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

Key match information

Nations played Heart of Lions in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Nations: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Heart of Lions: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nations scores 0.83 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Heart of Lions scores 1.33 and concedes 0.58. League average: 1.91 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nations 42%, Heart of Lions 33%. Over 2.5: Nations 33%, Heart of Lions 33%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

Heart of Lions has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.37. Nations: 8.5 shots per match, Heart of Lions: 10.3.

Match halves

Nations: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.50. Heart of Lions: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Nations: 46-60 (3 goals). Heart of Lions: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ghana Premier League: 1.91 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

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

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
NationsHeart of Lions
20Shots12
NationsHeart of Lions
9Shots on target3
NationsHeart of Lions
2.32xG1.3
NationsHeart of Lions
9Corners3
NationsHeart of Lions
61Dangerous attacks46
NationsHeart of Lions
15Fouls23
NationsHeart of Lions
1Cards3
NationsHeart of Lions

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.

NationsHeart of Lions
0.83Goals scored / match1.33
NationsHeart of Lions
1Goals conceded / match0.58
NationsHeart of Lions
38%Average possession56%
NationsHeart of Lions
1.92Shots on target / match3.75
NationsHeart of Lions

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.5Shots per match10.25
NationsHeart of Lions
1.92Shots on target3.75
NationsHeart of Lions
9.8%Shot conversion13%
NationsHeart of Lions
38%Possession56%
NationsHeart of Lions
1.37xG for1.42
NationsHeart of Lions
1.12xG against1.24
NationsHeart of Lions

Shooting quality

Nations: BalancedHeart of Lions: Efficient finishing
NationsHeart of Lions
Accuracy (shots on target)23%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.35

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 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Nations · 1.8 pts / match - Heart of Lions

Nations
DDLWL
Season result split
25% W33% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-5
1.08 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Heart of Lions
DWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W42% R8% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-1
1.92 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-1
Last 5 away
0-4-1
DDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 60% better for: goals scored per match.

0.83 goals / match - Nations · 1.33 goals / match - Heart of Lions

Heart of Lions is 72% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Nations · 0.58 goals / match - Heart of Lions

Nations scoring profile: more difficult

Nations scores in 50% of matches (6 of 12 matches), while Heart of Lions keeps a clean sheet in 67% (8 of 12 matches).

Heart of Lions scoring profile: strong

Heart of Lions scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Nations keeps a clean sheet in 33% (4 of 12 matches).

10Goals scored (season)16
NationsHeart of Lions
12Goals conceded (season)7
NationsHeart of Lions
1.83Average goals in match1.92
NationsHeart of Lions
4Goals scored (last 5)6
NationsHeart of Lions
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
NationsHeart of Lions

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
NationsHeart of Lions
25%2 goals33%
NationsHeart of Lions
8%3 goals17%
NationsHeart of Lions
0%4 goals8%
NationsHeart of Lions

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal33%
NationsHeart of Lions
33%2 goals17%
NationsHeart of Lions
0%3 goals8%
NationsHeart of Lions
0%4 goals0%
NationsHeart of Lions

* 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

8%BTTS at half-time0%
NationsHeart of Lions
8%BTTS in both halves0%
NationsHeart of Lions
8%Scored in both halves25%
NationsHeart of Lions

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
NationsHeart of Lions
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
NationsHeart of Lions
40%BTTS - last 540%
NationsHeart of Lions

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

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
NationsHeart of Lions
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
NationsHeart of Lions
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
NationsHeart of Lions

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
NationsHeart of Lions
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
NationsHeart of Lions
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
NationsHeart of Lions

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 90% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.92 pts / match - Nations · 1.75 pts / match - Heart of Lions

Nations - half-time state
17% leading42% draw42% trailing
Heart of Lions - half-time state
42% leading50% draw8% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.92Points per match (1st half)1.75
NationsHeart of Lions
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.58
NationsHeart of Lions
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.08
NationsHeart of Lions
0.83Average goals (1st half)0.67
NationsHeart of Lions
50%Clean sheet before half-time92%
NationsHeart of Lions
83%No goal before half-time58%
NationsHeart of Lions

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.67
NationsHeart of Lions
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
NationsHeart of Lions
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
NationsHeart of Lions
1Average goals (2nd half)1.25
NationsHeart of Lions
50%Clean sheet after half-time67%
NationsHeart of Lions
58%No goal after half-time42%
NationsHeart of Lions

Nations - second-half results

17% W58% R25% P
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Heart of Lions - second-half results

42% W42% R17% P
21
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nations - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Heart of Lions - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

1.87
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nations

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.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 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.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
156%
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
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Heart of Lions

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
208%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
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%

* 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

NationsLigaHeart of Lions
Average goals in match 1.831.91 1.92
Both teams scored 42%37% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%30% 33%
Clean sheets 33%41% 67%
Goal before half-time 58%61% 50%
Goal after half-time 67%63% 67%

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

1.91
Average goals per match
37%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
0.64
Away goals / match
+98%
Home attack advantage
+50%
Home defence advantage
+41%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
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 LionsGoalChauncy B. Freeman
  2. Heart of LionsGoalRuben Hennessy

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Nations vs Heart of Lions?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Nations 2:1 Heart of Lions. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nations vs Heart of Lions?

Nations score 0.83 goals per game on average and Heart of Lions 1.33. The Ghana Premier League average is 1.91 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Nations's matches and 33% of Heart of Lions's.

What form are Nations and Heart of Lions in?

Over the last 5 games Nations have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Heart of Lions 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Nations vs Heart of Lions — 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.