Ghana Premier League - Statistical Review Of Week 17

Week 17 of Ghana Premier League was nothing bereft of shocks aplenty as defending champs, Kotoko were handed a painful defeat at home. Meanwhile the Mantse Derby lived up to the billing whilst Inter Allies and WAFA shared the spoils. Mohammed Yakubu looked ready to fight the goalking crown as he scored yet another goal... and Bernard Morrison finally came to the party somehow.

Let's take a look at some jaw-dropping statistics, so far.

STATISTICS

• 284 - Total number of goals scored in the league, so far.
• 129 - Players who have scored in the league.
• 2.09 - Average number of goals registered per game.
• 11 - Nathaniel Ohene Asamoah (Medeama SC) has scored more goals than any player.
• 1 - Nuhu Fuseini (New Edubiase) has scored 9 goals this season.
• 5 - Number of players with 8 goals : Kennedy Ashia (Liberty), Gilbert Fiamenyo (Hearts), Noah Martey (Bechem United), Yakubu Mohammed (AshGold) and Stephen Baffour (Brekum Chelsea)
• 3 - Players with 7 goals each : Amed Toure (Kotoko), Mo Sheriff Deo (Inter Allies) and Kofi Owusu (Brekum Chelsea)
• 1 - Players with 6 goals each : Richard Arhin  (Aduana)
• 2 - Players with 5 goals : Mumuni Zakaria (WAFA) and Martin Antwi (WAFA)
• 6 - Players with 4 goals : Stephen Nyarko (Wa All Stars), Osman Muntaka (Lions), Bernard Morrison (AshGold), Doetse Agbashie (Olympics), Bernard Ofori (New Edubiase) and Kwame Boateng (Olympics)
• 15 - Players with 3 goals each.
• 23 - Number of players with 2 goals each.
• 3 - Kennedy Ashia (Liberty) is only the 3rd player to score a hattrick after Kofi Owusu (Brekum Chelsea) and Yakubu Mohammed (AshGold) in this year's league.
• 2 - New Edubiase have won just 2 away games in the league. Incidentally both victories were against giants Kotoko and Hearts. Nuhu Fuseini scored in both events
• 8 - Heart of Lions have kept more clean sheets than any other club.
• Olympics have kept more clean sheets (3) when playing away than the entire number of clean sheets managed by New Edubiase (2).
• 92 home wins have been recorded in the league after 136 matches. Representing 67.65% against 11.03% away wins and 21.32% drawn games 
• 30 - Number of penalties scored in the league after Week 17, contributing to 10.56% of total goals scored in the league
• Visiting clubs have scored 86 goals representing 30.28% of total goals scored in the league as against 198 goals scored by home teams (69.72%)
• 4 - Difference between number of goals scored in the first half (140) and second half (144) in the league, thus 49.3% and 50.7% respectively
• Division of goals in the league : 1-30 mins have recorded 80 goals (28.17 per cent); 31-60 mins recorded 108 goals (38.03 per cent) and 61-90 mins recorded 96 goals (33.80 per cent) 
• 122 - Bernard Morrison (AshGold) was directly involved in a goal for the first time in 122 days (4 months, 2 days)