The standings tells us that 3 points split the two combatants in this Premier League game. Hearts of Oak enjoy both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Hearts of Oak have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Karela have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
Hearts of Oak and Karela 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.
Hearts of Oak form and stats
32 points is a decent return from 15 Premier League games here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium for Hearts of Oak. The data says 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Hearts bring valid hopes of a third.
Hearts of Oak's last game was hosting Bibiani Gold Stars (placed 11th) and winning 1-0.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bechem United the opponent.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Hearts matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from 4 games).
There will be little rest for Hearts of Oak after this match as they are travelling to King Faisal for a Premier League game in only four days.
The Hearts of Oak fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Hearts have only let in 7 goals at home.
Karela form and stats
There's been little loot from Karela's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Premier League. Karela only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws.
Karela's last game was the home draw against King Faisal (1-1).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Great Olympics.The attacking power of Karela when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Karela have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the result Karela - Hearts of Oak 1-0 logged in the official records. Hearts of Oak-Karela H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Hearts of Oak zero wins, Karela two wins, three draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Hearts of Oak missing players
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| Hearts of Oak | Karela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 36 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| 83% | 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 48% | 53% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | 77% |
| 21% | 27% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 34% | 40% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 60% | 60% |
| 45% | 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 27% |
| 38% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 27% | 17% |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.6 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 55% | 53% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 64% | 39% |
| 7.3 | 6.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Karela have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Karela have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
- Karela have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Karela haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 59 |
| 2 | Bechem United | 31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | Medeama | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 50 |
| 4 | Hearts of Oak | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Berekum Chelsea | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 46 |
| 6 | Aduana Stars | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Wa All Stars | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 44 |
| 8 | Karela | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 44 |
| 9 | Great Olympics | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 44 |
| 10 | Ashanti Gold | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 42 |
| 11 | Bibiani Gold Stars | 31 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 28 | -6 | 42 |
| 12 | Accra Lions | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 | King Faisal | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Dreams | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | Real Tamale | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -8 | 35 |
| 16 | Eleven Wonders | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 27 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | WAFA | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Elmina Sharks | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 29 | -28 | 22 |
