Ghana - Ghana Premier LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Young Apostles vs Samartex: match statistics

Young Apostles crest
Young Apostles
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Samartex crest
Samartex

Young Apostles vs Samartex: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Young Apostles play Samartex in Ghana Premier League (Ghana). The match date is 24 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Young Apostles: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Samartex: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Young Apostles scores 1.06 and concedes 1.09 goals per match. Samartex scores 0.73 and concedes 0.73. League average: 2.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Young Apostles 39%, Samartex 18%. Over 2.5: Young Apostles 36%, Samartex 15%. League level: BTTS 34%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Young Apostles has higher xG: 1.38 vs 0.96. Young Apostles: 6.4 shots per match, Samartex: 0.9.

Match halves

Young Apostles: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.55. Samartex: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Young Apostles: 31-45+ (9 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 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Young Apostles are the favorites: at home they average 1.73 goals per game versus just 0.27 goals that Samartex score away, which already strongly favors the hosts. The hosts generate clearly better chances — 15.75 shots and 5.25 on target per home match with an xG of 1.73, while the visitors average 6 shots and 2.44 on target with an xG of 0.96 away and a conversion rate of only 4%. Defensively Young Apostles are solid: they concede 0.93 goals per home game and keep 40% clean sheets, whereas Samartex concede 1.13 goals away and have 33% clean sheets; additionally the visitors fail to score in 80% of their away matches. Both teams have the same recent form points average (1.8 pts per game over the last 5), and in the last 5 matches the hosts have scored 7 goals versus Samartex’s 5, however Young Apostles’ superiority in chance quality and efficiency gives them a real edge. On that basis I forecast a home win, supported by their 60% home win rate compared to Samartex’s mere 7% away win rate.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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

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 ApostlesSamartex
1.06Goals scored / match0.73
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.09Goals conceded / match0.73
Young ApostlesSamartex
28%Average possession12%
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.88Shots on target / match-0.06
Young ApostlesSamartex

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.36Shots per match0.91
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.88Shots on target-0.06
Young ApostlesSamartex
16.7%Shot conversion80%
Young ApostlesSamartex
28%Possession12%
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.38xG for0.96
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.25xG against1.66
Young ApostlesSamartex

Shooting quality

Young Apostles: Counter-attackingSamartex: Counter-attacking
Young ApostlesSamartex
Accuracy (shots on target)30%-7%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.221.05
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.560.00

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.

Young Apostles is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Young Apostles · 1.2 pts / match - Samartex

Young Apostles
LWWLW
Season result split
33% W27% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-9-13
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-4-2
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
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.

Young Apostles is 45% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Young Apostles · 0.73 goals / match - Samartex

Samartex is 49% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.09 goals / match - Young Apostles · 0.73 goals / match - Samartex

Young Apostles scoring profile: mixed

Young Apostles scores in 61% of matches (20 of 33 matches), while Samartex keeps a clean sheet in 55% (18 of 33 matches).

Samartex scoring profile: mixed

Samartex scores in 48% of matches (16 of 33 matches), while Young Apostles keeps a clean sheet in 30% (10 of 33 matches).

35Goals scored (season)24
Young ApostlesSamartex
36Goals conceded (season)24
Young ApostlesSamartex
2.15Average goals in match1.45
Young ApostlesSamartex
8Goals scored (last 5)4
Young ApostlesSamartex
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Young ApostlesSamartex

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal48%
Young ApostlesSamartex
30%2 goals21%
Young ApostlesSamartex
15%3 goals3%
Young ApostlesSamartex
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesSamartex

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal45%
Young ApostlesSamartex
33%2 goals24%
Young ApostlesSamartex
6%3 goals3%
Young ApostlesSamartex
0%4 goals0%
Young ApostlesSamartex

* 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

12%BTTS at half-time6%
Young ApostlesSamartex
3%BTTS in both halves0%
Young ApostlesSamartex
27%Scored in both halves15%
Young ApostlesSamartex

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS12%
Young ApostlesSamartex
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Young ApostlesSamartex
60%BTTS - last 520%
Young ApostlesSamartex

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Young ApostlesSamartex
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Young ApostlesSamartex
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Young ApostlesSamartex

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time42%
Young ApostlesSamartex
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time9%
Young ApostlesSamartex
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Young ApostlesSamartex

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

1.21 pts / match - Young Apostles · 1.39 pts / match - Samartex

Young Apostles - half-time state
27% leading39% draw33% trailing
Samartex - half-time state
33% leading39% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.39
Young ApostlesSamartex
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.42
Young ApostlesSamartex
0.52Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.03Average goals (1st half)0.91
Young ApostlesSamartex
58%Clean sheet before half-time70%
Young ApostlesSamartex
61%No goal before half-time64%
Young ApostlesSamartex

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Young ApostlesSamartex
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.3
Young ApostlesSamartex
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.24
Young ApostlesSamartex
1.12Average goals (2nd half)0.55
Young ApostlesSamartex
55%Clean sheet after half-time79%
Young ApostlesSamartex
52%No goal after half-time73%
Young ApostlesSamartex

Young Apostles - second-half results

24% W48% R27% P
40
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Young Apostles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.60
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+5-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
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.

Young Apostles
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
5
8
16-30
9
7
31-45
7
4
46-60
8
5
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

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

1.81
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
+0.13
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.
-6.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
165%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

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

Young ApostlesLigaSamartex
Average goals in match 2.152.03 1.45
Both teams scored 39%34% 18%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%34% 15%
Clean sheets 30%41% 55%
Goal before half-time 70%62% 61%
Goal after half-time 67%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: Young Apostles 0 - 0 - 1 Samartex. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Young Apostles vs Samartex?

The Ghana Premier League match finished Young Apostles 2:0 Samartex. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Young Apostles score 1.06 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 39% of Young Apostles's matches and 18% of Samartex's.

What form are Young Apostles and Samartex in?

Over the last 5 games Young Apostles have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Samartex 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Young Apostles 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.