Hearts of Oak to battle Kotoko in Accra
Hearts of Oak will host Asante Kotoko on match day 8 of the Ghana Premier League
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Hearts of Oak for the past seven seasons have not won at home against their fiercest rivals.
Hearts of Oak – Kotoko clash will be the 104 meetings between the two giants in Ghanaian football and their clash is the biggest rivalry in the country’s football history.
The Phobians will be going into the weekend’s clash from the backdrop of a 2-1 loss at Tema Youth, while the Porcupine Warriors won their last game at home – beating WAFA 1-0.
Since the season began, the Accra giants have played three games at home – they have won two and drawn one , while the Kumasi giants have also played three away games –winning one and drawing two.
Last season at the Accra Sports Stadium, Hearts of Oak despite their form lost 0-1 following Soulama Abdoulaye’s howler.
For the first time in a decade, the two teams will be going into the game having expatriate coaches in their dug – Frank Nuttall will be on the bench for Hearts of Oak, while Kotoko has Zdravko Logarusic.
Hearts of Oak on the log sheet are 9 position with 9 points while Kotoko are joint top on the table with 17 points.
MATCH FACTS
Hearts of Oak have battled Asante Kotoko 104 times in the Ghana Premier League. The Phobians have won 34, drawn 37 and lost 33 times.
Since the start of Professional League in Ghana in 1993/1994, the two sides have met 43 times. Hearts of Oak have picked 15 wins, lost 10 and drawn 18 times. In that period the Accra giants have scored 48 goals as against Kotoko’s 40.
HEAD TO HEAD
1993 / 1994
Hearts 0-0 KotokoKotoko 0-0 Hearts
1994 / 1995
Hearts 2:1 KotokoKotoko 3:1 Hearts
1995 / 1996
Kotoko 2:1 HeartsHearts 3:3 Kotoko
1996 / 1997
Kotoko 1:2 HeartsHearts 1:1 Kotoko
1997 / 1998
Hearts 1:1 KotokoKotoko 2:2 Hearts
1998 / 1999
Kotoko 0:1 HeartsHearts 2:0 Kotoko
2000
Hearts 4:0 KotokoKotoko 1:1 Kotoko
2001
Hearts 2:1 KotokoKotoko 2:0 Hearts
2002
Kotoko 1:1 HeartsHearts 3:0 Kotoko
2003
Hearts 0:0 KotokoHearts 1:1 kotoko
2004 (Over All Decider Between Zone A and Zone B)
Hearts 1: 0 Kotoko
2005
Kotoko 3:1 HeartsHearts 1:1 Kotoko
2006 / 2007
Kotoko 0:1 HeartsHearts 3:1 Kotoko
2007 / 2008
Hearts 0:0 KotokoKotoko 3:3 Hearts
2008 / 2009
Kotoko 1:2 HeartsHearts 0:1 Kotoko
2009 / 2010
Hearts 1:0 KotokoKotoko 0:1 Hearts
2010 / 2011
Kotoko 0:1 HeartsHearts 0:2 Kotoko
2011 / 2012
Hearts 0:0 KotokoKotoko 2:1 Hearts
2012 / 2013
Hearts 0:0 KotokoKotoko 1:1 Hearts
2013 / 2014
Hearts 0:1 KotokoKotoko 0:0 Hearts
2014 / 2015
Kotoko 0:1 HeartsHearts 1:2 Kotoko
2015/2016
Hearts 0 : 1 Kotoko
Kotoko 1 : 1 Hearts
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