Hearts of Oak vs Nations: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Hearts of Oak played Nations in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Hearts of Oak: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Nations: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hearts of Oak scores 0.75 and concedes 0.42 goals per match. Nations scores 0.92 and concedes 1.00. League average: 1.89 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hearts of Oak 17%, Nations 46%. Over 2.5: Hearts of Oak 17%, Nations 38%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

Nations has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.28. Hearts of Oak: 7.5 shots per match, Nations: 9.4.

Match halves

Hearts of Oak: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.33. Nations: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

Hearts of Oak: 31-45+ (3 goals). Nations: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ghana Premier League: 1.89 goals per match, BTTS 37%, 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
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
Hearts of OakNations
5Shots5
Hearts of OakNations
7Shots on target1
Hearts of OakNations
1.56xG0.96
Hearts of OakNations
4Corners1
Hearts of OakNations
104Dangerous attacks77
Hearts of OakNations
21Fouls23
Hearts of OakNations
0Cards2
Hearts of OakNations

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.

Hearts of OakNations
0.75Goals scored / match0.92
Hearts of OakNations
0.42Goals conceded / match1
Hearts of OakNations
48%Average possession39%
Hearts of OakNations
2.58Shots on target / match2.46
Hearts of OakNations

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.5Shots per match9.38
Hearts of OakNations
2.58Shots on target2.46
Hearts of OakNations
10%Shot conversion9.8%
Hearts of OakNations
48%Possession39%
Hearts of OakNations
1.28xG for1.46
Hearts of OakNations
1.04xG against1.14
Hearts of OakNations

Shooting quality

Hearts of Oak: BalancedNations: Balanced
Hearts of OakNations
Accuracy (shots on target)34%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.170.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.37

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.

Hearts of Oak is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Hearts of Oak · 1.4 pts / match - Nations

Hearts of Oak
WDDWL
Season result split
42% W50% R8% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Nations
DLWLW
Season result split
31% W31% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-5
1.23 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 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.

Nations is 23% better for: goals scored per match.

0.75 goals / match - Hearts of Oak · 0.92 goals / match - Nations

Hearts of Oak is 138% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.42 goals / match - Hearts of Oak · 1 goals / match - Nations

Hearts of Oak scoring profile: mixed

Hearts of Oak scores in 50% of matches (6 of 12 matches), while Nations keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 matches).

Nations scoring profile: more difficult

Nations scores in 54% of matches (7 of 13 matches), while Hearts of Oak keeps a clean sheet in 75% (9 of 12 matches).

9Goals scored (season)12
Hearts of OakNations
5Goals conceded (season)13
Hearts of OakNations
1.17Average goals in match1.92
Hearts of OakNations
3Goals scored (last 5)6
Hearts of OakNations
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Hearts of OakNations

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal54%
Hearts of OakNations
25%2 goals31%
Hearts of OakNations
0%3 goals8%
Hearts of OakNations
0%4 goals0%
Hearts of OakNations

How often they concede at least...

25%1 goal69%
Hearts of OakNations
17%2 goals31%
Hearts of OakNations
0%3 goals0%
Hearts of OakNations
0%4 goals0%
Hearts of OakNations

* 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.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time15%
Hearts of OakNations
0%BTTS in both halves8%
Hearts of OakNations
17%Scored in both halves15%
Hearts of OakNations

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Hearts of OakNations
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Hearts of OakNations
20%BTTS - last 560%
Hearts of OakNations

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
Hearts of OakNations
8%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Hearts of OakNations
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Hearts of OakNations

2nd half

25%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Hearts of OakNations
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time31%
Hearts of OakNations
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Hearts of OakNations

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.

Hearts of Oak is 90% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / match - Hearts of Oak · 0.92 pts / match - Nations

Hearts of Oak - half-time state
42% leading50% draw8% trailing
Nations - half-time state
15% leading46% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per match (1st half)0.92
Hearts of OakNations
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Hearts of OakNations
0.17Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Hearts of OakNations
0.58Average goals (1st half)0.92
Hearts of OakNations
92%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Hearts of OakNations
58%No goal before half-time77%
Hearts of OakNations

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.23
Hearts of OakNations
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
Hearts of OakNations
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.46
Hearts of OakNations
0.58Average goals (2nd half)1
Hearts of OakNations
83%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Hearts of OakNations
75%No goal after half-time54%
Hearts of OakNations

Hearts of Oak - second-half results

8% W83% R8% P
21
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 42%. 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

23% W54% R23% P
12
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hearts of Oak - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.80.4
1 goal60%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Nations - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Hearts of Oak
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). 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

1.54
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
32%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
27%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
23%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Hearts of Oak

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

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.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
148%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

Hearts of OakLigaNations
Average goals in match 1.171.89 1.92
Both teams scored 17%37% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 17%30% 38%
Clean sheets 75%41% 31%
Goal before half-time 50%62% 62%
Goal after half-time 25%61% 69%

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

1.89
Average goals per match
37%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / match
0.62
Away goals / match
+103%
Home attack advantage
+51%
Home defence advantage
+42%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
9%
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. NationsYellow cardRabin Ousmane Sanon
  2. NationsYellow cardPrince Badu

FAQ

What was the result of Hearts of Oak vs Nations?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Hearts of Oak 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 Hearts of Oak vs Nations?

Hearts of Oak score 0.75 goals per game on average and Nations 0.92. The Ghana Premier League average is 1.89 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 17% of Hearts of Oak's matches and 46% of Nations's.

What form are Hearts of Oak and Nations in?

Over the last 5 games Hearts of Oak have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Nations 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hearts of Oak 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.