Young Apostles vs Hearts of Oak: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Young Apostles played against Hearts of Oak in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The game was played on November 23, 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Young Apostles has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Hearts of Oak has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Young Apostles scores 1.10 goals per game and allows 1.20. Hearts of Oak scores 0.89 and allows 0.33. Games in this league average 1.91 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Young Apostles's games and 22% of Hearts of Oak's. The Over 2.5 rates are 30% and 22%, compared with league averages of 37% for BTTS and 29% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Young Apostles has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.31 per game. Young Apostles takes 5.1 shots per game, while Hearts of Oak takes 7.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Young Apostles leads at halftime in 20% of its games and scores 0.80 goals per game after halftime. Hearts of Oak leads at halftime in 44% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Young Apostles's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (3 goals). For Hearts of Oak, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ghana Premier League games average 1.91 goals. Both teams score in 37% of games, and 29% 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

47Possession (%)53
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
11Shots9
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
4Shots on target6
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.31xG1.28
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
2Corners4
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
46Dangerous attacks40
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
19Fouls16
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1Cards1
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

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.

Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.1Goals scored / game0.89
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.2Goals allowed / game0.33
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
23%Average possession46%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.3Shots on target / game2.22
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.1Shots per game7.22
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.3Shots on target2.22
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
21.6%Shot conversion12.3%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
23%Possession46%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.51xG for1.31
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.26xG against1.04
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

Shooting quality

Young Apostles: Counter-attackingHearts of Oak: Counter-attacking
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
Accuracy (shots on target)25%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.300.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.850.40

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.

Hearts of Oak is 125% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Young Apostles · 1.8 pts / game - Hearts of Oak

Young Apostles
DLWLL
Season result split
40% W20% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-4
1.40 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Hearts of Oak
DWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
44% W56% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-0
1.89 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
WDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 40%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.

Young Apostles is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

1.1 goals / game - Young Apostles · 0.89 goals / game - Hearts of Oak

Hearts of Oak is 264% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.2 goals / game - Young Apostles · 0.33 goals / game - Hearts of Oak

Young Apostles scoring profile: more difficult

Young Apostles scores in 70% of games (7 of 10 meczów), while Hearts of Oak keeps a clean sheet in 78% (7 of 9 meczów).

Hearts of Oak scoring profile: strong

Hearts of Oak scores in 56% of games (5 of 9 meczów), while Young Apostles keeps a clean sheet in 20% (2 of 10 meczów).

11Goals scored (season)8
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
12Goals conceded (season)3
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
2.3Average goals per game1.22
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
5Goals scored (last 5)6
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal56%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
30%2 goals33%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
10%3 goals0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal22%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
40%2 goals11%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0%3 goals0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

* 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.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
10%BTTS in both halves0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
30%Scored in both halves22%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
60%BTTS - last 540%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time44%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
10%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time33%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

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.

Hearts of Oak is 89% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Young Apostles · 1.89 pts / game - Hearts of Oak

Young Apostles - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Hearts of Oak - half-time state
44% leading56% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.89
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0.3Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0.8Average goals (1st half)0.44
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
70%No goal before half-time56%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per game (2nd half)1.11
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
1.5Average goals (2nd half)0.78
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
40%Clean sheet after half-time78%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak
30%No goal after half-time67%
Young ApostlesHearts of Oak

Young Apostles - second-half results

40% W30% D30% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 20% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Hearts of Oak - second-half results

11% W78% D11% L
17
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Young Apostles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.40
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Hearts of Oak - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.00.6
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Young Apostles
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
3
3
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Hearts of Oak
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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

1.76
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Young Apostles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
197%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Hearts of Oak

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.71
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
25%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* 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

Young ApostlesLigaHearts of Oak
Average goals per game 2.301.91 1.22
Both teams scored 50%37% 22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%29% 22%
Clean sheets 20%40% 78%
Goal before half-time 70%62% 44%
Goal after half-time 90%64% 33%

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

1.91
Average goals per game
37%
Both teams scored
29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / game
0.61
Away goals / game
+113%
Home attack advantage
+53%
Home defensive advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
20%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
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. Hearts of OakYellow cardDavid Oppong Afrane

FAQ

What was the result of Young Apostles vs Hearts of Oak?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Young Apostles 0:0 Hearts of Oak. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Young Apostles vs Hearts of Oak?

Young Apostles score 1.10 goals per game on average and Hearts of Oak 0.89. The Ghana Premier League average is 1.91 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 29% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Young Apostles's matches and 22% of Hearts of Oak's.

What form are Young Apostles and Hearts of Oak in?

Over the last 5 games Young Apostles have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Hearts of Oak 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Young Apostles vs Hearts of Oak?

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.