Balzan vs Hibernians
Malta • Premier League • 2026/2027 • Round 11
Balzan31 October 2026
Hibernians
Match information
- Country
- Malta
- Competition
- Premier League
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 11
- Date
- 31 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Tony Bezzina Stadium
Prediction
Balzan win39%
Draw30%
Hibernians win32%
Clubs
Balzan
- Country
- Malta
- Stadium
- Victor Tedesco Stadium
- City
- Hamrun
- Capacity
- 6 000
- Surface
- artificial turf
Hibernians
- Founded
- 1922
- Country
- Malta
- Stadium
- Tony Bezzina Stadium
- City
- Paola
- Capacity
- 8 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
BalzanDDLDL
HiberniansLDWWD
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Mosta | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Hibernians | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Balzan | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 |  Zabbar | 10 | -4 | 11 |
Head-to-head
- 27 April 2025 • Premier League • Hibernians 1 : 1 Balzan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 13 March 2025 • Premier League • Hibernians 0 : 0 Balzan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 1 November 2024 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 1 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 24 February 2024 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 0 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 22 October 2023 • Premier League • Hibernians 0 : 2 Balzan (Half-time 0 : 0)
1X2 odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon | 2.47 | 3.24 | 2.45 |
| 1xBet | 2.47 | 3.24 | 2.45 |
| Betano | 2.55 | 3.30 | 2.55 |
| Dafabet | 2.55 | 3.40 | 2.55 |
Best odds: 1 - 2.55 | X - 3.40 | 2 - 2.55
Double Chance
- 1X
- 1.50
- X2
- 1.50
- 12
- 1.29
Both Teams To Score
- Yes
- 1.65
- No
- 2.07
Over / Under
- Over 0.5
- 1.06
- Under 0.5
- 7.00
- Over 1.5
- 1.28
- Under 1.5
- 3.34
- Over 2.5
- 1.83
- Under 2.5
- 1.87
- Over 3.5
- 2.97
- Under 3.5
- 1.34
- Over 4.5
- 6.00
- Under 4.5
- 1.13
Asian Handicap
| Handicap | Balzan | Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 4.90 | 1.11 |
| -1 / +1 | 4.10 | 1.16 |
| 0 / 0 | 1.83 | 1.82 |
| +1 / -1 | 1.17 | 4.00 |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 1.11 | 4.85 |
Match result probability
Balzan win39%
Draw30%
Hibernians win32%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 68%
- X2
- 61%
- 12
- 70%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 63%
- Under 1.5
- 37%
- Over 2.5
- 36%
- Under 2.5
- 64%
- Over 3.5
- 17%
- Under 3.5
- 83%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 43%
- No
- 57%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Balzan | Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 99% | 1% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 97% | 3% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 88% | 12% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 68% | 32% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 39% | 61% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 16% | 84% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 5% | 95% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 1% | 99% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Balzan
- Andrew Cohen
- Hibernians
- Tugberk Tanrivermis
Squad - Balzan
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Dylan Ciappara | 24 |
| 99 | Manuel Djalo | 25 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Nikola Djoric | 26 |
| 5 | Samir Arab | 32 |
| 8 | Nicholas Pulis | 28 |
| 21 | Santos Gabriel | 26 |
| 22 | Isaac Davey | 24 |
| 42 | Zachary Grech | 26 |
| 44 | Nikola Ignjatovic | 28 |
| 96 | Fernandes Leo | 30 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 4 | Jake Portelli | 21 |
| 6 | Jake Grech | 22 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Mbong | 27 |
| 17 | Sekala Guehi | 27 |
| 22 | Kyle Micallef | 16 |
| 23 | Sean Cipriott | 29 |
| 24 | Zion Cassar | 17 |
| 25 | Vladimir Celic | 20 |
| 27 | Gianluca Cacciatore | 22 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 | Valentino Kuach Yuel | 32 |
| 9 | Mohammed Yahaya | 21 |
| 10 | Ayom Majok | 23 |
| 10 | Noah Farrugia | 20 |
| 11 | Macula | 26 |
| 14 | Awosanya Dimeji | 23 |
| 18 | Ederson | 37 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Asante | 23 |
| 19 | Leon Lapira | 20 |
| 24 | Rosiel | 29 |
Squad - Hibernians
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Pablo Sanchez | 31 |
| 31 | Luca Abela | 19 |
| 45 | Matteo Cardinali | 25 |
| Defenders | ||
| 3 | Moritz Romling | 25 |
| 5 | Kurt Shaw | 27 |
| 6 | Fabian Jankovic | 21 |
| 14 | Dexter Xuereb | 29 |
| 15 | Olivier N'Zi | 25 |
| 22 | Duane Bonnici | 31 |
| 23 | Matthew Ellul | 24 |
| 24 | Leandro Lacunza | 29 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 4 | Silas Alfred | 21 |
| 8 | Jamie Wahling | 20 |
| 11 | Bjorn Kristensen | 33 |
| 16 | Aiden Zammit | 20 |
| 21 | Agius | 22 |
| 28 | Jayden Roe | 16 |
| 44 | Ben Flavell | - |
| 47 | Mouad El Fanis | 22 |
| 88 | Fraga Khevin | 29 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 | Joseph Mbong | 29 |
| 9 | Joy-Slayd Mickels | 32 |
| 10 | Jurgen Degabriele | 30 |
| 17 | Isaiah Chukunyere | 21 |
| 18 | Matos | 33 |
| 19 | Lyon Abela | 18 |
| 34 | Alex Sobczyk | 29 |
| 77 | Boris Druga | 24 |
Head-to-head
Last 7 meetings
Balzan wins2
Draws3
Hibernians wins2
- Goals: Balzan
- 5 (0.7)
- Goals: Hibernians
- 5 (0.7)
- Goals per match
- 1.4
- Both teams scored
- 2 / 7
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 7
Results
