Ghana Premier League - Statistical Review Of Week 18

 

With 12 matches to go, the Ghana Premier League log is gradually taking shape as AshGold continue occupying the summit of the table whilst Kotoko fetched their first win in the second round. Hearts of Oak also continued to suffer in the hands of Wa All Stars as regular nemesis. A lot of interesting stuff happened in Week 18.

Now let's delve into the league from a statistical perspective.

STATISTICS

• 301 - Total number of goals scored in the league, so far.
• 134 - 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.
• 6 - Number of players with 8 goals : Amed Toure (Kotoko), Kennedy Ashia (Liberty), Gilbert Fiamenyo (Hearts), Noah Martey (Bechem United), Yakubu Mohammed (AshGold) and Stephen Baffour (Brekum Chelsea)
• 2 - Players with 7 goals each : Mo Sheriff Deo (Inter Allies) and Kofi Owusu (Brekum Chelsea)
• 2 - Players with 6 goals each : Richard Arhin  (Aduana) and Mumuni Zakaria (WAFA)
• 2 - Players with 5 goals : Bernard Morrison (AshGold) and Martin Antwi (WAFA)
• 6 - Players with 4 goals : Stephen Nyarko (Wa All Stars), Osman Muntaka (Lions), Francis Kyeremeh (BA United), Doetse Agbashie (Olympics), Bernard Ofori (New Edubiase) and Kwame Boateng (Olympics)
• 16 - Players with 3 goals each.
• 27 - Number of players with 2 goals each
• 12 - Heart of Lions have produced more goalscorers than any other side.
•  158 - 17 year-old Dauda Mohammed (Kotoko) needed 158 days (5 months, 1 week) to score his 3rd goal of the season (vs Olympics)
• 8 - Aduana Stars have equaled Lions as the team with the highest number of clean sheets in the league
• 2 - Only Inter Allies and Olympics are without wins in their last 5 games in the league.
• 2 - Only Liberty (3 draws, 2 wins) and New Edubiase (4 draws, 1 win) are unbeaten in their last 5 games in the league
• 12 - WAFA have the best defence in the league, conceding just 12 goals.
• 39 - Kotoko have conceded 7 goals in their last 3 games, forming 39 per cent of total goals conceded this season.