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

Key match information

Samartex play Heart of Lions in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match date is 21 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

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

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

Samartex: 31-45+ (6 goals). Heart of Lions: 31-45+ (12 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 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
SamartexHeart of Lions
-1Shots-1
SamartexHeart of Lions
-1Shots on target-1
SamartexHeart of Lions
0xG0
SamartexHeart of Lions
-1Corners-1
SamartexHeart of Lions
0Dangerous attacks0
SamartexHeart of Lions
-1Fouls-1
SamartexHeart of Lions
-1Cards-1
SamartexHeart 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.

SamartexHeart of Lions
0.73Goals scored / match1.06
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.73Goals conceded / match0.97
SamartexHeart of Lions
12%Average possession39%
SamartexHeart of Lions
-0.06Shots on target / match2.56
SamartexHeart of Lions

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

0.91Shots per match7.62
SamartexHeart of Lions
-0.06Shots on target2.56
SamartexHeart of Lions
80%Shot conversion13.9%
SamartexHeart of Lions
12%Possession39%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.96xG for1.44
SamartexHeart of Lions
1.66xG against1.19
SamartexHeart of Lions

Shooting quality

Samartex: Counter-attackingHeart of Lions: Counter-attacking
SamartexHeart of Lions
Accuracy (shots on target)-7%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)1.050.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.41

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.

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

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 at home (W-D-L)
11-5-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
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 away (W-D-L)
1-7-9
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.72Opponent xG: 0.95BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

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

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

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

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).

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).

24Goals scored (season)36
SamartexHeart of Lions
24Goals conceded (season)33
SamartexHeart of Lions
1.45Average goals in match2.03
SamartexHeart of Lions
4Goals scored (last 5)8
SamartexHeart of Lions
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
SamartexHeart of Lions

How often they score at least...

48%1 goal59%
SamartexHeart of Lions
21%2 goals29%
SamartexHeart of Lions
3%3 goals15%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%4 goals3%
SamartexHeart of Lions

How often they concede at least...

45%1 goal53%
SamartexHeart of Lions
24%2 goals26%
SamartexHeart of Lions
3%3 goals12%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%4 goals3%
SamartexHeart 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.

34%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time9%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%BTTS in both halves6%
SamartexHeart of Lions
15%Scored in both halves18%
SamartexHeart of Lions

BTTS and goal count

12%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
SamartexHeart of Lions
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
SamartexHeart of Lions
20%BTTS - last 520%
SamartexHeart 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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
SamartexHeart of Lions
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
SamartexHeart of Lions
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
SamartexHeart of Lions

2nd half

42%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
SamartexHeart of Lions
9%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
SamartexHeart of Lions
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
SamartexHeart 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.

Samartex - half-time state
33% leading39% draw27% trailing
Heart of Lions - half-time state
32% leading38% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.35
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.59
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.91Average goals (1st half)1
SamartexHeart of Lions
70%Clean sheet before half-time65%
SamartexHeart of Lions
64%No goal before half-time59%
SamartexHeart of Lions

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)1.06
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.3Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.24Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.55Average goals (2nd half)0.94
SamartexHeart of Lions
79%Clean sheet after half-time62%
SamartexHeart of Lions
73%No goal after half-time68%
SamartexHeart of Lions

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 - 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 - 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
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

* 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.

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.

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.

* 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
0.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
24%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+72%
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

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.
53%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
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%

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.
161%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
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%

* 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

SamartexLigaHeart of Lions
Average goals in match 1.452.03 2.03
Both teams scored 18%34% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 15%34% 41%
Clean sheets 55%41% 47%
Goal before half-time 61%62% 68%
Goal after half-time 42%59% 50%

^ 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: Samartex 0 - 0 - 1 Heart of Lions. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Samartex vs Heart of Lions?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Samartex 1:0 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 Samartex vs Heart of Lions?

Samartex score 0.73 goals per game on average and Heart of Lions 1.06. The Ghana Premier League average is 2.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 18% of Samartex's matches and 29% of Heart of Lions's.

What form are Samartex and Heart of Lions in?

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

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

The statistical background for Samartex 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.