- 27 April 2025 • Premier League • Hibernians 1 : 1 Balzan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 13 March 2025 • Premier League • Hibernians 0 : 0 Balzan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 1 November 2024 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 1 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 24 February 2024 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 0 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 22 October 2023 • Premier League • Hibernians 0 : 2 Balzan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 5 February 2023 • Premier League • Hibernians 1 : 2 Balzan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 2 October 2022 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 2 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 2)
Form: last 10 matches
| Balzan | Hibernians | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-5-3 | 3-4-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 12 (1.2) | 11 (1.1) |
| Conceded (per match) | 12 (1.2) | 14 (1.4) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - Balzan
- L25 October 2026 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 2 Birkirkara (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D21 October 2026 • Premier League • Hamrun 1 : 1 Balzan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L17 October 2026 • Premier League • Balzan 1 : 2 Zabbar (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D11 October 2026 • Premier League • Floriana 1 : 1 Balzan (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D20 September 2026 • Premier League • Balzan 0 : 0 Sliema (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D13 September 2026 • Premier League • Valletta 2 : 2 Balzan (Half-time 1 : 2)
- W5 September 2026 • Premier League • Balzan 3 : 0 Birzebbuga (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W29 August 2026 • Premier League • Balzan 2 : 1 Gzira (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L23 August 2026 • Premier League • Mosta 2 : 1 Balzan (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D14 August 2026 • Premier League • Balzan 1 : 1 Marsaxlokk (Half-time 0 : 1)
Recent form - Hibernians
- D26 October 2026 • Premier League • Mosta 2 : 2 Hibernians (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W22 October 2026 • Premier League • Hibernians 2 : 1 Gzira (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W18 October 2026 • Premier League • Hibernians 1 : 0 Birzebbuga (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D11 October 2026 • Premier League • Hamrun 2 : 2 Hibernians (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L20 September 2026 • Premier League • Hibernians 0 : 4 Floriana (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D12 September 2026 • Premier League • Birkirkara 1 : 1 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L2 September 2026 • Premier League • Hibernians 0 : 2 Valletta (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D28 August 2026 • Premier League • Hibernians 1 : 1 Zabbar (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L21 August 2026 • Premier League • Marsaxlokk 1 : 0 Hibernians (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W16 August 2026 • Premier League • Sliema 0 : 2 Hibernians (Half-time 0 : 1)
Standings - First Stage - Main
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valletta | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 |
| 2 |  Marsaxlokk | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17 |
| 3 |  Sliema | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 |  Floriana | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Hamrun | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 |
| 6 |  Birkirkara | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 | Mosta | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Hibernians | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Balzan | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Zabbar | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 |  Gzira | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 5 |
| 12 |  Birzebbuga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 5 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsaxlokk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | Floriana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Balzan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 5 | Mosta | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 6 | Valletta | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sliema | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Hibernians | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Hamrun | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 | Gzira | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Zabbar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Birzebbuga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valletta | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 15 |
| 2 | Hamrun | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Sliema | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| 4 | Floriana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 |
| 5 | Zabbar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Marsaxlokk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Mosta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 8 | Hibernians | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 | Birkirkara | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Balzan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Birzebbuga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 |
| 12 | Gzira | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 |