Ghana - Ghana Premier LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Heart of Lions vs Gamba All Blacks: match statistics

165%(0.00)
X20%(0.00)
215%(0.00)

Heart of Lions demonstrate a decisive home advantage, achieving an impressive 64% win rate in home matches and maintaining a positive goal difference of +8 at their own stadium. The hosts dominate in terms of chance creation quality (xG For: 1.78 vs xG Against: 1.04) and maintain a 64% clean sheet rate in home games. Gamba All Blacks display very poor away form with only 18% wins and as high as 73% losses on the road, along with a negative goal difference of -7. The visitors fail to score in 64% of their away matches, and their average xG For (1.01) is significantly lower than their average xG Against (1.45), indicating problems both in attack and defense. The recent form of both teams from the last five matches also favors the hosts (2-0-3 vs 1-1-3), which, combined with the home advantage, gives Heart of Lions a clear chance for three points.

Heart of Lions vs Gamba All Blacks: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Heart of Lions play Gamba All Blacks in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match date is 8 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Heart of Lions: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Gamba All Blacks: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heart of Lions scores 1.06 and concedes 0.97 goals per match. Gamba All Blacks scores 1.00 and concedes 0.91. League average: 2.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heart of Lions 29%, Gamba All Blacks 35%. Over 2.5: Heart of Lions 41%, Gamba All Blacks 26%. League level: BTTS 34%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Heart of Lions has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.27. Heart of Lions: 7.6 shots per match, Gamba All Blacks: 8.7.

Match halves

Heart of Lions: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.38. Gamba All Blacks: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Heart of Lions: 31-45+ (12 goals). Gamba All Blacks: 31-45+ (7 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Heart of Lions demonstrate a decisive home advantage, achieving an impressive 64% win rate in home matches and maintaining a positive goal difference of +8 at their own stadium. The hosts dominate in terms of chance creation quality (xG For: 1.78 vs xG Against: 1.04) and maintain a 64% clean sheet rate in home games. Gamba All Blacks display very poor away form with only 18% wins and as high as 73% losses on the road, along with a negative goal difference of -7. The visitors fail to score in 64% of their away matches, and their average xG For (1.01) is significantly lower than their average xG Against (1.45), indicating problems both in attack and defense. The recent form of both teams from the last five matches also favors the hosts (2-0-3 vs 1-1-3), which, combined with the home advantage, gives Heart of Lions a clear chance for three points.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
13Shots8
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
4Shots on target2
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
1.71xG1.21
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
2Corners3
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
84Dangerous attacks77
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
-1Fouls-1
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
-1Cards-1
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

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.

Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
1.06Goals scored / match1
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
0.97Goals conceded / match0.91
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
39%Average possession44%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
2.56Shots on target / match2.5
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.62Shots per match8.68
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
2.56Shots on target2.5
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
13.9%Shot conversion11.5%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
39%Possession44%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
1.44xG for1.27
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
1.19xG against1.2
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

Shooting quality

Heart of Lions: Counter-attackingGamba All Blacks: Balanced
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
Accuracy (shots on target)34%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.190.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.40

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

Gamba All Blacks is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Heart of Lions · 2 pts / match - Gamba All Blacks

Heart of Lions
DLWLW
Season result split
35% W26% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-13
1.32 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-2-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.72Opponent xG: 0.95BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Gamba All Blacks
WWDLW
Season result split
35% W26% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-13
1.32 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-11
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Heart of Lions · 1 goals / match - Gamba All Blacks

Gamba All Blacks is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.97 goals / match - Heart of Lions · 0.91 goals / match - Gamba All Blacks

Heart of Lions scoring profile: strong

Heart of Lions scores in 59% of matches (20 of 34 matches), while Gamba All Blacks keeps a clean sheet in 32% (11 of 34 matches).

Gamba All Blacks scoring profile: mixed

Gamba All Blacks scores in 56% of matches (19 of 34 matches), while Heart of Lions keeps a clean sheet in 47% (16 of 34 matches).

36Goals scored (season)34
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
33Goals conceded (season)31
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
2.03Average goals in match1.91
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
8Goals scored (last 5)10
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal56%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
29%2 goals29%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
15%3 goals9%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
3%4 goals3%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

How often they concede at least...

53%1 goal68%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
26%2 goals24%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
12%3 goals0%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
3%4 goals0%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

* 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.

35%
Gamba All Blacks - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 34 matches
34%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time6%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
18%Scored in both halves18%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
20%BTTS - last 580%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

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.

Heart of Lions - half-time state
32% leading38% draw29% trailing
Gamba All Blacks - half-time state
29% leading44% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)1.32
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
1Average goals (1st half)0.88
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
65%Clean sheet before half-time68%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
59%No goal before half-time68%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.41
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
0.94Average goals (2nd half)1.03
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
62%Clean sheet after half-time62%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks
68%No goal after half-time59%
Heart of LionsGamba All Blacks

Heart of Lions - second-half results

15% W62% R24% P
46
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Gamba All Blacks - second-half results

32% W44% R24% P
45
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
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+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Heart of Lions - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal60%20%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Gamba All Blacks - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match0.41.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.62.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% 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.

Heart of Lions
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
5
5
16-30
12
8
31-45
3
5
46-60
4
5
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Gamba All Blacks
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
5
5
16-30
7
8
31-45
5
5
46-60
6
5
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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
32%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+2%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Heart of Lions

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.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
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.
147%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Gamba All Blacks

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
152%
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.
+0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

Heart of LionsLigaGamba All Blacks
Average goals in match 2.032.03 1.91
Both teams scored 29%34% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%34% 26%
Clean sheets 47%41% 32%
Goal before half-time 68%62% 59%
Goal after half-time 50%59% 65%

^ 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: Heart of Lions 0 - 1 - 0 Gamba All Blacks. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Gamba All Blacks
1 : 1
Heart of Lions

FAQ

What was the result of Heart of Lions vs Gamba All Blacks?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Heart of Lions 1:0 Gamba All Blacks. 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 Gamba All Blacks?

Heart of Lions score 1.06 goals per game on average and Gamba All Blacks 1.00. The Ghana Premier League average is 2.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Heart of Lions's matches and 35% of Gamba All Blacks's.

What form are Heart of Lions and Gamba All Blacks in?

Over the last 5 games Heart of Lions have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Gamba All Blacks 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Heart of Lions vs Gamba All Blacks?

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.