Ghana - Ghana Premier LeagueData current as of 22 July 2026

Young Apostles vs Nations: match statistics

Young Apostles crest
Young Apostles
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Nations crest
Nations

Young Apostles vs Nations: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Young Apostles play Nations in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match date is 10 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Young Apostles: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Nations: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Young Apostles scores 1.06 and concedes 1.09 goals per match. Nations scores 0.88 and concedes 0.91. League average: 2.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Young Apostles 39%, Nations 35%. Over 2.5: Young Apostles 36%, Nations 29%. League level: BTTS 34%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Nations has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.38. Young Apostles: 6.4 shots per match, Nations: 7.9.

Match halves

Young Apostles: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.55. Nations: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.35.

Goals by minute

Young Apostles: 31-45+ (9 goals). Nations: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ghana Premier League: 2.03 goals per match, BTTS 34%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Young Apostles have a clear home advantage: they average 1.79 goals per home game with xG 1.75, while Nations score only 0.53 goals on average away with xG 1.11. The hosts average 16.43 shots per match and 5.71 on target, whereas the visitors manage only 8 shots and 2.7 on target away, translating into more high-quality scoring opportunities for Young Apostles. Defensively Young Apostles concede 1.00 goal per home game and keep 36% clean sheets, while Nations concede 1.33 goals away and record clean sheets in 20% of matches, which also favors the hosts. Both teams show similar form over the last 5 matches (3 wins and 2 losses each, 1.8 points per game), but Nations have scored only 5 goals in those five fixtures and fail to score in 53% of their away appearances, limiting their realistic chances. On this basis I predict a Young Apostles win; I assign 72% probability to a home victory, 18% to a draw and 10% to an away win.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Young ApostlesNations
11Shots2
Young ApostlesNations
2Shots on target1
Young ApostlesNations
1.57xG0.76
Young ApostlesNations
8Corners1
Young ApostlesNations
102Dangerous attacks76
Young ApostlesNations
21Fouls18
Young ApostlesNations
0Cards0
Young ApostlesNations

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Young ApostlesNations
1.06Goals scored / match0.88
Young ApostlesNations
1.09Goals conceded / match0.91
Young ApostlesNations
28%Average possession35%
Young ApostlesNations
1.88Shots on target / match2.47
Young ApostlesNations

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.36Shots per match7.94
Young ApostlesNations
1.88Shots on target2.47
Young ApostlesNations
16.7%Shot conversion11.1%
Young ApostlesNations
28%Possession35%
Young ApostlesNations
1.38xG for1.44
Young ApostlesNations
1.25xG against1.12
Young ApostlesNations

Shooting quality

Young Apostles: Counter-attackingNations: Balanced
Young ApostlesNations
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.220.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.560.36

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Young Apostles is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Young Apostles · 1.2 pts / match - Nations

Young Apostles
LWWLW
Season result split
33% W27% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-9-13
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-4-2
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Nations
LWLLW
Season result split
35% W24% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-14
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-12
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Young Apostles · 0.88 goals / match - Nations

Nations is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.09 goals / match - Young Apostles · 0.91 goals / match - Nations

Young Apostles scoring profile: strong

Young Apostles scores in 61% of matches (20 of 33 matches), while Nations keeps a clean sheet in 35% (12 of 34 matches).

Nations scoring profile: strong

Nations scores in 59% of matches (20 of 34 matches), while Young Apostles keeps a clean sheet in 30% (10 of 33 matches).

35Goals scored (season)30
Young ApostlesNations
36Goals conceded (season)31
Young ApostlesNations
2.15Average goals in match1.79
Young ApostlesNations
8Goals scored (last 5)2
Young ApostlesNations
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Young ApostlesNations

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal59%
Young ApostlesNations
30%2 goals24%
Young ApostlesNations
15%3 goals6%
Young ApostlesNations
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesNations

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal65%
Young ApostlesNations
33%2 goals24%
Young ApostlesNations
6%3 goals3%
Young ApostlesNations
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesNations

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

34%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time15%
Young ApostlesNations
3%BTTS in both halves3%
Young ApostlesNations
27%Scored in both halves12%
Young ApostlesNations

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Young ApostlesNations
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Young ApostlesNations
60%BTTS - last 50%
Young ApostlesNations

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Young ApostlesNations
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Young ApostlesNations
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
Young ApostlesNations

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Young ApostlesNations
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time24%
Young ApostlesNations
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Young ApostlesNations

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Young Apostles - half-time state
27% leading39% draw33% trailing
Nations - half-time state
29% leading32% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.21
Young ApostlesNations
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Young ApostlesNations
0.52Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Young ApostlesNations
1.03Average goals (1st half)1.06
Young ApostlesNations
58%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Young ApostlesNations
61%No goal before half-time62%
Young ApostlesNations

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.12
Young ApostlesNations
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.35
Young ApostlesNations
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
Young ApostlesNations
1.12Average goals (2nd half)0.74
Young ApostlesNations
55%Clean sheet after half-time65%
Young ApostlesNations
52%No goal after half-time68%
Young ApostlesNations

Young Apostles - second-half results

24% W48% R27% P
40
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nations - second-half results

15% W68% R18% P
41
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Young Apostles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.60
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+5-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Nations - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.0
Average goals in match1.00.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Young Apostles
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
5
8
16-30
9
7
31-45
7
4
46-60
8
5
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Nations
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
4
5
16-30
8
6
31-45
3
2
46-60
1
4
61-75
8
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.97
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-49%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Young Apostles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
165%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

Nations

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
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.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 ApostlesLigaNations
Average goals in match 2.152.03 1.79
Both teams scored 39%34% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%34% 29%
Clean sheets 30%41% 35%
Goal before half-time 70%62% 71%
Goal after half-time 67%59% 50%

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

2.03
Average goals per match
34%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
0.66
Away goals / match
+108%
Home attack advantage
+52%
Home defence advantage
+42%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Young Apostles 0 - 0 - 1 Nations. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Young Apostles vs Nations?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Young Apostles 1:0 Nations. 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 Nations?

Young Apostles score 1.06 goals per game on average and Nations 0.88. The Ghana Premier League average is 2.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Young Apostles's matches and 35% of Nations's.

What form are Young Apostles and Nations in?

Over the last 5 games Young Apostles have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Nations 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Young Apostles vs Nations?

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.