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Marsaxlokk v Birkirkara

Marsaxlokk
2–0Full time
Birkirkara

Premier League · FRI 16 OCT · Victor Tedesco Stadium

Full timeGraded 16 Oct 21:30
Marsaxlokk 2–0 Birkirkara MARSAXLOKK WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Marsaxlokk win38%
The market said35%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.577
The market’s Brier score0.644

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 · 32 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Marsaxlokk win at 38%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Marsaxlokk was 38% before kick-off and our model makes it 39% now. 0–0 · 39–28–32
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Marsaxlokk v Birkirkara
  4. 25′🟨 YELLOW · 25' Marsaxlokk
  5. 29′🟨 YELLOW · 29' Birkirkara
  6. 36′🟨 YELLOW · 36' Birkirkara
  7. 36′THE CALL SWINGS · 36' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Marsaxlokk win 33%)
  8. 45′SECOND HALF Marsaxlokk 0–0 Birkirkara
  9. 46′HALF-TIME Marsaxlokk 0–0 Birkirkara
  10. 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 52' Marsaxlokk win: 38% at kick-off, 28% now
  11. 53′We published Marsaxlokk at 38%. Our model now makes it 76%. 1–0 · 76–19–5
  12. 53′Goals are coming at about the 2.3 we expected. 1–0 · 76–19–5
  13. 53′⚽ GOAL · 53' Marsaxlokk 1–0 Birkirkara
  14. 53′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 53' Marsaxlokk win: 38% at kick-off, 76% now
  15. 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Marsaxlokk win is now our likeliest result at 76% (was Draw 19%)
  16. 54′Marsaxlokk find the net on 54′. 1–0. 1–0 · 76–19–5
  17. 56′⚽ GOAL · 56' Marsaxlokk 1–1 Birkirkara
  18. 56′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 56' Marsaxlokk win: 38% at kick-off, 27% now
  19. 56′THE CALL SWINGS · 56' Draw is now our likeliest result at 50% (was Marsaxlokk win 27%)
  20. 57′A goal for Birkirkara on 57′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 26–51–23
  21. 58′We said Marsaxlokk at 38%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 26%. 1–1 · 26–52–22
  22. 58′GOAL DISALLOWED · 58' Birkirkara
  23. 58′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 58' Marsaxlokk win: 38% at kick-off, 78% now
  24. 58′THE CALL SWINGS · 58' Marsaxlokk win is now our likeliest result at 78% (was Draw 18%)
  25. 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 59' Marsaxlokk win: 38% at kick-off, 78% now
  26. 64′We published Marsaxlokk at 38%. Our model now makes it 80%. 1–0 · 80–17–3
  27. 64′A red card for Birkirkara on 64′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 1–0 · 80–17–3
  28. 64′🟥 RED CARD · 64' Birkirkara
  29. 66′🟨 YELLOW · 61' Fernandinho · Birkirkara
  30. 71′We published Marsaxlokk at 38%. Our model now makes it 98%. 2–0 · 98–2–0
  31. 71′A goal for Marsaxlokk on 71′ — 2–0. 2–0 · 98–2–0
  32. 71′⚽ GOAL · 71' Marsaxlokk 2–0 Birkirkara
  33. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 71' Marsaxlokk win: 38% at kick-off, 98% now
  34. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Birkirkara · On: F. Sasere · Off: L. Pahama
  35. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Birkirkara · On: Jefferson Vinicius · Off: A. Garzia
  36. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Marsaxlokk · On: S. Smajlagic · Off: R. Linden
  37. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Marsaxlokk · On: D. Simkus · Off: U. Arias
  38. 81′We published Marsaxlokk at 38%. Our model now makes it over 99%. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  39. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Birkirkara · On: Rafa Santos · Off: Frazan
  40. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Marsaxlokk · On: L. Caruana · Off: M. Garcia
  41. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Marsaxlokk · On: Weder · Off: J. Minala
  42. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Marsaxlokk · On: E. Attard · Off: J. C. Corbalan
  43. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Birkirkara · On: J. Busuttil · Off: S. Brewer
  44. 94′Full time, 2–0. We called Marsaxlokk at 38% — that one lands. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  45. FTFULL TIME Marsaxlokk 2–0 Birkirkara
  46. FTMarsaxlokk 2–0 Birkirkara · Marsaxlokk win: right · Under 2.5: right · Not 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

Marsaxlokk are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Marsaxlokk 38%, draw 31%, Birkirkara 31%. Over 2.5 goals 41%, both teams to score 48%.

