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Vital statistics of the GPL after match day 8
Read all the vital statistics after the Ghana Premier League fixtures on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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20 goals were registered in 7 games on match day 8 of the Ghana Premier League. The game between Medeama and Inter Allies was declared outstanding due the former’s engagement in the CAF Confederations Cup.
General stats
A total of 63 matches have been played so far
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A total of 132 goals have been scored, which is an average of 2.09 goals per game.
Wa All Stars are leading the pack with 17 points, while New Edubiase are lying at the bottom of the table with 5.
Hearts of Oak of Oak and Wa All Stars are joint highest scoring clubs, with 11 goals apiece.
The team with the best defence are WA All Stars with 4 goals conceded in 8 league games.
A total of 48 wins have been recorded in 63 games, a percentage of 76.19% of wins.
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Wa All Stars are the teams with most wins: 5 wins each.
There have been 8 away wins thus far: Hearts of Oak’s wins at Medeama and Inter Allies, All Stars’ win at Aduana Stars and Hearts of Oak, Dreams FC’s wins against at Dwarfs on match day 1 and Ashgold on match day 7, Kotoko victory against Dreams FC and Ashgold win against New Edubiase United on match day 8. In percentage wise 16.66% of the wins have been recorded in away games.
15 drawn games have been witnessed in 63 league games, which is 23.8%.
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.
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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
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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
6 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 Chelsea and Magnus Ebo Duncan of Hasaacas
The first player to be sent off was Eric Kumi, for receiving a 2nd booking for taking off his shirt, after scoring against Medeama.
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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.
Statistics peculiar to match day 8
Asante Kotoko recorded their first away league victory by ending Dreams FC’s unbeaten home run in the league at Dawu. The Porcupine Warriors prior to the game had lost all their three away league games.
Dauda Mohammed goal against Dreams FC is the fastest goal of the season. It came in 30 seconds of play.
Dreams FC suffered their first home defeat of the season. They had won 2 and drawn 1 of their 3 previous home league before the mid-week.
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Wa All Stars were the only side unbeaten until match day 8, but Bechem United shattered that feat.
Hearts of Oak’s fire power is down, after WAFA held them to a 1-1 draw in Accra. They have gone three consecutive league games without a win.
Yahaya Mohammed scored his first Ghana Premier League hat-trick against Hasaacas in the mid-week. It is the 2 hat-trick registered in the season.
The 20 goals recorded on match day 8 are the second highest goals scored on a match day.
Aduana Stars scored 4 goals for the first time in the history of Ghana Premier League, after thrashing Hasaacas on match day 8.
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