Legon Cities FC will host Medeama SC this weekend in one of the Week 2 games in the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League season.
Ahead of the encounter, Footballghana brings to you this preview looking at the form, head-to-head and Talking points.
Form
The home side, Legon Cities Football Club heads into the game after losing its opening match in the new league campaign.
During Matchday 1, the team played against Gold Stars in Bibiani and lost by a goal to nil.
Looking back at the team’s last five matches, Legon Cities FC only has one win. There have been three defeats and one draw in the other matches.
The visiting team, Medeama SC on the other hand is unbeaten in the last two matches in the Ghana Premier League.
Before the two consecutive wins, the team lost all three previous matches in the league.
For the Yellow and Mauve outfit, the team managed to secure a 1-0 win over Accra Lions in the first match of the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League.
This gives the team a positive vibe heading into the Week 2 fixture.
Head-to-Head
Since the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season, six exciting fixtures have been played between Legon Cities FC and Medeama Sporting Club.
In that run of games, Medeama SC has been the dominant side, winning as many as five of the fixtures.
The only win for Legon Cities FC came in 2022.
Talking points:
Medeama SC has always been a favourite when playing against Legon Cities FC. The statistics from the form and head-to-head of the two sides point to a win for the Tarkwa-based club once more.
However, Legon Cities FC coach Paa Kwesi Fabin is upbeat ahead of the game and believes his side has a very good chance of bagging all three points.
Speaking in his pre-match interview with the media team of Medeama SC, Coach Nebojsa Kapor said his players will have to start the game very well.
“Tactically and everything you must put everything on a higher level than the opponent team and this is something we want. It is very important because Legon Cities is a very good team.
“They always have good players. We must think about how to set up our performance on a high level in this game and from the first minute to show what we want and this for us is always the three points,” coach Nebojsa Kapor said.
Match details:
The Ghana Premier League Week 2 encounter between Legon Cities FC and Medeama SC will be played on Saturday, September 14.
The match will kick off at 3 pm at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.