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

Pre-match prediction

First published 10 Oct 03:49 · locked at kick-off

Marsaxlokk win38%
Draw31%
Birkirkara win31%

Kick-offFRI 16 OCT · 19:00

RoundMatchday 8

VenueVictor Tedesco Stadium

Line-ups

Marsaxlokk

Birkirkara

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Marsaxlokk

Birkirkara

6Days since last match6

Last match: 10 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
3Marsaxlokk7+314
8Birkirkara7+310

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

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

11 J. C. Corbalan

20 M. Garcia

25 J. Minala

27 L. Aguirre

Coach · Vincenzo Potenza

Substitutes

1 · A. Cassar

3 · Weder

14 · E. Attard

15 · N. Galea

16 · G. Karamitsios

17 · S. Smajlagic

23 · T. Caruana

24 · L. Caruana

26 · M. Maniscalco

28 · R. Mihana

33 · D. Simkus

Birkirkara

Formation not confirmed

1 F. Ondoa

3 Frazan

9 K. Reid

17 L. Pahama

22 Z. Muscat

28 S. Brewer

30 Pablo Gabriel

74 J. Vassallo

77 A. Garzia

94 Fernandinho

99 Amarildo

Coach · Paul Zammit

Substitutes

12 · K. Sammut

23 · D. El Hazawi

20 · J. Zahra

24 · B. Gill

15 · K. Fenech

2 · B. Zani

8 · Rafa Santos

14 · Jefferson Vinicius

10 · J. Busuttil

4 · d. A. Yago C.

27 · F. Sasere

Our number · marsaxlokk winFirst published 10 Oct 03:49 · updated 11 Oct 04:04 · locked at kick-off
38% The market35%
Us38%
Market35%

We make Marsaxlokk a 38% chance to win. The market has them at 35%. We are 3 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.2–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Marsaxlokk v Birkirkara1.23 – 1.09
Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 21 AugW4 D1 L1 · W2 D1 L3
Table places · points 14 v 103 v 8
The market · Marsaxlokk win35% · 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% 10 OCT 03:5716 OCT 18:40
Our probability · Marsaxlokk win The market, margin stripped

Published at 37%, 38% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 35% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Marsaxlokk win38%35%+3
Draw31%28%+3
Birkirkara win31%37%−6
Over 2.5 goals41%48%−7
Both teams to score48%54%−6
Over 1.5 goals68%71%−3
Over 3.5 goals21%28%−7
Marsaxlokk or draw69%63%+6
Marsaxlokk clean sheet34%––
Birkirkara clean sheet30%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 5 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 14.2%
0123450 11.6 9.5 5.9 2.2 1 10.8 14.2 7.0 2.6 2 7.4 7.8 4.3 3 3.1 3.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Marsaxlokk down, Birkirkara across0–5 goals a side shown (99.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting1.60
Over 2.51 of 10
Both scored4 of 10
Last meetingsBIR 0–1 MAR · MAR 2–1 BIR · MAR 0–0 BIR · BIR 1–1 MAR

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 21 Aug

MARSAXLOKK

WWDWLW1–0 · 2–1 · 1–1 · 5–2 · 1–4 · 2–1

BIRKIRKARA

WLLDWL1–0 · 0–1 · 1–2 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 0–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Valletta FC7+1116
2Floriana7+914
3Marsaxlokk7+314
4Mosta7+212
5Hamrun Spartans7+311
6Sliema Wanderers7011
7Balzan FC7+310
8Birkirkara7+310
9Hibernians7−56
10Zabbar St. Patrick7−55
11Gzira United7−113
12Birzebbuga7−131

The competition's standings before kick-off.