebbuga

Formation not confirmed

1 M. Chiesa

2 Gustavo Felipe

4 M. Azzopardi

10 Yuri

18 R. Thellufsen

20 G. Costa Goncalves

21 K. Bondin

25 J. A. Bolanos Ramirez

29 Alex Bruno

88 Z. Scerri

98 J. Mendoza

Coach · Kenneth Costantino

Substitutes

22 · J. Azzopardi

5 · Z. Cassar

8 · M. Xuereb

9 · D. Camenzuli

11 · P. Tomaselli

15 · S. Tokic

19 · E. Grioli

23 · F. Galea

28 · A. Camenzuli

30 · L. Riascos

77 · A. Barbara

Marsaxlokk

Formation not confirmed

22 C. Mafoumbi

4 O. El Hasni

5 E. Pepe

6 N. Muscat

8 U. Arias

9 R. Linden

10 Dodo

20 M. Garcia

25 J. Minala

27 L. Aguirre

28 R. Mihana

Coach · Vincenzo Potenza

Substitutes

1 · A. Cassar

30 · Z. Carabott

3 · Weder

11 · J. C. Corbalan

14 · E. Attard

16 · G. Karamitsios

17 · S. Smajlagic

23 · T. Caruana

24 · L. Caruana

26 · M. Maniscalco

33 · D. Simkus

Our number · marsaxlokk winFirst published 15 Oct 04:33 · updated 17 Oct 00:13 · locked at kick-off
64% The market60%
Us64%
Market60%

We make Marsaxlokk a 64% chance to win. The market has them at 60%. We are 4 points more confident than the market. The model expects 0.8–2.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Birzebbuga v Marsaxlokk0.85 – 2.11
Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 28 AugW0 D1 L5 · W4 D1 L1
Table places · points 1 v 1712 v 2
The market · Marsaxlokk win60% · ours 64%

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
50%55%60%65%70% 15 OCT 04:3321 OCT 16:40
Our probability · Marsaxlokk win The market, margin stripped

Published at 63%, 64% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 60% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Birzebbuga win14%16%−2
Draw22%23%−1
Marsaxlokk win64%60%+4
Over 2.5 goals56%56%0
Both teams to score50%53%−3
Over 1.5 goals79%77%+2
Over 3.5 goals34%36%−2
Birzebbuga or draw36%40%−4
Birzebbuga clean sheet13%––
Marsaxlokk clean sheet43%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 8 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–2 at 11.1%
0123450 6.6 10.1 11.1 7.8 4.3 2.01 3.9 10.2 9.2 6.3 3.4 2 2.1 4.0 3.9 2.7 3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Birzebbuga down, Marsaxlokk across0–5 goals a side shown (97.0% 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

No meetings since 2025/26

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2025/26.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 28 Aug

BIRZEBBUGA

LLLLDL1–2 · 0–3 · 0–2 · 0–3 · 2–2 · 0–1

MARSAXLOKK

WDWLWW2–1 · 1–1 · 5–2 · 1–4 · 2–1 · 2–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Valletta FC8+1219
2Marsaxlokk8+517
3Floriana8+915
4Mosta8+213
5Hamrun Spartans8+312
6Sliema Wanderers8−111
7Balzan FC8+210
8Birkirkara8+110
9Hibernians8−49
10Zabbar St. Patrick8−48
11Gzira United8−114
12Birzebbuga8−141

The competition's standings before kick-off.