Get ready for the first of two legs in this CAF Champions League clash between RCK and Asante Kotoko

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Competition: Africa CAF Champions League
Competition: Mon 12.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Amitié (35000 seats)

The first of two encounters in the CAF Champions League 1st Preliminary Round, as the hometeam RCK will try to edge Asante Kotoko in their own ballpark.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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RCK form and stats

RCK have collected 27 points from their Premier League home games so far after 7-6-2.

RCK's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 vs Asante Kotoko (in CAF Champions League).

Before that, RCK had a Premier League home game versus RC Bobo-Dioulasso which ended with a victory 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with RCK perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with RCK as a small favourite), we find 9 games. RCK has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

RCK are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. RCK have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Asante Kotoko form and stats

They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the 1st round, when Al Hilal Omdurman drew the shortest straw.

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Asante Kotoko have produced an overall stat of 8-7-2 so far.

Two trips in a row for Asante, whose manager Akonnor could celebrate last time after the CAF Champions League win against RCK.

Before that, Asante Kotoko travelled to Accra Lions and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Asante Kotoko in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Asante Kotoko, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

The Asante defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (8 goals in 17 games).

Head 2 Head

The latest reported meeting featuring both these sides is the RCK - Asante Kotoko 0-1 played previously this season.

RCK missing players

Asante Kotoko missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RCK Asante Kotoko
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   13 25
10 6   Won W   5 13
9 5   Drew D   6 8
6 3   Lost L   2 4
28 17   Scored S   10 33
22 10   Conceded C   6 14
84% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   69% 84%
52% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   38% 56%
36% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   15% 28%
20% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 16%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
44% 43%   BTTS BTTS   31% 36%
36% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   69% 60%
36% 36%   Failed to Score F T   31% 20%
 
3.3 3.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.5
4.2 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   2.2 2.4
1.9 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
10.9 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   5 8
5.5 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.5 2.8
22% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 52%
 
