Birkirkara 0–1 Sliema Wanderers: Result & Stats

Birkirkara

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Sliema Wanderers

5/8/2024

FA Trophy · Semi-finalsTa'Qali National Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Birkirkara58%

×Draw23%

Sliema Wanderers19%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

BirkirkaraExpected goals in this matchSliema Wanderers

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.78

0.90

Birkirkara

1.78

Sliema Wanderers

0.90

Birkirkara creates 98% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 5 away

2.57

creates per match

1.00

0.79

allows per match

1.00

creates per match

Birkirkara

2.57

Sliema Wanderers

1.00

allows per match

Birkirkara

0.79

Sliema Wanderers

1.00

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Birkirkara+0.00on par

Sliema Wanderers+0.00on par

Total goals

Under50
Over50

Close call

Both teams score

No51
Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Birkirkara ↓

Sliema Wanderers →

0–07%

0–16%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1–012%

1–111%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2–011%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3–06%

3–16%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4–03%

4–13%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

75%25%2.5

50%50%3.5

28%72%4.5

13%87%

Double chance

Birkirkara or draw

81%

Birkirkara or Sliema Wanderers

77%

Draw or Sliema Wanderers

42%

Winning margin

Birkirkara wins by 2+

33%

Sliema Wanderers wins by 2+

Team goals

Birkirkara 1+ goals

83%

Birkirkara 2+ goals

53%

Birkirkara 3+ goals

26%

Sliema Wanderers 1+ goals

59%

Sliema Wanderers 2+ goals

23%

Sliema Wanderers 3+ goals

Draw no bet

Birkirkara (draw refunded)

76%

Sliema Wanderers (draw refunded)

24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

Both score & under 3

11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

Recent form of each side

Birkirkara at home — creates 2.57, concedes 0.79 · 14 matches

Sliema Wanderers away — creates 1.00, concedes 1.00 · 5 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

Expected goals for this match

Birkirkara attack 2.57 + Sliema Wanderers defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.78

Sliema Wanderers attack 1.00 + Birkirkara defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.90

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

The answer to "why 58%?"

Birkirkara scores more

58%

level

23%

Sliema Wanderers scores more

19%

Birkirkara at 58% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 58% does not mean "Birkirkara will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff