Ebusua Dwarfs vs Hearts of Oak: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Ghana Premier League
Competition: Sun 04.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cape Coast Sports Stadium (15000 seats)

High flying Hearts of Oak arrive at Ebusua Dwarfs after their 1-0-result versus Asante Kotoko. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • Ebusua Dwarfs have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak is in the best form (5-1-0)

Ebusua Dwarfs and Hearts of Oak should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Ebusua are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Hearts are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Ebusua Dwarfs form and stats

Ebusua Dwarfs, who have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Premier League, have collected 25 points from their Premier League home games so far after 7-4-4. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Ebusua, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Happy days for Ebusua Dwarfs in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Karela (placed 7th) that ended with a 4-1 victory.

Before that, Ebusua had a home game versus Inter Allies which ended with a victory 1-0.

Ebusua Dwarfs are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 15 games. Ebusua have conceded 15 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Hearts of Oak form and stats

Playing away, Hearts of Oak, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League, have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.

The supporters enjoyed Hearts's previous game versus Asante Kotoko (placed 2nd), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home.

Prior to that result Hearts won their away game at Wa All Stars. The scoreline was 2-1.

The attacking power of Hearts when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Hearts as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Hearts of Oak - Ebusua Dwarfs 3-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - three - seven (Ebusua wins - draws - Hearts of Oak wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Ebusua Dwarfs missing players

Hearts of Oak missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ebusua Dwarfs Hearts of Oak
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
11 7 1 Won W 2 5 17
7 4 2 Drew D 1 5 8
13 4 2 Lost L 2 5 6
37 18 6 Scored S 4 10 43
40 15 5 Conceded C 5 12 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
74% 60% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 65%
48% 40% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 13% 23%
16% 13% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 13%
10% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
58% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 29%
16% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 33% 52%
26% 20% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 29%
 
3.3 3.6 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.9 5.4
3.8 3.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 2.9 3.4
1.2 0.9 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.3 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.4 13.1 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 8.1 9.1
3.4 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 2.5 3.2
37% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 27% 43%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Ebusua Dwarfs have the fewest clean sheets (4) at home in Premier League
  • Ebusua Dwarfs have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Premier League
  • Ebusua Dwarfs have the the worst goal difference (3) at home in Premier League
  • Ebusua Dwarfs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hearts of Oak have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hearts of Oak have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have the the best goal difference (+23) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 31 17 8 6 43 20 16 12 3 1 33 8 15 5 5 5 10 12 23 59
2 Asante Kotoko 31 15 11 5 35 18 15 9 3 3 21 9 16 6 8 2 14 9 17 56
3 Great Olympics 31 14 7 10 34 29 15 9 4 2 19 8 16 5 3 8 15 21 5 49
4 Dreams 31 13 9 9 44 32 16 12 2 2 32 10 15 1 7 7 12 22 12 48
5 Medeama 31 13 9 9 33 29 15 10 4 1 22 8 16 3 5 8 11 21 4 48
6 WAFA 31 13 8 10 42 38 15 10 4 1 32 17 16 3 4 9 10 21 4 47
7 Karela 31 12 10 9 39 34 16 11 3 2 28 14 15 1 7 7 11 20 5 46
8 Aduana Stars 31 13 7 11 37 39 15 11 4 0 24 8 16 2 3 11 13 31 -2 46
9 Ashanti Gold 31 10 11 10 43 35 15 8 5 2 25 9 16 2 6 8 18 26 8 41
10 Wa All Stars 31 10 8 13 30 30 15 7 5 3 20 11 16 3 3 10 10 19 0 38
11 Bechem United 31 10 8 13 34 43 16 9 6 1 25 10 15 1 2 12 9 33 -9 38
12 Ebusua Dwarfs 31 11 7 13 37 40 15 7 4 4 18 15 16 4 3 9 19 25 -3 37
13 Berekum Chelsea 31 10 7 14 35 44 16 10 5 1 27 11 15 0 2 13 8 33 -9 37
14 Eleven Wonders 31 9 9 13 27 34 16 8 4 4 18 12 15 1 5 9 9 22 -7 36
15 King Faisal 31 9 9 13 29 44 16 7 6 3 18 12 15 2 3 10 11 32 -15 36
16 Elmina Sharks 31 8 11 12 29 42 16 8 6 2 19 13 15 0 5 10 10 29 -13 35
17 Liberty Professionals 31 9 8 14 29 42 15 6 6 3 21 16 16 3 2 11 8 26 -13 35
18 Inter Allies 31 7 5 19 26 33 16 7 2 7 19 14 15 0 3 12 7 19 -7 26

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 Hearts of Oak 31 17 8 6 43 20 16 12 3 1 33 8 15 5 5 5 10 12 23 59
2 Asante Kotoko 31 15 11 5 35 18 15 9 3 3 21 9 16 6 8 2 14 9 17 56
3 Great Olympics 31 14 7 10 34 29 15 9 4 2 19 8 16 5 3 8 15 21 5 49
4 Dreams 31 13 9 9 44 32 16 12 2 2 32 10 15 1 7 7 12 22 12 48
5 Medeama 31 13 9 9 33 29 15 10 4 1 22 8 16 3 5 8 11 21 4 48
6 WAFA 31 13 8 10 42 38 15 10 4 1 32 17 16 3 4 9 10 21 4 47
7 Karela 31 12 10 9 39 34 16 11 3 2 28 14 15 1 7 7 11 20 5 46
8 Aduana Stars 31 13 7 11 37 39 15 11 4 0 24 8 16 2 3 11 13 31 -2 46
9 Ashanti Gold 31 10 11 10 43 35 15 8 5 2 25 9 16 2 6 8 18 26 8 41
10 Wa All Stars 31 10 8 13 30 30 15 7 5 3 20 11 16 3 3 10 10 19 0 38
11 Bechem United 31 10 8 13 34 43 16 9 6 1 25 10 15 1 2 12 9 33 -9 38
12 Ebusua Dwarfs 31 11 7 13 37 40 15 7 4 4 18 15 16 4 3 9 19 25 -3 37
13 Berekum Chelsea 31 10 7 14 35 44 16 10 5 1 27 11 15 0 2 13 8 33 -9 37
14 Eleven Wonders 31 9 9 13 27 34 16 8 4 4 18 12 15 1 5 9 9 22 -7 36
15 King Faisal 31 9 9 13 29 44 16 7 6 3 18 12 15 2 3 10 11 32 -15 36
16 Elmina Sharks 31 8 11 12 29 42 16 8 6 2 19 13 15 0 5 10 10 29 -13 35
17 Liberty Professionals 31 9 8 14 29 42 15 6 6 3 21 16 16 3 2 11 8 26 -13 35
18 Inter Allies 31 7 5 19 26 33 16 7 2 7 19 14 15 0 3 12 7 19 -7 26

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