Hibernians 2–1 Birkirkara: Result & Stats

Hibernians

FT

2 – 1

HT: 0 – 1

Birkirkara

9/13/2025

League #393 · Opening - 3Tony Bezzina Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Hibernians30%

×Draw27%

Birkirkara42%

✓ 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.

HiberniansExpected goals in this matchBirkirkara

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.

1.07

1.32

Hibernians

1.07

Birkirkara

1.32

Birkirkara creates 23% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 8 away

1.39

creates per match

1.25

1.39

allows per match

0.75

creates per match

Hibernians

1.39

Birkirkara

1.25

allows per match

Hibernians

1.39

Birkirkara

0.75

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Hibernians+0.00on par

Birkirkara+0.00on par

Total goals

Under57
Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hibernians ↓

Birkirkara →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–112%

0–28%

0–34%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–29%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–05%

2–17%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–12%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

69%31%2.5

43%57%3.5

22%78%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Hibernians or draw

58%

Hibernians or Birkirkara

73%

Draw or Birkirkara

70%

Winning margin

Hibernians wins by 2+

12%

Birkirkara wins by 2+

19%

Team goals

Hibernians 1+ goals

66%

Hibernians 2+ goals

29%

Hibernians 3+ goals

9%

Birkirkara 1+ goals

73%

Birkirkara 2+ goals

38%

Birkirkara 3+ goals

15%

Draw no bet

Hibernians (draw refunded)

42%

Birkirkara (draw refunded)

58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

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

1

Recent form of each side

Hibernians at home — creates 1.39, concedes 1.39 · 18 matches

Birkirkara away — creates 1.25, concedes 0.75 · 8 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Hibernians attack 1.39 + Birkirkara defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 1.07

Birkirkara attack 1.25 + Hibernians defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.32

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

3

Chance of every scoreline

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

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Hibernians scores more

30%

level

27%

Birkirkara scores more

42%

Birkirkara at 42% 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 42% 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