Ghana - Ghana Premier LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Heart of Lions vs Samartex: match statistics

Heart of Lions crest
Heart of Lions
3 : 0half-time 3:0
Samartex crest
Samartex

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

Key match information

Heart of Lions play Samartex in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match date is 10 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Heart of Lions: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Samartex: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heart of Lions scores 1.06 and concedes 0.97 goals per match. Samartex scores 0.73 and concedes 0.73. League average: 2.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heart of Lions 29%, Samartex 18%. Over 2.5: Heart of Lions 41%, Samartex 15%. League level: BTTS 34%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Heart of Lions has higher xG: 1.44 vs 0.96. Heart of Lions: 7.6 shots per match, Samartex: 0.9.

Match halves

Heart of Lions: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.38. Samartex: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Heart of Lions: 31-45+ (12 goals). Samartex: 31-45+ (6 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

Heart of Lions hold a clear home advantage: they win 60% of home matches, keep a clean sheet in 67% of cases, average 1.07 goals scored and concede only 0.4 goals per game. Samartex are very inefficient away — average 0.29 goals per game with 79% of away fixtures without scoring; their away xG is 0.96 vs xG against 1.66. The difference in chance creation is evident: hosts have home xG 1.74, 12.31 shots and 4.23 on target, while visitors average only 6 shots and 2.44 on target away. In the last 5 matches Heart scored 4 goals and average 1 point per game, Samartex 7 goals and 1.4 points, but that does not offset the hosts’ superiority in possession (58% vs 46%) and defense. Key strengths are the hosts’ defensive solidity (0.4 goals conceded at home, 67% clean sheets) and the high frequency of away matches without a goal for the visitors (79%), therefore I predict a home win.

Half-by-half

3 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Heart of LionsSamartex
-1Shots-1
Heart of LionsSamartex
-1Shots on target-1
Heart of LionsSamartex
0xG0
Heart of LionsSamartex
-1Corners-1
Heart of LionsSamartex
0Dangerous attacks0
Heart of LionsSamartex
-1Fouls-1
Heart of LionsSamartex
-1Cards-1
Heart of LionsSamartex

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 LionsSamartex
1.06Goals scored / match0.73
Heart of LionsSamartex
0.97Goals conceded / match0.73
Heart of LionsSamartex
39%Average possession12%
Heart of LionsSamartex
2.56Shots on target / match-0.06
Heart of LionsSamartex

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.62Shots per match0.91
Heart of LionsSamartex
2.56Shots on target-0.06
Heart of LionsSamartex
13.9%Shot conversion80%
Heart of LionsSamartex
39%Possession12%
Heart of LionsSamartex
1.44xG for0.96
Heart of LionsSamartex
1.19xG against1.66
Heart of LionsSamartex

Shooting quality

Heart of Lions: Counter-attackingSamartex: Counter-attacking
Heart of LionsSamartex
Accuracy (shots on target)34%-7%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.191.05
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.00

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 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Heart of Lions · 1.2 pts / match - Samartex

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%
Samartex
WLLWL
Season result split
36% W33% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-11-10
1.42 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-6-9
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 20%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 45% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Heart of Lions · 0.73 goals / match - Samartex

Samartex is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.97 goals / match - Heart of Lions · 0.73 goals / match - Samartex

Heart of Lions scoring profile: mixed

Heart of Lions scores in 59% of matches (20 of 34 matches), while Samartex keeps a clean sheet in 55% (18 of 33 matches).

Samartex scoring profile: mixed

Samartex scores in 48% of matches (16 of 33 matches), while Heart of Lions keeps a clean sheet in 47% (16 of 34 matches).

36Goals scored (season)24
Heart of LionsSamartex
33Goals conceded (season)24
Heart of LionsSamartex
2.03Average goals in match1.45
Heart of LionsSamartex
8Goals scored (last 5)4
Heart of LionsSamartex
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Heart of LionsSamartex

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal48%
Heart of LionsSamartex
29%2 goals21%
Heart of LionsSamartex
15%3 goals3%
Heart of LionsSamartex
3%4 goals0%
Heart of LionsSamartex

How often they concede at least...

53%1 goal45%
Heart of LionsSamartex
26%2 goals24%
Heart of LionsSamartex
12%3 goals3%
Heart of LionsSamartex
3%4 goals0%
Heart of LionsSamartex

* 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

9%BTTS at half-time6%
Heart of LionsSamartex
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Heart of LionsSamartex
18%Scored in both halves15%
Heart of LionsSamartex

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS12%
Heart of LionsSamartex
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Heart of LionsSamartex
20%BTTS - last 520%
Heart of LionsSamartex

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-time61%
Heart of LionsSamartex
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Heart of LionsSamartex
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Heart of LionsSamartex

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time42%
Heart of LionsSamartex
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time9%
Heart of LionsSamartex
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Heart of LionsSamartex

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
Samartex - half-time state
33% leading39% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)1.39
Heart of LionsSamartex
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.42
Heart of LionsSamartex
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
Heart of LionsSamartex
1Average goals (1st half)0.91
Heart of LionsSamartex
65%Clean sheet before half-time70%
Heart of LionsSamartex
59%No goal before half-time64%
Heart of LionsSamartex

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Heart of LionsSamartex
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.3
Heart of LionsSamartex
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.24
Heart of LionsSamartex
0.94Average goals (2nd half)0.55
Heart of LionsSamartex
62%Clean sheet after half-time79%
Heart of LionsSamartex
68%No goal after half-time73%
Heart of LionsSamartex

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.

Samartex - second-half results

21% W61% R18% P
46
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

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
Samartex - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.60.0
Average goals in match2.00.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals80%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet20%100%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-6+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Samartex
ScoredConceded
5
7
0-15
3
4
16-30
6
5
31-45
4
0
46-60
3
3
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

1.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
24%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
28%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
21%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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%

Samartex

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.70
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.70
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.93
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.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* 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 LionsLigaSamartex
Average goals in match 2.032.03 1.45
Both teams scored 29%34% 18%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%34% 15%
Clean sheets 47%41% 55%
Goal before half-time 68%62% 61%
Goal after half-time 50%59% 42%

^ 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 - 0 - 1 Samartex. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Heart of Lions vs Samartex?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Heart of Lions 3:0 Samartex. 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 Samartex?

Heart of Lions score 1.06 goals per game on average and Samartex 0.73. 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 18% of Samartex's.

What form are Heart of Lions and Samartex in?

Over the last 5 games Heart of Lions have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Samartex 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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.