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

Key match information

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

Current form

Heart of Lions: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Karela: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heart of Lions scores 1.45 and concedes 0.64 goals per match. Karela scores 1.18 and concedes 1.27. League average: 1.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heart of Lions 36%, Karela 55%. Over 2.5: Heart of Lions 36%, Karela 27%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

Heart of Lions has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.13. Heart of Lions: 9.6 shots per match, Karela: 7.3.

Match halves

Heart of Lions: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.82. Karela: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.45.

Goals by minute

Heart of Lions: 76-90+ (5 goals). Karela: 0-15 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ghana Premier League: 1.95 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 30%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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-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.

1.45Goals scored / match1.18
Heart of LionsKarela
0.64Goals conceded / match1.27
Heart of LionsKarela
54%Average possession40%
Heart of LionsKarela
3.73Shots on target / match2.18
Heart of LionsKarela

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.55Shots per match7.27
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Heart of Lions
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
55% W36% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Heart of Lions is 98% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Heart of Lions scoring profile: very strong

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

Karela scoring profile: mixed

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

16Goals scored (season)13
Heart of LionsKarela
7Goals conceded (season)14
Heart of LionsKarela
2.09Average goals in match2.45
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.82 pts / match - Heart of Lions · 1.64 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 45% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 45% of matches and wins 36%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Heart of Lions - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.00
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.81.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.81.4
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
184%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 LionsLigaKarela
Average goals in match 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 match
38%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
0.64
Away goals / match
+105%
Home attack advantage
+51%
Home defence 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.