Liberty Professionals will host Ashantigold on Sunday

Ghana Premier League statistical expert Israel Fordah chronicles the past performances of the various teams ahead of this weekend’s round of matches  in the top flight.

GLO Premier League match day 3, Stats, Trivia and analysis.

DWARFS VRS HEARTS OF OAK (PREMIER LEAGUE HEAD TO HEAD SINCE 1999).

1999

Dwarfs 2 – 1 Hearts of Oak

Hearts 1 – 0 Dwarfs

2000

Hearts 3 – 1 Dwarfs   Amankwa Mireku scored first for Hearts 47 minutes into the game and Stephen Owusu scored the equalizer for Dwarfs after 63 minutes, unfortunately for Dwarfs, substitute Emmanuel Donkor grabbed a brace for Hearts.

Dwarfs 3 – 2 Hearts (Atiogbe 37^th, 70^th, Joe Sam 90^th for Dwarfs and Ishmael Addo 4^th and 92^nd mins.)

2005/2006

Hearts 2 – 3 Dwarfs (Anthony Annan 60^th, Don Bortey 74^th for Hearts, Ekow Ghansah 35^th, 44^th, Nsaidoo 71^st minutes for Dwarfs.

Dwarfs  2 – 1 Hearts

2010/2011

Dwarfs 0 – 0 Hearts

During the match, Hearts Obed Ansah had his goal disallowed. Referee Cecil Fletcher claimed he handled the ball. Hearts midfielder Moro Abubakar was sent off in the 48^th minutes.

Hearts 1 – 0 Dwarfs (Douglas Nkrumah 32^nd minutes).

2011/2012

Dwarfs 1 – 0 Hearts (John Arthur 70^th minutes).

Hearts 0 – 0 Dwarfs.

Since 1999, Ebusua Dwarfs and Hearts of Oak have met ten times in the league. Dwarfs with 5 wins, Hearts with 3 wins and two goalless drawn games.

Dwarfs are racing against 3 – 2 history against Hearts. Since 1999, anytime Dwarfs beat Hearts by 3 – 2, Dwarfs are relegated. In 2000, Dwarfs had an emphatic 3 – 2 second Leg victory against Hearts and went on relegation. Again in the 2005/2006 season, Dwarfs beat Hearts away during week one by 3 – 2 and went on relegation the same season.

KOTOKO VRS LIONS

The last time Asante Kotoko drew its week 2 match was in 2003 when they were held to a 1 – 1 draw game by Goldfields. On match day three, Asante Kotoko beat Faisal by 1 – 0 away, thanks to Isaac Boakye’s 56^th minutes goal.

Will history repeat after Kotoko’s 2 – 2 draw with Ashgold as we enter week 3?

Lions have scored a total of 264 goals out of a total 274 matches since their entry into the premier league in 2003.

Hearts of Lions first goal in the premier league was scored by Amenu Komla a 79^th minutes consolation in their 1 – 4 loss to King Faisal on week one of the 2003 premier league.

Lions 3 – 1 loss to Kotoko in the quarter finals of the 2010/2011 FA Cup halted Lions seven consecutive unbeaten matches with Kotoko in all competitions. Thanks to Nathaniel Asamoah’s 94^th minutes opener. Samed Oppong’s 107^th minute goal and striker Ahmed Toure’s 110^th screamer. Gilbert Fiamenyo’s consolation a minute to the end of proceedings was incapable of reviving Lions fortunes.

Kotoko’s 2 – 0 victory over Lions at home last season was the first premier league win against Lions in 2 years (since 2008/2009) second leg.

CHELSEA VRS ARSENALS

Berekum Chelsea lost its first premier league match against Arsenals in the 2008/2009 season. Stephen Amankwa’s 34^th minutes match winner ensured Arsenals maintained their home supremacy. It was week 10.

In fact Berekum Chelsea failed to score against regional rivals Arsenals in their maiden premier league season.

PREMIER LEAGUE HEAD TO HEAD

2008/2009

Arsenals 1 – 0 Chelsea                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Chelsea 0 – 1 Arsenals

2009/2010

Chelsea 2 – 0 Arsenals

Arsenals 1 – 1 Chelsea

2010/2011

Chelsea 2 – 0 Arsenals (Obed Owusu and Awudu Moro).

