Hamrun Spartans vs Sliema Wanderers — FA Trophy 2020
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 5+ matches
Hamrun Spartans71%
Sliema Wanderers10%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.5% correct across 581,483 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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.
Hamrun Spartans creates 227% more chances
Season form · 8 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under50
- Over50
Close call
Both teams score
- No59
- Yes41
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Hamrun Spartans ↓
Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines
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Combos
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
Hamrun Spartans at home — creates 3.13, concedes 0.25 · 8 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
Hamrun Spartans attack 3.13 + Sliema Wanderers defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 2.06
Sliema Wanderers attack 1.00 + Hamrun Spartans defence 0.25 → ÷2 → 0.63
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 71%?"
Hamrun Spartans at 71% 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 71% does not mean "Hamrun Spartans 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.
Match Events
Hamrun Spartans host Sliema Wanderers on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at 17:00. The match is part of the FA Trophy 2020/2021 season.
FA Trophy: Hamrun Spartans 2–0 Sliema Wanderers
Hamrun Spartans beat Sliema Wanderers 2-0 in FA Trophy on March 5, 2025.
Goals: Raphael Lopes (15', 27').
The match was played at Tony Bezzina Stadium in Paola.