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

Key match information

Hearts of Oak play Samartex in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Hearts of Oak: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Samartex: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hearts of Oak scores 0.76 and concedes 0.42 goals per match. Samartex scores 0.73 and concedes 0.73. League average: 2.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hearts of Oak 15%, Samartex 18%. Over 2.5: Hearts of Oak 18%, Samartex 15%. League level: BTTS 34%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Hearts of Oak has higher xG: 1.31 vs 0.96. Hearts of Oak: 7.1 shots per match, Samartex: 0.9.

Match halves

Hearts of Oak: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.42. Samartex: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Hearts of Oak: 61-75 (7 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%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
Hearts of OakSamartex
8Shots2
Hearts of OakSamartex
5Shots on target3
Hearts of OakSamartex
1.41xG1.07
Hearts of OakSamartex
3Corners4
Hearts of OakSamartex
76Dangerous attacks100
Hearts of OakSamartex
18Fouls18
Hearts of OakSamartex
0Cards2
Hearts of OakSamartex

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 OakSamartex
0.76Goals scored / match0.73
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.42Goals conceded / match0.73
Hearts of OakSamartex
46%Average possession12%
Hearts of OakSamartex
2.85Shots on target / match-0.06
Hearts of OakSamartex

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.06Shots per match0.91
Hearts of OakSamartex
2.85Shots on target-0.06
Hearts of OakSamartex
10.7%Shot conversion80%
Hearts of OakSamartex
46%Possession12%
Hearts of OakSamartex
1.31xG for0.96
Hearts of OakSamartex
1.09xG against1.66
Hearts of OakSamartex

Shooting quality

Hearts of Oak: BalancedSamartex: Counter-attacking
Hearts of OakSamartex
Accuracy (shots on target)40%-7%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.191.05
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.00

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.

Hearts of Oak is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Hearts of Oak · 1.2 pts / match - Samartex

Hearts of Oak
WDDLW
Season result split
39% W45% R15% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-15-5
1.64 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-10-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
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.

Hearts of Oak is 74% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.42 goals / match - Hearts of Oak · 0.73 goals / match - Samartex

Hearts of Oak scoring profile: more difficult

Hearts of Oak scores in 48% of matches (16 of 33 matches), while Samartex keeps a clean sheet in 55% (18 of 33 matches).

Samartex scoring profile: more difficult

Samartex scores in 48% of matches (16 of 33 matches), while Hearts of Oak keeps a clean sheet in 73% (24 of 33 matches).

25Goals scored (season)24
Hearts of OakSamartex
14Goals conceded (season)24
Hearts of OakSamartex
1.18Average goals in match1.45
Hearts of OakSamartex
5Goals scored (last 5)4
Hearts of OakSamartex
3Goals conceded (last 5)8
Hearts of OakSamartex

How often they score at least...

48%1 goal48%
Hearts of OakSamartex
18%2 goals21%
Hearts of OakSamartex
6%3 goals3%
Hearts of OakSamartex
3%4 goals0%
Hearts of OakSamartex

How often they concede at least...

27%1 goal45%
Hearts of OakSamartex
15%2 goals24%
Hearts of OakSamartex
0%3 goals3%
Hearts of OakSamartex
0%4 goals0%
Hearts of OakSamartex

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time6%
Hearts of OakSamartex
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Hearts of OakSamartex
12%Scored in both halves15%
Hearts of OakSamartex

BTTS and goal count

15%Min. 3 goals and BTTS12%
Hearts of OakSamartex
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Hearts of OakSamartex
20%BTTS - last 520%
Hearts of OakSamartex

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

42%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Hearts of OakSamartex
6%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Hearts of OakSamartex
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Hearts of OakSamartex

2nd half

36%Min. 1 goal after half-time42%
Hearts of OakSamartex
21%Min. 2 goals after half-time9%
Hearts of OakSamartex
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Hearts of OakSamartex

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 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.58 pts / match - Hearts of Oak · 1.39 pts / match - Samartex

Hearts of Oak - half-time state
33% leading58% draw9% trailing
Samartex - half-time state
33% leading39% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.58Points per match (1st half)1.39
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.42
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.15Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.48Average goals (1st half)0.91
Hearts of OakSamartex
91%Clean sheet before half-time70%
Hearts of OakSamartex
67%No goal before half-time64%
Hearts of OakSamartex

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.3
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.27Goals conceded (2nd half)0.24
Hearts of OakSamartex
0.7Average goals (2nd half)0.55
Hearts of OakSamartex
79%Clean sheet after half-time79%
Hearts of OakSamartex
73%No goal after half-time73%
Hearts of OakSamartex

Hearts of Oak - second-half results

18% W70% R12% P
52
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 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.

Hearts of Oak - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.41.2
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

1.32
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 0.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
65%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
17%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
23%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
27%
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.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-21.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.55
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.
55%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
64%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

Hearts of OakLigaSamartex
Average goals in match 1.182.03 1.45
Both teams scored 15%34% 18%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 18%34% 15%
Clean sheets 73%41% 55%
Goal before half-time 42%62% 61%
Goal after half-time 36%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: Hearts of Oak 0 - 0 - 1 Samartex. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Hearts of Oak vs Samartex?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Hearts of Oak 1:0 Samartex. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Hearts of Oak vs Samartex?

Hearts of Oak score 0.76 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 15% of Hearts of Oak's matches and 18% of Samartex's.

What form are Hearts of Oak and Samartex in?

Over the last 5 games Hearts of Oak have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Samartex 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hearts of Oak vs Samartex?

The statistical background for Hearts of Oak vs Samartex — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.