Hearts of Oak will host their city rivals, Great Olympics at the Accra Sports Stadium today in a week two fixture of the BetPawa Premier League.
The Rainbows and Great Olympics meet again 3 months after the Premier League match which Great Olympics won 3-0. Hearts of Oak are on a poor run of form as they’re approaching this clash after defeats from Aduana Stars, Real Tamale, Great Olympics, Eleven Wonders and King Faisal failing to register a single victory in their past 6 games. The coach and the players will probably put extra effort in the defense as they have been conceding goals for 6 consecutive matches now.
Great Olympics, on the other hand, are approaching the match in a good mood after claiming a 1-0 win in Premier League against Bechem United extending their unbeaten streak to 3 matches, however, Great Olympics have been performing poorly in defense lately as they have been conceding goals for 3 consecutive away matches now.
Hearts of Oak enters the game with a goal defeat in the season opener against Aduana Stars in Dormaa but they are in high spirit to get their first three points in the Ga Mantse Derby.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics have met 6 times since March 2020. Hearts of Oak have won once, 2 matches ended in a draw while Great Olympics have won 3 times. The most recent match between them took place on June 12, 2022 at the Premier League of Ghana where Great Olympics won 3-0. Hearts of Oak have scored 5 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Great Olympics have scored 7. So, overall, Great Olympics have a better head-to-head record against Hearts of Oak in their recent history.
RECENT FORM
Hearts of Oak are on a losing streak – they have lost to Aduana Stars, Real Tamale, Great Olympics, Eleven Wonders and King Faisal in their previous 5 matches in the Ghana Premier League. Overall, Hearts of Oak have won 6 of their last 20 matches, losing 8 and drawing 6, while Great Olympics have won 7 of their last 20 matches, losing 8 and drawing 5.
Hearts of Oak have lost 5 times (1-0 against Aduana Stars on 11th of September, 1-4 against Real Tamale on 19th of June, 3-0 against Great Olympics on 12th of June, 2-1 against Eleven Wonders on 8th of June and 1-0 against King Faisal on 5th of June) and drew once (1-1 against Karela on 30th of May) in their most recent 6 matches.
Great Olympics have won twice (1-0 against Bechem United on 10th of September and 3-0 against Hearts of Oak on 12th of June), lost twice (0-1 against Asante Kotoko on 5th of June and 1-2 against Medeama SC on 21st of May) and drew twice (2-2 against Elmina Sharks on 19th of June and 1-1 against King Faisal on 29th of May) in their most recent 6 matches.
PROBABLE LINE-UP
HEARTS OF OAK
RICHMOND AYI
DENNIS KORSAH
SAMUEL INKOOM
MOHAMMED ALHASSAN
FATAWU MOHAMMED
YAW AMANKAWA BAAFI
GLADSON AWAKO
ERIC ESSO
DANIEL AFRIYIE BARNIEH
SURAJ SEIDU
JUNIOR KAABA
GREAT OLYMPICS
BENJAMIN ASARE
EBENEZER SEKYERE
YUSSIF ABDUL RAZAK
BASHIRU ABDUL
RAYMOND OKO GRIPPMAN
DANIEL ADRIEN ADJETEY
AMOS ACHEAMPONG
RAZAK KASSIM
EMMANUEL AGYEMANG BADU
ARYEETEY AYIKWEI
SAMUEL ABBEY ASHIE QUAYE
