Young Apostles vs Karela: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Young Apostles played Karela in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match was played on 14 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Young Apostles: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Karela: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Young Apostles scores 0.85 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. Karela scores 1.15 and concedes 1.08. League average: 1.88 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Young Apostles 38%, Karela 46%. Over 2.5: Young Apostles 23%, Karela 23%. League level: BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

Young Apostles has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.04. Young Apostles: 6.4 shots per match, Karela: 6.9.

Match halves

Young Apostles: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.62. Karela: half-time lead 46%, second-half goals 0.38.

Goals by minute

Young Apostles: 61-75 (3 goals). Karela: 0-15 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ghana Premier League: 1.88 goals per match, BTTS 36%, 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

-1Possession (%)-1
Young ApostlesKarela
-1Shots-1
Young ApostlesKarela
-1Shots on target-1
Young ApostlesKarela
0xG0
Young ApostlesKarela
-1Corners-1
Young ApostlesKarela
0Dangerous attacks0
Young ApostlesKarela
-1Fouls-1
Young ApostlesKarela
-1Cards-1
Young ApostlesKarela

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.

Young ApostlesKarela
0.85Goals scored / match1.15
Young ApostlesKarela
0.92Goals conceded / match1.08
Young ApostlesKarela
27%Average possession38%
Young ApostlesKarela
2Shots on target / match2.08
Young ApostlesKarela

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.38Shots per match6.92
Young ApostlesKarela
2Shots on target2.08
Young ApostlesKarela
13.3%Shot conversion16.7%
Young ApostlesKarela
27%Possession38%
Young ApostlesKarela
1.45xG for1.04
Young ApostlesKarela
1.24xG against1.1
Young ApostlesKarela

Shooting quality

Young Apostles: Counter-attackingKarela: Counter-attacking
Young ApostlesKarela
Accuracy (shots on target)31%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.230.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.55

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.

Karela is 167% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Young Apostles · 1.6 pts / match - Karela

Young Apostles
LLDDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
31% W38% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-4
1.31 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Karela
DLWDW
Season result split
38% W38% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-3
1.54 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 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.

Karela is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

0.85 goals / match - Young Apostles · 1.15 goals / match - Karela

Young Apostles is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.92 goals / match - Young Apostles · 1.08 goals / match - Karela

Young Apostles scoring profile: mixed

Young Apostles scores in 54% of matches (7 of 13 matches), while Karela keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 matches).

Karela scoring profile: strong

Karela scores in 77% of matches (10 of 13 matches), while Young Apostles keeps a clean sheet in 38% (5 of 13 matches).

11Goals scored (season)15
Young ApostlesKarela
12Goals conceded (season)14
Young ApostlesKarela
1.77Average goals in match2.23
Young ApostlesKarela
1Goals scored (last 5)6
Young ApostlesKarela
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
Young ApostlesKarela

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal77%
Young ApostlesKarela
23%2 goals31%
Young ApostlesKarela
8%3 goals8%
Young ApostlesKarela
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesKarela

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal54%
Young ApostlesKarela
31%2 goals23%
Young ApostlesKarela
0%3 goals15%
Young ApostlesKarela
0%4 goals15%
Young ApostlesKarela

* 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.

36%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time15%
Young ApostlesKarela
8%BTTS in both halves8%
Young ApostlesKarela
23%Scored in both halves15%
Young ApostlesKarela

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS23%
Young ApostlesKarela
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Young ApostlesKarela
20%BTTS - last 540%
Young ApostlesKarela

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

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Young ApostlesKarela
8%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Young ApostlesKarela
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Young ApostlesKarela

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time46%
Young ApostlesKarela
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time23%
Young ApostlesKarela
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Young ApostlesKarela

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.

Karela is 69% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Young Apostles · 1.69 pts / match - Karela

Young Apostles - half-time state
15% leading54% draw31% trailing
Karela - half-time state
46% leading31% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.69
Young ApostlesKarela
0.23Goals scored (1st half)0.77
Young ApostlesKarela
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Young ApostlesKarela
0.62Average goals (1st half)1.31
Young ApostlesKarela
62%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Young ApostlesKarela
77%No goal before half-time38%
Young ApostlesKarela

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)0.92
Young ApostlesKarela
0.62Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
Young ApostlesKarela
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
Young ApostlesKarela
1.15Average goals (2nd half)0.92
Young ApostlesKarela
54%Clean sheet after half-time62%
Young ApostlesKarela
46%No goal after half-time69%
Young ApostlesKarela

Young Apostles - second-half results

31% W46% D23% L
13
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
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+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Karela - second-half results

8% W69% D23% L
22
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at half-time in 46% of matches and wins 38%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Young Apostles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.20.8
1 goal20%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Karela - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

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

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

Karela
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
4
2
16-30
2
4
31-45
0
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Young Apostles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
148%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Karela

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
185%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* 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

Young ApostlesLigaKarela
Average goals in match 1.771.88 2.23
Both teams scored 38%36% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 23%30% 23%
Clean sheets 38%41% 46%
Goal before half-time 54%61% 77%
Goal after half-time 69%61% 46%

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

1.88
Average goals per match
36%
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)
61%
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.

Home team

Away team

Other recorded players

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Young ApostlesGoalAli Abdul Ganiwu
  2. Young ApostlesGoalIssah Nyaabila

FAQ

What was the result of Young Apostles vs Karela?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Young Apostles 2:1 Karela. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Young Apostles vs Karela?

Young Apostles score 0.85 goals per game on average and Karela 1.15. The Ghana Premier League average is 1.88 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Young Apostles's matches and 46% of Karela's.

What form are Young Apostles and Karela in?

Over the last 5 games Young Apostles have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Karela 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Young Apostles vs Karela?

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.