Heart of Lions vs Karela: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Heart of Lions played against Karela in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The game was played on November 30, 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Heart of Lions has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Karela has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Heart of Lions scores 1.45 goals per game and allows 0.64. Karela scores 1.18 and allows 1.27. Games in this league average 1.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 36% of Heart of Lions's games and 55% of Karela's. The Over 2.5 rates are 36% and 27%, compared with league averages of 38% for BTTS and 30% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heart of Lions has the higher season xG average, 1.32 to 1.13 per game. Heart of Lions takes 9.6 shots per game, while Karela takes 7.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Heart of Lions leads at halftime in 45% of its games and scores 0.82 goals per game after halftime. Karela leads at halftime in 45% and scores 0.45 after halftime.

When the teams score

Heart of Lions's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Karela, it is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ghana Premier League games average 1.95 goals. Both teams score in 38% of games, and 30% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

74Possession (%)26
Heart of LionsKarela
18Shots3
Heart of LionsKarela
4Shots on target0
Heart of LionsKarela
2.37xG0.63
Heart of LionsKarela
12Corners0
Heart of LionsKarela
132Dangerous attacks60
Heart of LionsKarela
17Fouls11
Heart of LionsKarela
1Cards1
Heart of LionsKarela

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Heart of LionsKarela
1.45Goals scored / game1.18
Heart of LionsKarela
0.64Goals allowed / game1.27
Heart of LionsKarela
54%Average possession40%
Heart of LionsKarela
3.73Shots on target / game2.18
Heart of LionsKarela

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.55Shots per game7.27
Heart of LionsKarela
3.73Shots on target2.18
Heart of LionsKarela
15.2%Shot conversion16.3%
Heart of LionsKarela
54%Possession40%
Heart of LionsKarela
1.32xG for1.13
Heart of LionsKarela
1.31xG against0.97
Heart of LionsKarela

Shooting quality

Heart of Lions: Efficient finishingKarela: Counter-attacking
Heart of LionsKarela
Accuracy (shots on target)39%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.54

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Heart of Lions is 57% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Heart of Lions · 1.4 pts / game - Karela

Heart of Lions
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
55% W36% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Karela
WLDLW
Season result split
36% W36% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-3
1.45 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 0.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Heart of Lions is 23% better for: goals scored per game.

1.45 goals / game - Heart of Lions · 1.18 goals / game - Karela

Heart of Lions is 98% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.64 goals / game - Heart of Lions · 1.27 goals / game - Karela

Heart of Lions scoring profile: very strong

Heart of Lions scores in 82% of games (9 of 11 meczów), while Karela keeps a clean sheet in 36% (4 of 11 meczów).

Karela scoring profile: mixed

Karela scores in 82% of games (9 of 11 meczów), while Heart of Lions keeps a clean sheet in 64% (7 of 11 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)13
Heart of LionsKarela
7Goals conceded (season)14
Heart of LionsKarela
2.09Average goals per game2.45
Heart of LionsKarela
9Goals scored (last 5)8
Heart of LionsKarela
3Goals conceded (last 5)8
Heart of LionsKarela

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal82%
Heart of LionsKarela
36%2 goals27%
Heart of LionsKarela
18%3 goals9%
Heart of LionsKarela
9%4 goals0%
Heart of LionsKarela

How often they concede at least...

36%1 goal64%
Heart of LionsKarela
18%2 goals27%
Heart of LionsKarela
9%3 goals18%
Heart of LionsKarela
0%4 goals18%
Heart of LionsKarela

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time18%
Heart of LionsKarela
0%BTTS in both halves9%
Heart of LionsKarela
27%Scored in both halves18%
Heart of LionsKarela

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Heart of LionsKarela
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Heart of LionsKarela
40%BTTS - last 560%
Heart of LionsKarela

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
Heart of LionsKarela
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Heart of LionsKarela
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Heart of LionsKarela

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time55%
Heart of LionsKarela
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Heart of LionsKarela
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Heart of LionsKarela

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Heart of Lions is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.82 pts / game - Heart of Lions · 1.64 pts / game - Karela

Heart of Lions - half-time state
45% leading45% draw9% trailing
Karela - half-time state
45% leading27% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.82Points per game (1st half)1.64
Heart of LionsKarela
0.64Goals scored (1st half)0.73
Heart of LionsKarela
0.09Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Heart of LionsKarela
0.73Average goals (1st half)1.36
Heart of LionsKarela
91%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Heart of LionsKarela
55%No goal before half-time36%
Heart of LionsKarela

After half-time (2nd half)

1.73Points per game (2nd half)0.91
Heart of LionsKarela
0.82Goals scored (2nd half)0.45
Heart of LionsKarela
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
Heart of LionsKarela
1.36Average goals (2nd half)1.09
Heart of LionsKarela
64%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Heart of LionsKarela
36%No goal after half-time64%
Heart of LionsKarela

Heart of Lions - second-half results

45% W36% D18% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at halftime in 45% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Karela - second-half results

9% W64% D27% L
18
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding80%

Leads at halftime in 45% of games and wins 36%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Heart of Lions - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.00
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.6
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Karela - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.80
Goals scored / game1.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Heart of Lions
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
3
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Karela
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
1
4
31-45
0
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
116%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Heart of Lions

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.80
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Karela

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
184%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ghana Premier League).

Teams vs league

Heart of LionsLigaKarela
Average goals per game 2.091.95 2.45
Both teams scored 36%38% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%30% 27%
Clean sheets 64%39% 36%
Goal before half-time 55%62% 82%
Goal after half-time 73%64% 55%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.95
Average goals per game
38%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / game
0.64
Away goals / game
+105%
Home attack advantage
+51%
Home defensive advantage
+44%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
20%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Heart of LionsYellow cardEbenezer Abban

FAQ

What was the result of Heart of Lions vs Karela?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Heart of Lions 0:0 Karela. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Heart of Lions vs Karela?

Heart of Lions score 1.45 goals per game on average and Karela 1.18. The Ghana Premier League average is 1.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Heart of Lions's matches and 55% of Karela's.

What form are Heart of Lions and Karela in?

Over the last 5 games Heart of Lions have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Karela 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Heart of Lions vs Karela?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.