2nd position in the Premier League table for Hearts of Oak so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Elmina Sharks visits Ohene Djan Sports Stadium.
- Hearts of Oak have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Elmina Sharks have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hearts of Oak and Elmina Sharks.
It should be mentioned that Elmina Sharks play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Elmina Sharks on grass are 5 victories, 11 draws and 15 defeats from 31 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 26-43. You can compare this with overall results below.
Hearts of Oak form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium as Hearts of Oak have scored 26 goals to get 27 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 8-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Wa All Stars game Hearts has been unbeatable here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium producing five straight wins.
The Hearts goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Hearts of Oak enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bechem United's place. The match ended 1-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting King Faisal in a game that was won 2-0.Goals decide football matches and Hearts are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 12 league matches. Hearts of Oak 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.
Elmina Sharks form and stats
There's been little loot from Elmina Sharks's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Elmina Sharks only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
There were no winners in Elmina's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Karela (placed 5th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Inter Allies wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The attacking power of Elmina Sharks when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Elmina Sharks have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Elmina Sharks - Hearts 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Hearts victory, three draws and one Elmina Sharks win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Hearts of Oak missing players
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| Hearts of Oak | Elmina Sharks | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 32 | 26 | 14 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 32 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 71% |
| 25% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 38% |
| 17% | 33% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 21% |
| 8% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 58% |
| 46% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 25% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 10.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 8.3 | 10.8 |
| 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 42% | 53% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 25% |
- Elmina Sharks have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Elmina Sharks have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Elmina Sharks have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
- Elmina Sharks have yet to win a game away.
- 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 at home.
- Hearts of Oak have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Elmina Sharks have scored away.
- Hearts of Oak have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) 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 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Hearts of Oak | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Medeama | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Great Olympics | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Karela | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Dreams | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
| 7 | WAFA | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Aduana Stars | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -5 | 33 |
| 9 | Bechem United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Ashanti Gold | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Berekum Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Elmina Sharks | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 14 | Eleven Wonders | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 15 | Wa All Stars | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Liberty Professionals | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | King Faisal | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Inter Allies | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 20 |