The enthusiasm and energy generated in attendance at the various stadiums thus far in the Ghana Premier League has been more than expected but the goals tally has failed to keep pace, perhaps, a case of defenses getting stingier by the match day or a case of our strikers just failing to connect or just plain forgetting that fans just love to see the goals.
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In this week’s crunch we will take a look at the goals tally thus far, some individual team records as well as a couple of individual streaks and a brief look at some of Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi’s record with Hearts of Oak so far.
Goals scored so far
Match day 5 saw a mere total of 11 goals, a drop of one from what was harvested on match day 4 (12).
A total of 68 goals have been scored thus far (5 match days), a fairly significant drop of 6 from the total scored at this point last season (74).
Penalty kicks
Only 5 out of 9 penalties awarded have been converted.
Point’s comparison between table toppers
Last season PL winners – AshGold – had 12points at this time last year (Match Day 5) compared to the 13points hauled in by current PL leaders Accra Hearts of Oak.
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Individual streaks
Gockel Ahotor of Inter Allies has scored against Hearts of oak in three consecutive seasons. All goals scored at Tema.
Isaac Mensah of Hearts of Oak is the first player to score in successive or back-to-back games this season.
Eric Bekoe has the same number of goals (3) as the entire Kotoko team this season.
Away goals for Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak have scored 5 goals in their last 3 away games under Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi. They scored only 5 in their previous 10 away games.
Away record for Hearts under Kenichi Yatsuhashi
Hearts of Oak have claimed 2 wins in their last 3 away games under Kenichi Yatsuhashi. Before his arrival, they had won just 2 out of 21.
Away points for Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak recorded 12 points away last season. Compared to this season they have 7 points in barely 3 away games.
Best clean sheet
Richard Ofori of WA All Stars is the goalkeeper with the cleanest sheets – 4 PL appearances
Team streaks
Kotoko increased its unbeaten run against Hasaacas to 11 following their 1-0 win last Friday. (6 wins and 5 draws)
Ebusua Dwarfs is the only club yet to score a goal this season, 5 PL games
Ebusua Dwarfs are scoreless in 540 minutes of action. 6 games.
Liberty Professionals have managed only one clean sheet in their last 9 matches in the league.
Hearts of Oak, Ashanti Gold and WA All Stars are the only unbeaten sides in the league. At this stage last season there were no unbeaten clubs.
Most home wins
WAFA and Techiman city have recorded the most wins at home this season, 3 games for 9points
Broken records
Inter Allies' 2-3 loss to Hearts of Oak was their first in 11 months at home. 11 matches, 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
Techiman City ended Dreams FC 4 game unbeaten start in the PL with their lone goal victory over the latter on match day 5.