Arsenals 4 – 3 Chelsea. Emmanuel Clottey scored a hat trick for Chelsea while Stephen Amankwa scored a brace for Arsenals.

2011/2012

Chelsea 3 – 1 Arsenals

Arsenals 1 – 0 Chelsea

Eight matches have been played by the two sides. Arsenals have recorded 4 wins whiles Chelsea have recorded 3 wins and one game has ended in a draw.

Arsenals have lost their last three premier leagues away to Chelsea. They have conceded 7 goals and scored 1.

ALL STARS VRS MEDEAMA

Medeama first premier league goal against All stars came from Emmanuel Dogbe in a 2 – 2 pulsating draw at the Essipong stadium on Sunday, 5^th December, 2010. The goal came in the 8^th minute. Frank Sarfo Gyamfi’s equalizer 4 minutes later was All stars first premier league goal against Medeama.

PREMIER LEAGUE HEAD TO HEAD 2010/2011

Medeama 2 – 2 All stars (Emmanuel Dogbe 8^th, Hans Kofie 90^th for Medeama, Sarfo Gyamfi 12^th and Fatau Mohammed 53^rd for All stars).

All stars 1 – 1 Medeama (Frank Sarfo Gyamfi 88^th for All stars, Louis Agyeman 15^th for Medeama).

Louis Agyeman’s opener was his second consecutive goal for Medeama after he joined them from Kotoko.

2011/2012

Medeama 1 – 2 All stars (Louis Agyeman 49^th, for Medeama, Joshua Otoo 20^th , Adinan Saeed 24^th for All stars).

Medeama’s coach, Bashiru Hayford was made to proceed on leave for 35 days by the clubs management. Wa All stars got all two goals from their two lateral defenders Joshua Otoo and Adinan Saeed respectively.

All stars 1 – 0 Medeama

Medeama are yet to win against Wa All stars. In four matches, Medeama have only managed two drawn games.

R.T.U VRS ADUANA

HEAD TO HEAD (2009/2010)

R.T.U 1 – 0 Aduana stars                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Aduana 2 – 0 R.T.U

2010/2011

Aduana 1 – 0 R.T.U (Don Bortey’s 36^th minutes corner kick).                                                                                                                                                                      R.T.U 1 – 1 Aduana (Sumaila Atia 28^th for R.T.U, Nurudeen Ali 80^th for Aduana).

Aduana have scored one goal from two premier league away games against with R.T.U.

NEW EDUBIASE VRS TEMA YOUTH

HEAD TO HEAD

Edubiase 4 – 2 Tema Youth

Tema Youth 2 – 1 Edubiase

Nine goals have been produced from two premier league games between the sides.

Francis Naah scored Tema Youth’s first premier league goal against Edubiase at Gyamfi’s park.

Iddrisu Yahaya scored Edubiase’s first premier league goal against Tema Youth.

AMIDAUS VRS KING FAISAL

King Faisal’s first ever away league game against a Tema based club came in the 95/96 season when they drew goalless with Gapoha at Tema. It was the 19^th week encounter.

Since 2000, King Faisal has never won an away game against a Tema -based premier league side. Let check the records.

2000

Gapoha 2 – 0 Faisal

2001

Gapoha 1 – 1 Faisal

2005 Real sportive 2 – 0 Faisal

2006/2007

Real sportive 1 – 0 Faisal

Tema Youth 2 – 0 Faisal

2007/2008

Tema Youth 0 – 0 Faisal

Real sportive 1 – 1 Faisal

2008/2009

Tema Youth 2 – 1 Faisal

LIBERTY VRS ASHGOLD

HEAD TO HEAD (since 2007/2008)

Liberty 2 – 0 Ashgold

Ashgold 0 – 0 Liberty

2008/2009

Ashgold 1 – 2 Liberty

Liberty 0 – 1 Ashgold

2009/2010

Ashgold 3 – 0 Liberty (Liberty 1 – 1 Ashgold)

2010/2011

Liberty 2 – 0 Ashgold   (Ashgold 2 – 0 Liberty)

2011/2012

Liberty 3 – 1 Ashgold

Ashgold 0 – 0 Liberty

The last time Ashgold won an away game against Liberty was in the 2008/2009 league season. Liberty lost by 1 – 0 .