Premier League game preview: Real Tamale against King Faisal

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Competition: Ghana Premier League
Competition: Sun 12.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tamale Sports Stadium (21017 seats)

Take hard look at their own tactics or switch tactics dependant on the opposition? Both Real Tamale and King Faisal must try something more fresh than earlier. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Real Tamale have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Premier League
  • King Faisal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Relegation threatens Real Tamale who should definitely be looking for some points here. Faisal are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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.

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Real Tamale form and stats

The Premier League statistics at home this season for Real Tamale are 7-8-1 (wins-draws-losses). When Real Tamale hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like WAFA, Elmina Sharks, Eleven Wonders, Dreams and Real Tamale), they have won 2 of 4 matches! The Real Tamale fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Tamale Sports Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Real Tamale has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

In their previous game, the manager Gargo led his Real Tamale to a defeat away at Karela. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Tamale Sports Stadium. Tamale were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

In the match before that, Real Tamale hosted Eleven Wonders and drew the game 0-0.

Tamale has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Real Tamale have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Real Tamale has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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King Faisal form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for King Faisal so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-10 (win-draw-lose).

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Hearts of Oak in their previous game. Late drama in the previous game, when O'Neill scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time to defeat Hearts of Oak.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Great Olympics.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 20 goals have been conceded by Faisal in these games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the result King Faisal - Real Tamale 2-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Real Tamale, two draws and seven wins for King Faisal. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Real Tamale missing players

King Faisal missing players

Real Tamale King Faisal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
8 7 2 Won W 1 3 11
11 8 2 Drew D 1 3 6
13 1 0 Lost L 2 10 15
35 23 6 Scored S 3 12 28
47 12 2 Conceded C 5 20 32
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
81% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 50%
38% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 25%
25% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
53% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 34%
25% 44% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 25%
28% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 47%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.2 3.1
2.9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.1 3.7
0.8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 5.9 8.2
1.1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 1.3 2.1
55% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 61% 43%
 
6.8 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 10 7.9
2.4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 2.6 2.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • King Faisal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • King Faisal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • King Faisal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Real Tamale have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Premier League
  • Real Tamale have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Premier League
  • Real Tamale have won significantly less corners at home than 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 32 18 9 5 44 19 16 10 3 3 28 12 16 8 6 2 16 7 25 63
2 Bechem United 32 13 14 5 35 21 16 11 5 0 21 3 16 2 9 5 14 18 14 53
3 Medeama 32 15 8 9 26 22 16 11 3 2 16 6 16 4 5 7 10 16 4 53
4 Hearts of Oak 32 12 12 8 32 22 16 9 6 1 21 8 16 3 6 7 11 14 10 48
5 Karela 32 12 12 8 42 33 16 10 6 0 29 11 16 2 6 8 13 22 9 48
6 Berekum Chelsea 32 12 10 10 28 28 16 9 6 1 15 3 16 3 4 9 13 25 0 46
7 Wa All Stars 32 11 12 9 33 24 16 8 4 4 21 12 16 3 8 5 12 12 9 45
8 Aduana Stars 32 11 12 9 32 25 16 7 6 3 22 12 16 4 6 6 10 13 7 45
9 Great Olympics 32 11 11 10 31 29 16 9 4 3 24 14 16 2 7 7 7 15 2 44
10 Accra Lions 32 12 8 12 24 35 16 9 5 2 13 7 16 3 3 10 11 28 -11 44
11 Ashanti Gold 32 12 7 13 42 34 16 7 6 3 32 14 16 5 1 10 10 20 8 43
12 Bibiani Gold Stars 32 13 3 16 31 38 16 13 0 3 23 10 16 0 3 13 8 28 -7 42
13 King Faisal 32 11 6 15 28 32 16 8 3 5 16 12 16 3 3 10 12 20 -4 39
14 Dreams 32 9 11 12 44 44 16 7 6 3 27 18 16 2 5 9 17 26 0 38
15 Eleven Wonders 32 9 10 13 27 36 16 8 7 1 19 9 16 1 3 12 8 27 -9 37
16 Real Tamale 32 8 11 13 35 47 16 7 8 1 23 12 16 1 3 12 12 35 -12 35
17 WAFA 32 7 11 14 26 41 16 6 5 5 15 13 16 1 6 9 11 28 -15 32
18 Elmina Sharks 32 5 7 20 22 52 16 5 4 7 18 23 16 0 3 13 4 29 -30 22