Accra Hearts of Oak will welcome Techiman City to the Accra Sports Stadium in a Match-Day 24 Ghana Premier League (GPL) encounter as they continue their quest to win the competition at the end of the season.
The Phobians suffered their first away loss of the season last Saturday at Sogakope as they went down 0-3 to the West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) at the Red Bull Arena, a result that ensured that they lost their leadership of the table to Wa All Stars.
Hearts have dropped to second on the table and, they will seek to get back to winning ways when they welcome 12th placed, Techiman City to the capital.
They have lost three times already this season at the Accra Sports Stadium and, this partly accounts for their present position on the league log.
Hearts will be desperate not to drop points in this game as they chase their first win in three games and, it will be interesting to see how they respond after that humiliating defeat to WAFA last Saturday.
A win will take them top of the standing if leaders Wa All Stars lose at Cape Coast to Ebusua Dwarfs and, this will inspire them to perform as they chase their 11th win of the campaign.
Techiman City has not won an away encounter in their debut campaign in the Ghanaian top-flight and they also failed to beat the Phobians when they visited Techiman in the first round.
That game in the Brong Ahafo region ended goalless as the spoils were shared but, it may not be the case in Accra on Saturday with the odds heavily in favour of the home side.
Defeat for Techiman City could see them drop to the relegation zone if other results go against them and they should be really up for this one.
It sets the stage for an uncompromising encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday with the points very crucial to both sides with seven games to end the season.
Head-to-Head
April 10, 2016: Techiman: Techiman City v Hearts of Oak (0-0)
August 13, 2016: Accra: Hearts of Oak v Techiman City (?-?)
GPL Match-Day 24 Preview: Hearts of Oak v Techiman City
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