Dawu Sports Stadium: Dreams vs Medeama Premier League preview

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Competition: Ghana Premier League
Competition: Sun 19.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dawu Sports Stadium (10000 seats)

A cursory glance at the Premier League standings hint of an advantage to Medeama when they go to Dreams. Yet; let's play the game before select a winner!

Insights:
  • Dreams have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League
  • Medeama is in the best form (4-1-1) in Premier League

Dreams are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Medeama most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This promises to be an engrossing match with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last played a game. Game on!

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Dreams form and stats

All-inclusive Premier League statistics playing at home this season for Dreams are 7-6-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Dreams hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Great Olympics, Asante Kotoko, Karela, Bechem United and Hearts of Oak), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Nothing to worry about in defence for Dreams, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 323 minutes in the Premier League.

A good away victory last time out for Dreams, who won 1-0 against Berekum Chelsea (placed 9th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ashanti Gold in a game that was won 1-0.

Dreams have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dawu Sports Stadium with 27 goals in 16 league matches. Dreams's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Dreams hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like WAFA, Elmina Sharks, Eleven Wonders, King Faisal and Real Tamale), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Medeama form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Medeama has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Medeama go into this game after a win, the home game against Accra Lions that ended 2-1.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Elmina Sharks with the score of 3-1.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Medeama - Dreams 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Dreams three wins, one draw and Medeama three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Dreams missing players

Medeama missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dreams Medeama
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
10 7 2 Won W 2 4 16
11 6 2 Drew D 2 5 8
12 3 1 Lost L 1 7 9
45 27 11 Scored S 4 10 28
44 18 8 Conceded C 2 16 23
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 81% 88%
70% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 38% 39%
48% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 18%
39% 44% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 9%
9% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 69% 80% BTTS BTTS 20% 31% 27%
18% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 31% 48%
24% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 56% 36%
 
4.2 5.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 2.9 4.6
4.2 3.2 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.8 4.6
1.8 2.2 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.2 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.9 9.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 6.4 9.2
2.9 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 2 2.4
49% 51% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 26%
 
9 8.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 10.5 7.7
2.9 2.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.6 2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Dreams have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dreams have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Medeama have scored away.
  • Dreams have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Premier League
  • Dreams have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League
  • Dreams have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Medeama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Medeama have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Medeama is in the best form (4-1-1) in Premier League

  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 33 16 8 9 28 23 17 12 3 2 18 7 16 4 5 7 10 16 5 56
3 Bechem United 33 13 14 6 36 23 16 11 5 0 21 3 17 2 9 6 15 20 13 53
4 Karela 33 12 13 8 42 33 16 10 6 0 29 11 17 2 7 8 13 22 9 49
5 Hearts of Oak 33 12 12 9 32 25 16 9 6 1 21 8 17 3 6 8 11 17 7 48
6 Great Olympics 33 12 11 10 34 29 17 10 4 3 27 14 16 2 7 7 7 15 5 47
7 Ashanti Gold 33 13 7 13 44 35 17 8 6 3 34 15 16 5 1 10 10 20 9 46
8 Wa All Stars 33 11 13 9 33 24 17 8 5 4 21 12 16 3 8 5 12 12 9 46
9 Berekum Chelsea 33 12 10 11 28 29 17 9 6 2 15 4 16 3 4 9 13 25 -1 46
10 Aduana Stars 33 11 12 10 32 26 17 7 6 4 22 13 16 4 6 6 10 13 6 45
11 Bibiani Gold Stars 33 14 3 16 32 38 16 13 0 3 23 10 17 1 3 13 9 28 -6 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 33 10 11 12 45 44 16 7 6 3 27 18 17 3 5 9 18 26 1 41
14 King Faisal 33 11 6 16 28 33 16 8 3 5 16 12 17 3 3 11 12 21 -5 39
15 Real Tamale 33 9 11 13 36 47 17 8 8 1 24 12 16 1 3 12 12 35 -11 38
16 Eleven Wonders 33 9 10 14 27 37 16 8 7 1 19 9 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 37
17 WAFA 33 8 11 14 27 41 17 7 5 5 16 13 16 1 6 9 11 28 -14 35
18 Elmina Sharks 33 5 7 21 22 55 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 0 3 14 4 32 -33 22

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 33 16 8 9 28 23 17 12 3 2 18 7 16 4 5 7 10 16 5 56
3 Bechem United 33 13 14 6 36 23 16 11 5 0 21 3 17 2 9 6 15 20 13 53
4 Karela 33 12 13 8 42 33 16 10 6 0 29 11 17 2 7 8 13 22 9 49
5 Hearts of Oak 33 12 12 9 32 25 16 9 6 1 21 8 17 3 6 8 11 17 7 48
6 Great Olympics 33 12 11 10 34 29 17 10 4 3 27 14 16 2 7 7 7 15 5 47
7 Ashanti Gold 33 13 7 13 44 35 17 8 6 3 34 15 16 5 1 10 10 20 9 46
8 Wa All Stars 33 11 13 9 33 24 17 8 5 4 21 12 16 3 8 5 12 12 9 46
9 Berekum Chelsea 33 12 10 11 28 29 17 9 6 2 15 4 16 3 4 9 13 25 -1 46
10 Aduana Stars 33 11 12 10 32 26 17 7 6 4 22 13 16 4 6 6 10 13 6 45
11 Bibiani Gold Stars 33 14 3 16 32 38 16 13 0 3 23 10 17 1 3 13 9 28 -6 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 33 10 11 12 45 44 16 7 6 3 27 18 17 3 5 9 18 26 1 41
14 King Faisal 33 11 6 16 28 33 16 8 3 5 16 12 17 3 3 11 12 21 -5 39
15 Real Tamale 33 9 11 13 36 47 17 8 8 1 24 12 16 1 3 12 12 35 -11 38
16 Eleven Wonders 33 9 10 14 27 37 16 8 7 1 19 9 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 37
17 WAFA 33 8 11 14 27 41 17 7 5 5 16 13 16 1 6 9 11 28 -14 35
18 Elmina Sharks 33 5 7 21 22 55 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 0 3 14 4 32 -33 22

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