Hearts' Record Against Kotoko's Pride today in Kumasi
Posted On Sunday, 15th April 2012
The hour is here as Hearts line up to face Kotoko in Kumasi
The last time Kumasi Asante Kotoko beat Accra Hearts of Oak in a league game at the Baba Yara Stadium was in the 2005 season when they posted an emphatic 3 – 1 victory over their bitterest rivals in Ghana football.
Since then, the Phobians have won four of the five battles fought in Kumasi including the last three, and will be in confident mood of keeping that run going as they play as guests of the Porcupines in the top fixture of this weekend’saction in the Glo Premier League (GPL).
Sunday’s game in Kumasi will the 48th league encounter between the two sides in the Garden City since top-flight football started in Ghana in 1958 and promises to be one of the most keenly contested in recent times. In the previous 47 played, Hearts hold a 20 – 17 winning record over Kotoko, with the two sides playing out 10 drawn games in the process.
A draw is the least result both will be looking for as they go into this battle although if it ends that way, the Porcupines would have maintained their 10 points lead over Hearts at the summit of the league table.
A motivating factor that would urge them on to go for all three points is that dominance the Phobians have held over them in Kumasi since the 2006/07 season, a sequence that has seen Hearts score nine goals in five matches as against four by Kotoko.
In the first round game in Accra, Kotoko were the odds on favourites to collect the three points, but Hearts frustrated them to a goalless encounter despite the result seeing them maintain the leadership of the table then.
The Porcupines still lead the standing with six games to end the campaign after this weekend’s fixtures, and like the Accra game, they are many people’s favourites to collect the three points after 90 minutes of action.
They sit very comfortably at the summit of the GPL table and seem the most likely team to win the diadem at the end of the season.
Kotoko would like to cap that glory with victory over their bitterest of rivals on the Ghanaian scene.
Hearts though have history on their side from the last five encounters, and would be guided by that as they go into this battle knowing they stand in with a chance of winning.
They have won their last two games and that is confidence enough to take into Sunday’s game as they seek to protect their fine run in Kumasi in recent times.
Africa’s leading football news portal – www.mtnfootball.com – will provide live play-by-play coverage of the match from Kumasi from 14:45 GMT.
Log onto the site for the live news from Kumasi.
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So upon all the too known hearts de do all we Kotoko pass u in everything.
1. The best Club in ghana as they gave as Centenary club award
2. The most league titles won in Ghnana
3. Beatinng phoobrim by 20 – 17 matches.
ah ad3n. too no go kill u people. so so mouth mouth. why
@kofi did u actualy understood what they wrote over there as hearts won 20 kotoko won 17 and 10 draw.my friend understand simple english b4 making comment
Haaaa there is confusion. On ‘ghanaweb sports’ it is Kotoko that has 20 wins over Hearts 17. So which one do we believe?
Plz is there live streaming for this match? I beg if I no watch this match it will be a gargantuan lost plz I need help.
Kotoko will defead c.k and his boys by 2 zero
Yea. Metro wil telecast it live. It was reported by GSN some days back.
Records are mnt 2 b broken n we de fans o kotoko dot cre abt hw hearts go tok bat stil fabu 3_ 1 hearts
Kotoko’s inability to beat hearts in Kumasi since 2006/2007 season is not a record that Kotoko will try to stop, it is a jinx that must be broken and Kotoko will surely break it today.
I surely beleive that the oak tree shall fall 2day @ the hands of KOTOKO.Fabu all the way!
Kotoko 2-0 Hearts
very big error here. When wil GSN learn? Hearts are rada leading 20-17 record in kumasi. And kofi who gave kotoko da centenary club of the year. Tell me
GSN do ur checks again
its Hearts 20-17
whoever told these shoemakers that they are the best club in Africa was hallucinating and they transferred that madness to the red red shoemakers
Club of the century in Africa ‘Kotoko’ according to I.F.F.H.S.go to their website you wil find.
You are claiming that you are ‘Continental Club masters’from which website I want to read more on it.
This historical statistics between Kotoko and Hearts was carried by Captivating Ghana Sports Newspaper in its last Thursday edition.Please give credit where it is due. Good job GSN
they are the recognised site for givin out such awards the latest of them is when real madrid was givin european club of the centry alonngside kumasiasante kotoko on the same stage award givin by jose mourinho to daniel nii adjei ga mantse all hearts fans shd be aware of that
Maxwel kunadu has never lost a match to de phobiens in his coaching carier n 2day is not going to change
CAF confering that centenary award wad just like an ordinary degree and not earned cause hrts even has a beta int record
impatient sport enthusiats, please read well. the 20-17 record is in favour of hearts
Phobia ide bii keke.hearts-2,kotoko-1,phobia no size.Hearts shall shut the shoemakers up in Baba Yara stadium once again
guyz any link for this match??
@ shinji-kagawa: because of willing-ignorance some people perish. Thanx to Shinji, for giving some medication to hallucinating cum delusional Fiifi & Kobby richie to treat their delusions. Fabu is not like phobian that continues to cling on its CHEAP traditions, FADED glory and UNRELIABLE attributes. Faaaaabulous! no size.
i pray both kotoko&hearts will play to the best of their game but hearts can put on serious.
Whether records or no records we no dey mind but still holds my assertion that hearts’ gona lose massively today!!!!!!!
Hearts will teach kotoko a lesson today by beating them 2-0. Phobia a gargantuan club in ghana.
Please someone should give us the link for this match or metro tv streaming will do .
the oak tree will fall today….
oh chale so boyz boyz dnt no d link to this game? na waoo