Hearts of Oak have come here for an intriguing battle versus the home side Ashanti Gold. Prepare for the fixture with this thorough Premier League preview!
Insights:
- Hearts of Oak have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ashanti Gold form and stats
The first Premier League game here at Len Clay Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Ashanti Gold's home game statistics were 9 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats from 17 games.
No payout for Ashanti in their previous match, an away game at King Faisal that ended in defeat 0-2.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Karela that ended 1-1.Early season league goal statistics from Ashanti Gold's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Hearts of Oak form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Premier League away game of the season. During their previous season 17 away games resulted in 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. With three draws in a row for Hearts the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Hearts of Oak played 1-1 against Aduana Stars in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to WAFA.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Hearts of Oak has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Ashanti, five draws and two wins for Hearts of Oak. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Ashanti Gold missing players
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| Ashanti Gold | Hearts of Oak | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4 |
- Hearts of Oak have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
| Ashanti Gold | Last season | Hearts of Oak | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 50 | 32 | Scored | S | 11 | 45 | ||
| 36 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 82% | 76% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 56% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 47% | 65% | ||
| 44% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 12% | 21% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 47% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 32% | ||
| 35% | 59% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 47% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 29% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.1 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 42% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | King Faisal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Olympics | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Bechem United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Dreams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Karela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Real Tamale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Wa All Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Bibiani Gold Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Ashanti Gold | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Hearts of Oak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Eleven Wonders | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Aduana Stars | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Medeama | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Berekum Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | WAFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Accra Lions | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Elmina Sharks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts of Oak | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Asante Kotoko | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 | WAFA | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 56 |
| 4 | Aduana Stars | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | Medeama | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Great Olympics | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 52 |
| 7 | Dreams | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | Karela | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 46 |
| 9 | Ashanti Gold | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 45 |
| 10 | Berekum Chelsea | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 34 | -8 | 43 |
| 11 | Wa All Stars | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 42 |
| 12 | Eleven Wonders | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -5 | 42 |
| 13 | Bechem United | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -9 | 42 |
| 14 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 41 |
| 15 | Elmina Sharks | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | King Faisal | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 33 | -13 | 41 |
| 17 | Liberty Professionals | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -12 | 40 |
| 18 | Inter Allies | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 | -17 | 26 |