12.1 13.2   Shots against (avg) S A   5.4 5.5
6.3 6.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   1.8 1.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RCK 30 13 11 6 34 26 15 7 6 2 19 10 15 6 5 4 15 16 8 50
2 Majestic 30 15 4 11 38 32 15 7 2 6 15 15 15 8 2 5 23 17 6 49
3 Etoile Filante 30 12 12 6 32 16 15 8 4 3 21 10 15 4 8 3 11 6 16 48
4 Douanes 30 13 9 8 22 18 15 8 5 2 12 6 15 5 4 6 10 12 4 48
5 ASFA-Yennenga 30 12 9 9 27 20 15 5 6 4 11 11 15 7 3 5 16 9 7 45
6 ASEC Koudougou 30 10 12 8 20 14 15 7 4 4 11 6 15 3 8 4 9 8 6 42
7 USFA 30 9 12 9 22 23 15 4 7 4 12 13 15 5 5 5 10 10 -1 39
8 SONABEL 30 11 5 14 25 33 15 7 3 5 15 13 15 4 2 9 10 20 -8 38
9 Police 30 9 10 11 29 31 15 7 4 4 18 12 15 2 6 7 11 19 -2 37
10 Royal 30 10 7 13 31 34 15 5 5 5 14 13 15 5 2 8 17 21 -3 37
11 ASFB 30 9 10 11 24 29 15 4 2 9 11 17 15 5 8 2 13 12 -5 37
12 Vitesse 30 9 9 12 29 34 15 5 5 5 13 16 15 4 4 7 16 18 -5 36
13 Salitas 30 10 6 14 26 35 15 6 4 5 14 16 15 4 2 9 12 19 -9 36
14 RC Bobo-Dioulasso 30 8 11 11 18 25 15 5 7 3 12 11 15 3 4 8 6 14 -7 35
15 Kiko 30 8 10 12 28 31 15 4 4 7 17 19 15 4 6 5 11 12 -3 34
16 ASK 30 7 13 10 15 19 15 3 7 5 7 10 15 4 6 5 8 9 -4 34
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Asante Kotoko 34 19 10 5 48 20 17 11 3 3 31 12 17 8 7 2 17 8 28 67
2 Medeama 34 16 8 10 28 25 17 12 3 2 18 7 17 4 5 8 10 18 3 56
3 Bechem United 34 13 15 6 37 24 17 11 6 0 22 4 17 2 9 6 15 20 13 54
4 Karela 34 13 13 8 43 33 17 11 6 0 30 11 17 2 7 8 13 22 10 52
5 Great Olympics 34 12 12 10 36 31 17 10 4 3 27 14 17 2 8 7 9 17 5 48
6 Hearts of Oak 34 12 12 10 33 29 17 9 6 2 22 12 17 3 6 8 11 17 4 48
7 Ashanti Gold 34 13 8 13 46 37 17 8 6 3 34 15 17 5 2 10 12 22 9 47
8 Berekum Chelsea 34 12 11 11 29 30 17 9 6 2 15 4 17 3 5 9 14 26 -1 47
9 Wa All Stars 34 11 13 10 34 26 17 8 5 4 21 12 17 3 8 6 13 14 8 46
10 Bibiani Gold Stars 34 14 4 16 34 40 17 13 1 3 25 12 17 1 3 13 9 28 -6 46
11 Aduana Stars 34 11 12 11 33 28 17 7 6 4 22 13 17 4 6 7 11 15 5 45
12 Accra Lions 34 12 9 13 26 38 17 9 6 2 14 8 17 3 3 11 12 30 -12 45
13 Dreams 34 11 11 12 47 44 17 8 6 3 29 18 17 3 5 9 18 26 3 44
14 King Faisal 34 12 6 16 30 34 17 9 3 5 18 13 17 3 3 11 12 21 -4 42
15 Real Tamale 34 10 11 13 40 48 17 8 8 1 24 12 17 2 3 12 16 36 -8 41
16 Eleven Wonders 34 10 10 14 29 38 17 9 7 1 21 10 17 1 3 13 8 28 -9 40
17 WAFA 34 8 11 15 27 42 17 7 5 5 16 13 17 1 6 10 11 29 -15 35
18 Elmina Sharks 34 5 8 21 24 57 17 5 5 7 20 25 17 0 3 14 4 32 -33 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Asante Kotoko 34 19 10 5 48 20 17 11 3 3 31 12 17 8 7 2 17 8 28 67
2 Medeama 34 16 8 10 28 25 17 12 3 2 18 7 17 4 5 8 10 18 3 56
3 Bechem United 34 13 15 6 37 24 17 11 6 0 22 4 17 2 9 6 15 20 13 54
4 Karela 34 13 13 8 43 33 17 11 6 0 30 11 17 2 7 8 13 22 10 52
5 Great Olympics 34 12 12 10 36 31 17 10 4 3 27 14 17 2 8 7 9 17 5 48
6 Hearts of Oak 34 12 12 10 33 29 17 9 6 2 22 12 17 3 6 8 11 17 4 48
7 Ashanti Gold 34 13 8 13 46 37 17 8 6 3 34 15 17 5 2 10 12 22 9 47
8 Berekum Chelsea 34 12 11 11 29 30 17 9 6 2 15 4 17 3 5 9 14 26 -1 47
9 Wa All Stars 34 11 13 10 34 26 17 8 5 4 21 12 17 3 8 6 13 14 8 46
10 Bibiani Gold Stars 34 14 4 16 34 40 17 13 1 3 25 12 17 1 3 13 9 28 -6 46
11 Aduana Stars 34 11 12 11 33 28 17 7 6 4 22 13 17 4 6 7 11 15 5 45
12 Accra Lions 34 12 9 13 26 38 17 9 6 2 14 8 17 3 3 11 12 30 -12 45
13 Dreams 34 11 11 12 47 44 17 8 6 3 29 18 17 3 5 9 18 26 3 44
14 King Faisal 34 12 6 16 30 34 17 9 3 5 18 13 17 3 3 11 12 21 -4 42
15 Real Tamale 34 10 11 13 40 48 17 8 8 1 24 12 17 2 3 12 16 36 -8 41
16 Eleven Wonders 34 10 10 14 29 38 17 9 7 1 21 10 17 1 3 13 8 28 -9 40
17 WAFA 34 8 11 15 27 42 17 7 5 5 16 13 17 1 6 10 11 29 -15 35
18 Elmina Sharks 34 5 8 21 24 57 17 5 5 7 20 25 17 0 3 14 4 32 -33 23

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