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Hasaacas Vs
Olympics.
Yusif Basigi's Hasaacas will be
welcoming Accra base Great Olympics in the 25th week fixture at the Sekondi
Sports stadium this weekend. This encounter is very cagey for Olympics who are
15th on the league table with 29 points. Olympics will somehow have the
bragging rights going into this match since they won the first encounter at the
Ohene Djan stadium by two goals to nil.
In contrast, it is a tall order for
Olympics simply because Hasaacas are yet to lose a game in their last 12 home
matches played in the league. They have won 9 and drawn 3, scored 22 and
conceded 7. Olympics, on the other has played 12 matches as guest to other
clubs in the league. They have won 1 (against Liberty), lost 8 and drawn
3. They have let in 15 goals and scored a paltry of 5 goals.
This clash will be Hasaacas fourth
time of meeting Accra base clubs in the league. They have won 2 (against
Inter Allies and Liberty) and drawn 1 (Hearts of Oak), scoring 6 and
conceding 3 in their process. Quite interestingly, Olympics have scored only 1 in
their last 6 outings whiles Hasaacas has also conceded only 1 goal at home in
their last 5 matches played in the league. On level grounds, both clubs have 3
wins, 1 loss and 1 drawn game in their last 5 matches. This will be an
insurmountable task for Olympics to turn the tables around against 7th placed
Hasaacas who has shown an impressive performance in home matches.
One official of Olympics was heard on
air saying they are now beginning to play their league matches and with 6
matches to go, let's see what happens in their battle to stay in the league.
Ashanti Gold Vs
Liberty Proff.
The Obuasi Len Clay park won't be
a fertile ground for any visiting club
as the league leaders Ashanti Gold are without a win in their last two matches
which has seen second placed Berekum Chelsea cutting their seven points lead to
just two points. Liberty will have to take the bull by its horn if they are to
cause any surprise and stir in the Obuasi township this weekend. The atmosphere
will be very much unpleasant for Liberty as the miners will by fair means want to
extend their lead at the top pending any unfavorable results at the Berekum
Golden City Park.
The last 23 meetings between these
two clubs has seen Ashanti Gold winning 10, losing 6 and drawing 7. 44 goals has
been produced in their clashes. Ashgold has score 24 and let in 20 goals. This
will be Ashanti Gold's fourth time of meeting Accra base clubs in the league.
They are yet to lose a game in their three meetings with them, winning two and
drawing 1. On the flip side, Liberty are yet to win a match and score as well
in Ashanti Region against Ashanti base clubs, losing 1-0 against Kotoko and
drawing goalless with New Edubiase. Liberty are yet to win a match away from
home in the league, losing 6 and drawing 6, scoring 4 and conceding 14. Ashanti
Gold has a 100% record at home in their 12 matches played. They are yet to lose
a match at home, winning 9 and drawing 3. They have whacked in 19 and let in 6
goals. To add to their records, Ashgold are yet to concede at home in 180 mins
of football. Quite sadly, both clubs have 1 win, 3 losses and 1 drawn game in
their last 5 matches in the league.
Ashgold fluff their chances in their
game against Kotoko last weekend to extend their lead when Chelsea lost 2-1 to
Bechem United. The miners could do a double over Liberty this weekend as they
won the first leg by 0-1
.
WAFA Vs
Bechem United.
High flying WAFA will once again
dazzle their supporters in Sogakope to a Barcelona-like kind of football as
they play home to Brong Ahafo side Bechem United. Their style of play is the
entertainment kind with free flow football and sweet inter-positional switches
by players. Very sumptuous. There is nothing one could do than to clap when
WAFA are in their elements. They did same against current champions Asante
Kotoko and won by a goal to nil.
A morale booster for WAFA against
Bechem United as the disciplinary committee cleared their coach, John Killa of
any wrong doings in their clash against New Edubiase in Kumasi as he was sent
to the dressing room in the first half for allegedly spitting on the fourth
referee. He will be at the bench to streamline things for WAFA to help them
pick a win against Bechem United. WAFA will be hoping Bechem's away woes
continue as they drew one all in the first round and count on it to help them
pick the maximum three points making it four in all.
Ironically, 4 points separates them
on the league log as WAFA has 36 whiles Bechem also has 32. Interestingly, WAFA
is 5th whiles Bechem is coolly placed 12th on the league table. A huge task
awaits Bechem as WAFA has won 9 matches at home, lost 1 and drawn 2 in their 12
matches played at home. Shamefully, Bechem has ONLY 1 draw and lost 11 in 12
away matches. They have conceded 23
scored 8 and still yet to win an away match. In their last 5 matches, both have
3 loses and 2 wins.
Bechem's best will be a draw game as
WAFA returns home after their defeat to Liberty last week.
Berekum Chelsea Vs
Medeama SC
These two clubs have met 9 times
dating back to 7th Nov, 2010. Chelsea has won 3, lost 5 and drawn 1. 15 goals
has been produced in their clashes with Chelsea scoring 7 and conceding 8.
