Malta Premier League · Full time ·Matchday 8

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick

1 – 2 Full time

Tony Bezzina Stadium, PaolaReferee: E. Barbara

Balzan FC 41%
Draw 28%
Zabbar St. Patrick 31%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityBalzan FCDrawZabbar St. Patrick
Model53.3%27.1%19.6%
Market36.8%28.6%34.6%
Final40.9%28.2%30.8%
Edge+16.5%-1.5%-14.9%

Confidence: Low

Why Balzan FC

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.63 vs 0.90.
  • Better recent form: 2 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Balzan FC below the model: +16.5 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Balzan FC ↓ / Zabbar St. Pat → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 9% 1 12% 13% 2 11% 10% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 91%
2+ goals 73%
3+ goals 46%
No goals 9%

Balzan FC and Zabbar St. Patrick expected goals

Balzan FC 1.63
Zabbar St. Patrick 0.90

Total expected goals: 2.52

Balzan FC and Zabbar St. Patrick attack and defence ratings

Balzan FC

Attack 1.05 +5%
Defence 0.86 -14%

Zabbar St. Patrick

Attack 0.91 -9%
Defence 1.12 +12%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick: result vs prediction

Balzan FC 1 – 2 Zabbar St. Patrick

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

Other Matchday 8 fixtures

Malta Premier League

Before and after this match

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Balzan FC 40.9% 2.44 +16.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 53.7% 1.86 — —
Both teams to score No 51.2% 1.95 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 71.8% 1.39 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 46.7% 2.14 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Balzan FC40.9%
Draw28.2%
Zabbar St. Patrick30.8%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.546.3%
Under 2.553.7%
Both teams to scoreYes48.8%
No51.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)69.2%
12 (either side)71.8%
X2 (draw or away)59.1%
Handicap -1Balzan FC win29.4%
Push (exactly one goal)24.0%
Loss46.7%
Correct score (top 3)1-112.9%
1-011.8%
2-010.6%

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick stats

Balzan FC and Zabbar St. Patrick recent form

newest first

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Balzan FC and Zabbar St. Patrick going into this match

league record before kick-off

Balzan FC record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.
  • They have converted 3 of 3 penalties (100%).

Zabbar St. Patrick record

  • They have won 1 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 0.9 goals per match.
  • 47% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick head-to-head

Last 4 meetings

0Balzan FC wins 1Draws 3Zabbar St. Patrick wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2025-04-19Zabbar St. PatrickBalzan FCPremier League2-2
2025-01-25Zabbar St. PatrickBalzan FCPremier League3-0
2024-12-01Balzan FCZabbar St. PatrickPremier League1-2
2024-09-16Balzan FCZabbar St. PatrickPremier League0-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Balzan FC vs Zabbar St. Patrick odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 37.5%, draw 28.1%, away 34.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.40 3.10 2.61
Bet365 2.00 3.30 3.20
BetVictor 2.55 3.20 2.55
Dafabet 2.25 3.30 3.00
Marathonbet 2.40 3.10 2.61
Pinnacle 2.55 3.20 2.46
William Hill 2.50 3.00 2.62

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.45 ▲ +0.30
X 3.15 ▼ -0.10
2 2.61 ▼ -0.38

4 snapshots recorded, from .