Writer: Amoah Kofi
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The First Capital Plus Premier League
bounces back and enters match day 24 with tensed and mouthwatering encounters.
With 7 matches to go, each and every club will like to put its house in order
to avoid relegation. The title chase is still on as it is still unclear who is favorite to lift the league trophy.
Berekum Chelsea, who is second on the
league log, will travel to Bechem to play Bechem United in a regional derby. An
Ashanti derby beckons as Asante Kotoko will be engaging Ashanti Gold at the
Baba Yara stadium. The biggest clash this weekend as Ashgold will want to
extend their lead at the top after seeing it cut to two points on Wednesday
whiles Kotoko, whose performance has been sketchy will want to begin a fresh
start with a convincing win against the miners.
Other matches include Hearts of Oak,
who will battle New Edubiase at the Obuasi Len Clay Park. Hearts, who is above
their arch rivals Asante Kotoko on the league table, will pray their impressive
display against Heart of Lions on Wednesday continues. The Tarkwa Muaves,
Medeama, will travel to engage Olympics at the nations Wembley and try to end
their win less streak in away matches. The Carl Reindolf Park will also be busy
as George Lamptey's Liberty face off against high flying WAFA. Heart of Lions
will be engaging Wa Allstars at the Kpando stadium whiles Aduana battle it out
with Tema based Inter Allies. Finally, at the Sekondi sports stadium, Yusif Basigi's boys will attempt in picking all the three points against bottom
wrecking BA United who is all but set to kiss the league goodbye.
Below are statistics and permutations
of matches coming off this weekend.
New Edubiase Vs
Hearts of Oak.
-These two sides has met on 11
occasions dating back to 8th Nov, 2009.
-Edubiase has won 3, lost 6 and drawn
2.
-There has been 27 goals produced in
their clashes with Edubiase scoring 10 and conceding 17.
-Edubiase has all the bragging rights
as they defeated Hearts at their own grounds by 1-2 in the first round.
-This will be Hearts third visit to
the Ashanti Region in this seasons league matches. Won 1 (against Kotoko) and
drew 1 (against Ashanti Gold). They are yet to taste defeat.
-New Edubiase, on the other hand are
yet to win and score a goal against Greater Accra teams at home this season.
Drew goalless with Olympics and Liberty.
-New Edubiase are 10th on the league
table with 30 points whiles Hearts are 11th with 29 points.
-Edubiase has 2 wins, 2 loses & 1
draw in their last 5 matches whiles Hearts has only 1 win, 2 loses & 2
draws.
-Edubiase has 6 wins out of their 11
matches played at home. In addition, they have 4 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 17
and conceding 10. Hearts on the flip side has 1 win, 4 draws & 5 loses,
scoring 7 and conceding 14 in their 11 outings.
-Edubiase are yet to concede a goal
at home in their last 4 matches.
Olympics vs
Medeama SC.
-Olympics is 15th on the league table
with 26 points whiles Medeama are 7th with 33 points (7 points difference).
-Medeama won the first leg at Tarkwa
by 3 goals to 2.
-Medeama SC has played clubs in the
Greater Accra region on 5 occasions. They have won 1, drawn 1 & lost 3.
They have also played 3 matches away, lost 1 (against Inter Allies by 2-0) and
drawn 2 (against Hearts and Liberty).
-Olympics have 6 wins, 2 draws &
3 defeats in their 11 matches at home scoring 16 and conceding 11.
Medeama, on the other hand has scored
7 and conceded 15 in their 11 matches as guest to other clubs. They are yet to
pick a win playing away from home. Drawn 5 and lost 6.
-Medeama are yet to score in their
last 3 outings.
Liberty Proff. Vs
WAFA.
-WAFA
won the first leg 2-0 in the first round at the Sogakope park.
-WAFA has played 5 matches against
teams in Greater Accra this season so far. Played 2 away and 3 at home. They
have won 3, lost 1(against Hearts) and drew 1(against Inter Allies).
-WAFA are 4th on the table with 36
points whiles Liberty are 9th with 31 points (5 points difference).
-WAFA has lost 6, drawn 4 and won 1
in their last 11 matches played away. They have scored 4 and conceded 13.
-Liberty has 8 wins at home, 2
defeats & 1 draw (against Medeama, 0-0). They have scored 17 and conceded
9. Liberty have failed to score at home on only 3 occasions (against Medeama, Olympics and Ashanti Gold).
-WAFA has 3 wins in their last 5
matches whiles Liberty has 1 win, 3 loses & 1 draw.
Asante Kotoko Vs
Ashanti Gold.
- They have met each other on 55
occasions.
-Kotoko has won 2 4, drawn 18 and
lost 13.
-Their first league encounter was in
1985. It ended goalless.
-The Miners first league victory over
the porcupine warriors was in Feb 1995.
Current Form.
-Ashgold are 1st on the league table
with 41 points.
-Bernard Morrison is a doubt for this
clash as he limped off in their clash against New Edubiase on Wednesday.
-Ashanti Gold's top scorer is Yakubu
Mohammed with 10 goals. 4 from the spot kick.
-Ashgold's last visit to the Baba
Yara stadium was a 2-0 defeat in the MTN FA Cup.
-Ashgold has 3 wins in 11 matches as
guest to other clubs, drawing 2 &
losing 6. They have scored 9 and conceded 14.
-Ashgold have picked 7 points out of
a possible 15 in their last 5 matches (2W, 1D & 2L).
-Asante Kotoko are currently 12th on
the league log with 29 points (12 points difference).
-Small Boy Korbah, Ohene Brenya and
Abeiku Ainooson will be out of this clash with injury.
-Kotoko's leading goal scorer, Amed
Toure, is with 10 goals in the league so far but has failed to score in 3
matches now.
-Kotoko won their last meeting by 2-0
at the Baba Yara stadium in an MTN FA Cup match.
-Kotoko has 4 wins out of 11 matches
played at home. They have suffered 3 defeats and 4 draws scoring 12 and
conceding 10.
-In their last 5 matches, Kotoko have
picked 4 points out of a possible 15 (3L, 1D & 1W).
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