Chelsea are currently second on the league table with 39 points whiles Medeama
are also 9th with 33 points. This is no fluke for Chelsea as former Mighty
Jet's attacker Kofi Owusu and Stephen Baffour are the best pair in the league
so far scoring more than 17 goals between them. On the side of Medeama,
Nathaniel Asamoah leads the goal king charts with 16 goals but it seems his goals
aren't enough to push them to challenge for the title as they are 9th on the
league table.
Chelsea have drawn only one match at
home (against Kotoko) and impressively won 11 of their 12 matches in the
league this season. They have scored 24 at home and conceded 7. Far more
impressive, they are unbeaten at home in 2 years and 6 months now. In 180 mins
of football (2 games), they are yet to concede a goal at home. In other
revelation, Medeama SC have 5 draws in their 12 away matches and lost 7. They
have let in 17 and scored 8. In their last 5 matches, Chelsea has 3 wins, 1
loss and 1 draw whiles Medeama has 1 win, 2 loses and 2 draws.
With the Golden City Park being a
dreaded grounds for visiting clubs, we might be seeing Medeama being added to
the list of casualties at the hands of Chelsea come Sunday.
BA United Vs
Aduana FC.
The premier league is almost done and
dusted for bottom languishing BA United as they play Aduana football club in a
regional derby at the Sunyani Coronation Park. BA United are bottom on the
league log with 18 points whiles Aduana is third with 38 points. A whopping 20
points difference between them.
One official of BA United was heard
this week placing a curse on the team that whoever, being it the head coach,
players, team official or any board
member who allows himself to be compromise by any of the opposing teams base on
the fact they are almost relegated with have a score to settle in the spiritual
world. This is very bad in association football and should be condemned. Such
behaviour and comments should have warranted him to face the wrath of the
disciplinary committee and punished severely to serve as deterrent to others
but nothing has been done as at now. There is a saying that he who alleges got
to proof so we keep our fingers crossed for now as they might be gathering
enough evidence to this.
There have been 3 meetings between
these two clubs in the league in time past. Aduana has won 2 and lost 1. BA
United are yet to score a goal against Aduana in 180 minutes of football. Far
more worse scenario, since BA United won 2-1 against Chelsea at home on match
day 14, they have gone winless in 10 league games, 900 minutes of football.
This is very serious. On the flip side, Aduana have also scored 1 goal in their
last 5 away matches.
This match could end in a draw but
wont be surprise to see Aduana pick all the three points.
Inter Allies Vs
Heart of Lions.
Inter Allies will be seeking a fresh
start against Ho based Heart of Lions as they saw their eight match unbeaten
run come to an end against Aduana FC over the weekend. They will have to
regroup and get the ducks in line to get the results coming in once again. This
match wont be that easy for both sides especially Lions, who aren't safe on the
league log and could see themselves drop from their 13th position to the
relegation zone once again. There is pride as stake for both clubs as the Tema
stadium will be such a busy grounds for them this weeken
d.
These two clubs have battle it out on
3 occasions. Two has ended in draw whiles Lions have won one. 7 goals has been
produced with Inter Allies scoring 3 and conceding 4. The points gab between
them is not that wide but their position on the league table is very much
fascinating. Allies are 4th with 36 points whiles Lions are 13th with 31
points. So interesting. 5 points gab between them.
At home, Inter Allies are yet to
concede in 270 minutes of football (3 matches). Quite a remarkable feat by
them. In general, they have conceded ONLY 4 goals at home in their 12 matches
played in the league so far. Far more applaudable feat, Allies have won 4 and lost 1 of their
last 5 matches played in the league. Battling Lions on the other hand has won
2, lost 2 and drawn 1 of their last 5 matches. Quite dangerously, Lions are the
third joint team with Bechem United to concede the highest number of goals in
the league so far letting in 31 goals. BA United has more, allowing 37 goals in
their nets.
The best results for Lions will be a
drawn game but who knows, they could manage a win against all odds as
uncertainty surrounding football is incomprehensible.
WA Allstars Vs
New Edubiase.
Wa Allstars and New Edubiase has
battled it out on 11 occasions. Their first ever meeting dates back to 20th
Dec, 2009. Both teams have enjoyed 4 wins with 3 ending in stalemate. In these
clashes, 19 goals has been produced with Allstars scoring 11 and whiles
Edubiase has 8 goals. New Edubiase are
gradually lifting themselves up to escape the slippery edges of relegation.
This in effect culminates their performance which saw them edged past the
phobians, Hearts of Oak last week Saturday by defeating them two goals to one
at the Obuasi Len Clay Park.
Edubiase are 10th on the league table
with 33 points and with two points separating 6th placed Allstars, an all out
is what is needed by Anthony Kommeh's boys to catch them and be on level
points. Sadly, Edubiase is the second team apart from BA United to concede the
highest number of goals so far.
Allstars have 1 win in their last 5
matches, drawing 2 and losing 2. Edubiase, impressively has 3 wins, 1 loss and
1 draw in their last 5 matches. But one herculean task that awaits Edubiase is
that,
Allstars are yet to concede a goal at home in 540 minutes of football (6
matches) after conceding a goal against Inter Allies in their 2-1 win whiles Edubiase has also failed to score in
two outings now (180 minutes).
Edubiase have their own destiny in
their hands as a defeat will definitely change their current position on the
league table. A very difficult match for both sides but a slim win for Allstars
won't be surprising.
