GPL Match-Day Eight Preview: New Edubiase United – AshantiGold SC

New Edubiase United will host AshantiGold in a Ghana Premier League (GPL) Match-Day Eight encounter at the Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi on Wednesday afternoon.

Both sides have made disappointing starts to this year’s campaign and find themselves at the bottom half of the league table after seven games.

New Edubiase United are 15th with six points with neighbours, AshGold 13th with seven points making this Adansi derby one to look out for tomorrow.

United have drawn their last two games, and will be out to post their second win of the campaign against the defending GPL champions who have not won since the opening day of the season.

Last season, the Miners took four of the six points available in this fixture on their way to winning their fourth domestic league title, and, will feel confident of coming out with a good result.

United however are the form side at the moment and that could carry a huge baring on the outcome of this encounter.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

2009/10

AshGold 2-1 Edubiase

Edubiase 1-2 AshGold

2010/11

Edubiase 1-0 AshGold

AshGold 1-0 Edubiase

2011/12

Edubiase 1-0 AshGold

AshGold 2-1 Edubiase

2012/13

Edubiase 1-1 AshGold

AshGold 2-1 Edubiase

2013/14

Edubiase 2-0 AshGold

AshGold 2-1 Edubiase

2014/15

Edubiase 2-3 AshGold

AshGold 0-0 Edubiase

Total matches played – 12

Edubiase wins – 3

Goals scored – 12

AshGold wins – 7

Goals scored – 15

Drawn games – 2

GPL Match-Day Eight Preview: New Edubiase United – AshantiGold SC

Medeama SC Confident Of Good Result In Sudan

Ghanaian outfit, Medeama SC are confident of producing a good result as they go into their CAF Confederation Cup tie this weekend in Sudan.

The FA Cup champions play Sudanese side Al Shendi in a second round first leg encounter on Sunday, with the return fixture scheduled to be played in Ghana after a fortnight.

Medeama arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s clash and are confident of returning to Ghana in a position to qualify to the next stage of the competition.

Club President, Moses Armah said on arrival that the boys are in confident mood and ready for the game on Sunday insisting that fear will not be a factor as they head into this game.

“We prepared very well in Ghana before coming here, and I can tell you that the boys are eager to perform on Sunday, President Armah said.

Asked about how he rates Al Shendi, he said they have very little knowledge of the Sudanese but will not be shaken as they go into this game.

Medeama SC advanced to this stage of the competition after eliminating Al Ittihad Tripoli of Libya on a 2-1 aggregate and are seeking to reach the group phase of the competition for the first time.

Medeama SC Confident Of Good Result In Sudan

GPL Match-Day Six Preview: Liberty Professionals v AshantiGold SC

Team News

Liberty Professionals have a full house and Coach George Lamptey will be confident of ending the unbeaten record of the defending league champions on Sunday at Dansoman.

Coach Bashir Hayford has no injury worries in his squad and will expect them to keep their momentum going with another assured performance.

Preview

Liberty Professionals lost their last league game 0-1 to WAFA at Sogakope, and, will be determined to get back to winning ways as they host the Champion Club at the Carl Reindorf Park.

Prior to that defeat in the Volta region, they had gone three games without defeat, a run that included home wins over Inter Allies (2-1) and Techiman City (1-0).

They sit ninth on the ladder, and, know a win over the Miners will push them up the table to boost their prophecy of finishing in the top four this season.

AshantiGold have drawn their last four games, and, Coach Hayford knows they need to start picking three points regularly if they hope to retain the title they won last season.

They have scored four goals all season, and, know this is not a good return as defending champions of the Ghana Premier League (GPL).

Last season, they did the double over Liberty, and, will be confident of producing another good result in the capital against a Liberty side that are one of the strongest teams at home in the Ghanaian game.

Head-to-Head (Since 2010)

02/08/15    Ashanti    1 – 0     Liberty

07/02/15    Liberty    0 – 1     Ashanti

01/06/14    Liberty    0 – 1     Ashanti

22/09/13    Ashanti    2 – 0     Liberty

29/05/13    Ashanti    2 – 0     Liberty

21/10/12    Liberty    0 – 0     Ashanti

29/04/12    Liberty    3 – 1     Ashanti

06/11/11    Ashanti    0 – 0     Liberty

02/05/11    Ashanti    2 – 0     Liberty

03/10/10    Liberty    2 – 0     Ashanti

Match Officials

REF: S.B. Bortey

ASST 1: B.A. Crentsil

ASST 2: Sam .O. Boateng

4th REF: Theresa Beremansu

MC: Umar Teni

 

GPL Match-Day Six Preview: Liberty Professionals v AshantiGold SC