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

Key match information

Samartex played Heart of Lions in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Samartex: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Heart of Lions: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Samartex scores 0.71 and concedes 0.64 goals per match. Heart of Lions scores 1.21 and concedes 0.71. League average: 1.87 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Samartex 21%, Heart of Lions 36%. Over 2.5: Samartex 7%, Heart of Lions 36%. League level: BTTS 35%, Over 2.5 29%.

xG, shots and style

Heart of Lions has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.09. Samartex: 1.9 shots per match, Heart of Lions: 10.2.

Match halves

Samartex: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.29. Heart of Lions: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

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

League context

Ghana Premier League: 1.87 goals per match, BTTS 35%, Over 2.5 29%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
0.71Goals scored / match1.21
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.64Goals conceded / match0.71
SamartexHeart of Lions
16%Average possession55%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.21Shots on target / match3.43
SamartexHeart of Lions

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

1.93Shots per match10.21
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.21Shots on target3.43
SamartexHeart of Lions
37%Shot conversion11.9%
SamartexHeart of Lions
16%Possession55%
SamartexHeart of Lions
1.09xG for1.41
SamartexHeart of Lions
1.73xG against1.34
SamartexHeart of Lions

Shooting quality

Samartex: Counter-attackingHeart of Lions: Balanced
SamartexHeart of Lions
Accuracy (shots on target)11%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.560.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)3.380.35

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.

Samartex
LDDWL
Season result split
36% W43% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-3
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Heart of Lions
WDDLL
Season result split
43% W36% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-3
1.64 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-2
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%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 70% better for: goals scored per match.

0.71 goals / match - Samartex · 1.21 goals / match - Heart of Lions

Samartex is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.64 goals / match - Samartex · 0.71 goals / match - Heart of Lions

Samartex scoring profile: more difficult

Samartex scores in 50% of matches (7 of 14 matches), while Heart of Lions keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 matches).

Heart of Lions scoring profile: mixed

Heart of Lions scores in 71% of matches (10 of 14 matches), while Samartex keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 matches).

10Goals scored (season)17
SamartexHeart of Lions
9Goals conceded (season)10
SamartexHeart of Lions
1.36Average goals in match1.93
SamartexHeart of Lions
2Goals scored (last 5)5
SamartexHeart of Lions
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
SamartexHeart of Lions

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal71%
SamartexHeart of Lions
21%2 goals29%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%3 goals14%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%4 goals7%
SamartexHeart of Lions

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal43%
SamartexHeart of Lions
21%2 goals21%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%3 goals7%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%4 goals0%
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.

35%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time7%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SamartexHeart of Lions
7%Scored in both halves21%
SamartexHeart of Lions

BTTS and goal count

7%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%BTTS - last 540%
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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
SamartexHeart of Lions
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SamartexHeart of Lions

2nd half

43%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
SamartexHeart of Lions
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
SamartexHeart of Lions
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
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.

Heart of Lions is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - Samartex · 1.64 pts / match - Heart of Lions

Samartex - half-time state
36% leading36% draw29% trailing
Heart of Lions - half-time state
36% leading57% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1.64
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.57
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.14
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.79Average goals (1st half)0.71
SamartexHeart of Lions
71%Clean sheet before half-time86%
SamartexHeart of Lions
64%No goal before half-time57%
SamartexHeart of Lions

After half-time (2nd half)

1.07Points per match (2nd half)1.43
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
SamartexHeart of Lions
0.57Average goals (2nd half)1.21
SamartexHeart of Lions
71%Clean sheet after half-time57%
SamartexHeart of Lions
79%No goal after half-time50%
SamartexHeart of Lions

Samartex - second-half results

14% W64% D21% L
20
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Heart of Lions - second-half results

36% W36% D29% L
23
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 43%. 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.

Samartex - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.00.2
1 goal60%20%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% 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 match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (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
4
0
16-30
3
2
31-45
3
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

1.64
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 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.
-0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 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.
+1.09
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.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Heart of Lions

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
205%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
55%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 1.361.87 1.93
Both teams scored 21%35% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 7%29% 36%
Clean sheets 57%41% 57%
Goal before half-time 64%61% 50%
Goal after half-time 43%62% 71%

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

1.87
Average goals per match
35%
Both teams scored
29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / match
0.59
Away goals / match
+117%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defence advantage
+46%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Home team

Other recorded players

Away team

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SamartexGoalEmmanuel Mamah

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 0.71 goals per game on average and Heart of Lions 1.21. The Ghana Premier League average is 1.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 29% of games. Both teams score in 21% of Samartex's matches and 36% of Heart of Lions's.

What form are Samartex and Heart of Lions in?

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