2026/04/18 12:00

0:0

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Soccer Match Preview: Hibernians vs Birkirkara (Data-Driven Analysis)

Match Background: A mid-table clash in the Maltese Premier League

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Match overview

Matches played

Table position

Home/away W

Home/away D

Home/away L

1.21

PPG

1.1

Last 6 PPG

1.63

Home/away PPG

0.65

2.45

xG overall

2.04

2.40

Home/away xG overall

2.00

1.19

xG for per game

0.94

1.26

xG against per game

1.10

1.11

Home/away xG for per game

0.96

1.29

Home/away xG against per game

1.04

Last X

Home wins

(39%)

Draws

(19%)

Away wins

(42%)

2026/01/18

3:0

2025/09/13

2:1

2025/05/18

1:2

2025/03/01

2:0

2024/12/14

0:2

2024/09/14

0:2

League table

Bottom 6

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG^Δ6	oPPG	xG^Δ	xGA^Δ
1	Tarxien Rainbows	5	2	3	0	10	8	-26	9	1.67^0.98	0.51	30.17^-20.17	36.71^28.71
2	Birkirkara	5	1	3	1	2	2	-7	6	1.17^0.08	0.47	27.54^-25.54	30.35^28.35
3	Sliema Wanderers	5	1	3	1	6	6	1	6	1.50^0.00	0.43	35.85^-29.85	31.37^25.37
4	Mosta	5	1	3	1	7	8	-24	6	1.50^0.69	0.50	29.30^-22.30	42.29^34.29
5	Zabbar St. Patrick	5	1	2	2	8	7	-3	5	1.00^0.03	0.48	33.73^-25.73	35.93^28.93
6	Hibernians	5	1	2	2	5	7	-4	5	0.83^-0.39	0.46	34.71^-29.71	36.29^29.29
#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG^Δ6	oPPG	xG^Δ	xGA^Δ

Top 6

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG^Δ6	oPPG	xG^Δ	xGA^Δ
1	Floriana	5	4	0	1	8	5	24	12	2.17^-0.02	0.71	34.01^-26.01	34.76^29.76
2	Marsaxlokk	4	3	0	1	7	6	6	9	1.83^0.12	0.75	36.17^-29.17	32.74^26.74
3	Hamrun Spartans	4	2	0	2	9	5	31	6	1.50^-0.50	0.73	38.29^-29.29	20.90^15.90
4	Gzira United	5	1	1	3	3	5	-5	4	0.67^-0.67	0.79	32.68^-29.68	38.62^33.62
5	Valletta	4	1	1	2	3	5	17	4	1.00^-0.61	0.76	36.43^-33.43	30.65^25.65
6	Naxxar Lions	4	0	2	2	1	5	-10	2	1.33^0.20	0.80	34.51^-33.51	32.79^27.79
#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG^Δ6	oPPG	xG^Δ	xGA^Δ

Team stats


	(Avg)
16	Played	17
1.69	Avg goals for/against	0.71
1.31	Avg goals against/for	1.53
3	Avg total goals (GF+GA) (2.62)	2.24
81%	Scoring rate	65%
81%	Conceding rate	41%
19%	Clean sheet/Failed to score	35%
19%	Failed to score/Clean sheet	59%
38%	Scored in both halves (28.0%)	18%
69%	Scored first	24%
38%	Leading/Losing at half-time (31.0%)	24%
25%	Losing/Leading at half-time (27.0%)	29%
4.5	Avg corners for/against	3.8
5.31	Avg corners against/for	4.07
9.81	Avg total corners (F+A) (8.84)	7.87
5	Avg total cards (F+A) (5.00)	5
100%	GF+GA over 0.5 (88.0%)	76%
75%	GF+GA over 1.5 (73.0%)	71%
44%	GF+GA over 2.5 (42.5%)	41%
31%	GF+GA over 3.5 (24.5%)	18%
25%	GF+GA over 4.5 (15.5%)	6%
13%	GF+GA over 5.5 (9.5%)	6%
63%	Both teams scored (46.0%)	29%
69%	GF+GA over 0.5 at HT (67.0%)	65%
25%	GF+GA over 1.5 at HT (30.0%)	35%
13%	GF+GA over 2.5 at HT (9.5%)	6%
81%	Over 7.5 total corners (74.0%)	67%
63%	Over 8.5 total corners (55.0%)	47%
56%	Over 9.5 total corners (38.0%)	20%
44%	Over 10.5 total corners (28.5%)	13%
38%	Over 11.5 total corners (22.5%)	7%
19%	Over 12.5 total corners (13.0%)	7%
6%	Over 13.5 total corners (3.0%)	0%

Streaks


Home (Overall)		Away (Overall)
0 (0)	Consecutive wins	0 (0)
1 (0)	Consecutive draws	0 (0)
0 (1)	Consecutive defeats	2 (1)
3 (9)	No win	10 (1)
0 (1)	No draw	2 (2)
1 (0)	No defeat	0 (0)
1(0)	1 goal scored or more	0(1)
0(1)	1 goal conceded or more	0(1)
0(1)	No goal scored	7(0)
2(0)	No goal conceded	2(0)
0(1)	Match total goals over 2.5	0(0)
5(0)	Match total goals under 2.5	3(5)
1(0)	2 goals scored or more	0(0)
0(1)	2 goals conceded or more	0(0)

Opening goals



11/16 (69%)	Scored first, home/away	4/17 (24%)
14/29 (48%)	Scored first, overall	11/29 (38%)