GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE - Statistical Preview to Week 25 (Part 2).

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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

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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

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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.