Premier League match preview and statistics: Hearts of Oak fight Great Olympics

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Competition: Ghana Premier League
Competition: Thu 28.January
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ohene Djan Sports Stadium (35000 seats)

3rd position in the Premier League table for Hearts of Oak so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Great Olympics visits Ohene Djan Sports Stadium.

Insights:
  • Hearts of Oak has the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Great Olympics have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Hearts of Oak form and stats

Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Hearts of Oak, who have the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League, are 3-2-0 (wins-draw-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Hearts of Oak, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 250 minutes.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Eleven Wonders.

There will be little rest for Hearts of Oak after this match as they are travelling to Medeama for a Premier League game in only four days.

Goals are plentiful at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in the league this season as Hearts of Oak has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. Hearts of Oak are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.

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Great Olympics form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The Olympics goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 223 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Prior to that result Olympics won their away game at Inter Allies. The scoreline was 2-0.

A new game in only four days for Olympics, the Premier League home match versus King Faisal. Busy days.

The attacking power of Great Olympics when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Great Olympics have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Hearts of Oak, three draws and zero wins for Great Olympics. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Hearts of Oak missing players

Great Olympics missing players

Hearts of Oak Great Olympics
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 5 10
4 3 1 Won W 0 1 3
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 1 3 4
16 13 2 Scored S 0 4 10
8 3 0 Conceded C 1 6 9
80% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
70% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 70%
40% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 30%
20% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 40%
40% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 40%
40% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.3 11.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.7 5.5
4.4 5.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.7 2.2
36% 50% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 44%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Great Olympics haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Hearts of Oak has the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak has the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League
  • Hearts of Oak have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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 Great Olympics have scored away.

  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 9 5 4 0 10 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 5 2 3 0 5 3 6 19
2 Karela 10 5 3 2 16 10 5 5 0 0 12 3 5 0 3 2 4 7 6 18
3 Hearts of Oak 10 4 4 2 16 8 5 3 2 0 13 3 5 1 2 2 3 5 8 16
4 Ashanti Gold 10 4 4 2 20 16 5 3 2 0 13 6 5 1 2 2 7 10 4 16
5 Bechem United 9 4 4 1 10 11 5 3 2 0 6 3 4 1 2 1 4 8 -1 16
6 WAFA 9 4 2 3 14 12 5 3 2 0 13 9 4 1 0 3 1 3 2 14
7 Aduana Stars 9 3 4 2 10 8 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 13
8 Great Olympics 10 3 3 4 10 9 5 2 2 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 4 6 1 12
9 Medeama 9 2 5 2 10 10 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 1 2 2 6 7 0 11
10 Elmina Sharks 9 2 5 2 11 13 4 2 2 0 4 2 5 0 3 2 7 11 -2 11
11 Ebusua Dwarfs 9 3 2 4 8 11 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 5 7 -3 11
12 Eleven Wonders 9 2 4 3 9 9 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 0 3 2 3 6 0 10
13 Liberty Professionals 9 2 4 3 7 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 4 0 2 2 1 4 -1 10
14 Dreams 9 2 4 3 7 9 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 0 3 2 3 7 -2 10
15 Berekum Chelsea 10 2 4 4 7 12 5 2 3 0 4 2 5 0 1 4 3 10 -5 10
16 Wa All Stars 10 2 3 5 9 12 5 2 2 1 8 5 5 0 1 4 1 7 -3 9
17 Inter Allies 9 2 1 6 3 8 5 2 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 4 0 4 -5 7
18 King Faisal 9 1 4 4 10 17 5 1 3 1 5 5 4 0 1 3 5 12 -7 7