Vital statistics after match day 9

Statistics peculiar to match day 9

Match day 9 recorded 8 wins out of 8. That was the first time no drawn game was witnessed on match day.

A total of the 17 goals were recorded on match day 9

Three away wins were registered on match day 9. The highest away wins thus far.

Liberty Professionals registered their first away victory against Hasaacas in Sekondi in 13 outings

Accra Hearts of Oak returned to winning ways, after four games without a victory in all competitions with a 2-1 win over champions Ashanti Gold at Obuasi. It was Hearts of Oak’s first win against the Miners at the Len Clay Sports Stadium in 9 years: On 28 February, 2007, the Phobians edged AshGold 0-1 at Obuasi.

Hearts of Oak have earned 11 points on the road. The only side undefeated in away games and the best output by any visitors.

New Edubiase, who were lying bottom of the league ladder until match day 9 produced another surprise when they piped Asante Kotoko who seem to have found their feet under caretaker coach Michael Osei 0-1.

Aduana Stars continued their free scoring feat in recent times by walloping Medeama 0-3 at Dormaa on Sunday. In the mid-week they registered a 4-0 win for the first time in their league history against Hasaacas and continued with another flamboyant performance against Medeama.

The inform Yahaya Mohammed who hit a hat-trick against Hasaacas in the mid-week made the headlines in the week-end with a brace against Medeama to take his goal tally to 6, making him just a goal short of the leading top scorer Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals.

Sadik Adams also fetch two goals for Berekum Chelsea to propel them to a 3-0 victory against Dreams FC. The former Black Starlets marksman is on 6 goals making, him joint 2nd with Yahaya Mohammed in the goal king’s race.

Berekum Chelsea and Liberty Professionals are the only sides with 100% home record this season.

General stats

A total of 71 matches have been played so far

A total of 149 goals have been scored, which is an average of 2.09 goals per game.

Wa All Stars are leading the pack with 20 points, while Medeama are lying at the bottom of the table with 7, but with a game in hand on Wednesday against Inter Allies.

Hearts of Oak of Oak, Liberty Professionals and Wa All Stars are joint highest scoring clubs, with 13 goals apiece.

The team with the best defence are WA All Stars with 4 goals conceded in 9 league games.

A total of 56 wins have been recorded in 71 games, a percentage of 78.87% of wins.

Wa All Stars are the teams with most wins: 6 wins.

There have been 11 away wins thus far. In percentage wise 19.64% of the wins have been recorded in away games: The latest winners away are Liberty, Hearts and New Edubiase.

15 drawn games have been witnessed in 71 league games, which is 21.12%.

Ashgold have drawn four games which is the most by a club.

The most goals scored on a match day are 25, coming on match day 6.

The least number of goals scored on a match day are 12, which happened on match day 5

The highest scoring game was witnessed on match day two and six. On match day 2 Hasaacas defeated Techiman City 4-2 and on match day 6, Liberty Professionals demolished league champions Ashgold 5-1, both in 6-goal thriller

The highest number of goals scored by a single club in a game is 5 goals by WAFA in a 5-0 win over Hasaacas on match day 3 and Liberty Professionals when they defeated Ashgold 5-1 on match day 6.

Stats on players

Dauda Mohammed has scored the fastest goal of the season. It came under one (1) minute against Dreams FC at Dawu on match day 8

Charles Boateng was the first player to score a goal this season, when his opener aided WAFA to edge Kotoko 2-0, with Samuel Tetteh scoring the other in the opening day of the Ghana Premier League

The leading top scorer is Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals with seven (7) goals

The first hat-trick of the season was registered by Samuel Tetteh on match day 3 when WAFA thrashed Hasaacas 5-0. Yahaya Mohammed has registered the second hat-trick of the season, after hitting 3 past Hasaacas on match day 8

7 players have scored a brace this season: Maxwell Baako of Wa All Stars, Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals (scored a brace twice), Eric Bekoe of Hasaacas, Musah Ibrahim of Hearts of Oak, Sadick Adams of Berekum (twice) Chelsea, Magnus Ebo Duncan of Hasaacas and Yahaya Mohammed of Aduana Stars

The first player to be sent off was Eric Kumi, for receiving a 2nd booking for taking off his shirt, after scoring against Medeama.

Emmanuel Hayford and Lord Ofushene of Dreams FC and Inter Allies respectively were the first two persons to see a direct red card, following a scuffle between them in their sides 2-2 draw.