Season ticket holders at Paa Kwesi Nduom Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Elmina Sharks languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Ashanti Gold will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Elmina Sharks have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
- Ashanti Gold have the most scored goals (33) in Premier League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ashanti Gold play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Ashanti Gold when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 16 times in these games.
Elmina Sharks form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Paa Kwesi Nduom Stadium as Elmina Sharks have scored 13 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Elmina here at Paa Kwesi Nduom Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Elmina faced defeat in their previous match, away at Aduana Stars (1-2). Ahead of that match, Elmina Sharks won a home game hosting WAFA (1-0).
The Elmina fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Elmina Sharks have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ashanti Gold form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ashanti Gold, who have the most scored goals (33) in Premier League, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-4 (win-draw-lose). One point away has become something of a habit for Ashanti who have played out draws in their last three away games.
The Ashanti goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Ashanti go into this game after a win, the home game against Bechem United that ended 4-0.
As mentioned above, Ashanti was the only team on the pitch versus Bechem United in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ashanti have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Ashanti struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ashanti Gold - Elmina 4-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Elmina two wins, one draw and Ashanti Gold one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Elmina Sharks missing players
Ashanti Gold missing players
| Elmina Sharks | Ashanti Gold | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 81% |
| 67% | 55% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 67% |
| 38% | 27% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 52% |
| 24% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 38% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| 57% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 57% |
| 29% | 45% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 33% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 13.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 6.4 | 11.3 |
| 4.2 | 5.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| 24% | 20% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 48% | 41% |
- Ashanti Gold have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Premier League
- Ashanti Gold have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League
- Ashanti Gold have the most scored goals (33) in Premier League
- Elmina Sharks have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Elmina Sharks have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
- Elmina Sharks haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Medeama | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 2 | Asante Kotoko | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Hearts of Oak | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Great Olympics | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | Karela | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Dreams | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | Ashanti Gold | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Bechem United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Aduana Stars | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | WAFA | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Berekum Chelsea | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Elmina Sharks | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Liberty Professionals | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Wa All Stars | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Eleven Wonders | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | King Faisal | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Inter Allies | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 16 |