Hearts of Oak fights Asante Kotoko in Premier League battle

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Competition: Ghana Premier League
Competition: Sun 27.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ohene Djan Sports Stadium (40528 seats)

Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko are both riding high in the Premier League with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Hearts of Oak is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Asante Kotoko have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League

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.

The season is still full of potential for Hearts as they can still win the whole Premier League. Asante Kotoko are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Hearts of Oak form and stats

Hearts of Oak, who have the the best goal difference (+22) in Premier League, are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium. 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games. Hearts has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium. We remember; it was Wa All Stars.

Hearts enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Wa All Stars's place. The match ended 2-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Medeama in a game that was won 2-0.

Hearts can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 32 times. Hearts have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Asante Kotoko form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 8 draws and 1 defeat. Asante are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Asante go into this game after a win, the home game against Karela that ended 2-1.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Inter Allies at their stadium, the result 3-2.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Asante Kotoko - Hearts 0-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Hearts of Oak won three, Asante Kotoko won three and four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Hearts of Oak missing players

Asante Kotoko missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hearts of Oak Asante Kotoko
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 15 30
16 11 2 Won W 2 6 15
8 3 1 Drew D 2 8 11
6 1 1 Lost L 0 1 4
42 32 5 Scored S 4 14 35
20 8 2 Conceded C 1 8 17
90% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 87%
67% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 53%
23% 33% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 7% 20%
13% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
7% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
30% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 40%
50% 67% 75% Clean Sheets C S 75% 53% 50%
30% 13% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 23%
 
5.3 5.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.4 3.6
3.4 3.9 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.6 3.4
1.6 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 9.8 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8.8 8.6
3.1 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.2 3.1
45% 56% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 29% 36%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Asante Kotoko have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Asante Kotoko have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League
  • Asante Kotoko have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Premier League
  • Asante Kotoko have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
  • Asante Kotoko have the most clean sheets (8) away in Premier League
  • Asante Kotoko have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Premier League
  • Asante Kotoko have the most points (26) away in Premier League
  • Asante Kotoko have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hearts of Oak have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hearts of Oak have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Asante Kotoko have scored away.
  • Hearts of Oak have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have the the best goal difference (+22) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have the the best goal difference (+24) at home 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 30 16 8 6 42 20 15 11 3 1 32 8 15 5 5 5 10 12 22 56
2 Asante Kotoko 30 15 11 4 35 17 15 9 3 3 21 9 15 6 8 1 14 8 18 56
3 Dreams 30 13 9 8 44 30 16 12 2 2 32 10 14 1 7 6 12 20 14 48
4 Great Olympics 30 14 6 10 33 28 15 9 4 2 19 8 15 5 2 8 14 20 5 48
5 Medeama 30 13 8 9 33 29 15 10 4 1 22 8 15 3 4 8 11 21 4 47
6 Karela 30 12 10 8 38 30 15 11 3 1 27 10 15 1 7 7 11 20 8 46
7 WAFA 30 13 7 10 42 38 15 10 4 1 32 17 15 3 3 9 10 21 4 46
8 Aduana Stars 30 12 7 11 35 39 14 10 4 0 22 8 16 2 3 11 13 31 -4 43
9 Ashanti Gold 30 10 10 10 43 35 14 8 4 2 25 9 16 2 6 8 18 26 8 40
10 Wa All Stars 30 10 8 12 30 28 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 3 3 9 10 17 2 38
11 Berekum Chelsea 30 10 7 13 34 41 16 10 5 1 27 11 14 0 2 12 7 30 -7 37
12 Bechem United 30 10 7 13 34 43 15 9 5 1 25 10 15 1 2 12 9 33 -9 37
13 Ebusua Dwarfs 30 10 7 13 33 39 15 7 4 4 18 15 15 3 3 9 15 24 -6 34
14 Elmina Sharks 30 8 10 12 28 41 15 8 5 2 18 12 15 0 5 10 10 29 -13 34
15 Eleven Wonders 30 8 9 13 24 33 15 7 4 4 15 11 15 1 5 9 9 22 -9 33
16 King Faisal 30 8 9 13 27 44 15 6 6 3 16 12 15 2 3 10 11 32 -17 33
17 Liberty Professionals 30 8 8 14 27 42 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 2 2 11 6 26 -15 32
18 Inter Allies 30 7 5 18 26 31 15 7 2 6 19 12 15 0 3 12 7 19 -5 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 30 16 8 6 42 20 15 11 3 1 32 8 15 5 5 5 10 12 22 56
2 Asante Kotoko 30 15 11 4 35 17 15 9 3 3 21 9 15 6 8 1 14 8 18 56
3 Dreams 30 13 9 8 44 30 16 12 2 2 32 10 14 1 7 6 12 20 14 48
4 Great Olympics 30 14 6 10 33 28 15 9 4 2 19 8 15 5 2 8 14 20 5 48
5 Medeama 30 13 8 9 33 29 15 10 4 1 22 8 15 3 4 8 11 21 4 47
6 Karela 30 12 10 8 38 30 15 11 3 1 27 10 15 1 7 7 11 20 8 46
7 WAFA 30 13 7 10 42 38 15 10 4 1 32 17 15 3 3 9 10 21 4 46
8 Aduana Stars 30 12 7 11 35 39 14 10 4 0 22 8 16 2 3 11 13 31 -4 43
9 Ashanti Gold 30 10 10 10 43 35 14 8 4 2 25 9 16 2 6 8 18 26 8 40
10 Wa All Stars 30 10 8 12 30 28 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 3 3 9 10 17 2 38
11 Berekum Chelsea 30 10 7 13 34 41 16 10 5 1 27 11 14 0 2 12 7 30 -7 37
12 Bechem United 30 10 7 13 34 43 15 9 5 1 25 10 15 1 2 12 9 33 -9 37
13 Ebusua Dwarfs 30 10 7 13 33 39 15 7 4 4 18 15 15 3 3 9 15 24 -6 34
14 Elmina Sharks 30 8 10 12 28 41 15 8 5 2 18 12 15 0 5 10 10 29 -13 34
15 Eleven Wonders 30 8 9 13 24 33 15 7 4 4 15 11 15 1 5 9 9 22 -9 33
16 King Faisal 30 8 9 13 27 44 15 6 6 3 16 12 15 2 3 10 11 32 -17 33
17 Liberty Professionals 30 8 8 14 27 42 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 2 2 11 6 26 -15 32
18 Inter Allies 30 7 5 18 26 31 15 7 2 6 19 12 15 0 3 12 7 19 -5 26

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