GPL Preview: AshGold to continue their resurgence against Bolga All Stars on Wednesday

Published on: 12 July 2017

AshGold will be guest of Bolga All Stars in Match Day 22 of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League at the Tamale Utretch Park on Wednesday afternoon.

Bolga All Stars have fared marginally well at Home in their debut season. With ten games played so far in Tamale, they have managed just two wins, five draws and three loses. ( P10, W2, D5, L3). They have scored 11 goals and conceded 15 in the process.

Ash Gold, meanwhile, away form is nothing good to write Home about, off nine matches, they boast of two wins, two draws and five defeats. (P9, W2, D2, L5). They have scored just five goals and conceded 12.

This is second between the two sides. First meeting came in the first round at the Lenclay Stadium in Obuasi where it ended one apiece.

Bolga All Stars have drawn two and lost two of their last five PL games (P5, W0, D2, L3) while Ash Gold have managed four wins and drawn one of their last five PL ties.

Peter Akologo's side have kept only one clean sheet in their last two Home matches whilst C.K Akunnor's men have kept two clean sheets out of their two travels.

The Homers lie at the bottom of the PL Table with just 12 points after 21 games whereas the Visitors sit 13th on the log with 25 points.

Bolga All Stars lost their last PL game away at Elmina Shark (3-1) whereas Ash Gold's game against WAFA was called off due to the latter donating seven players to Black Stars Team B.

Noah Neequaye leads the Top-scorers log at Bolga All Stars with 3 goals with Hans Kwofie topping the Goal-king chart at Ash Gold with 6 goals.

A win for the Tamale-based outfit will see them still stay at the foot of the Table while a win for the Obuasi-based side could see them climb up the Table.

After suffering two defeats on the bounce, Hearts of Oak will be looking to bounce back in a style as they welcome. Berekum Chelsea to the Accra Sports Stadium.

In other PL encounters, Liberty Professionals will engage Troubled Elmina Sharks at the Carl Reindorf Park in Dansoman as Table-Topping WAFA square-off with Bechem United at the RedBull Arena in Sogakope.

Elsewhere, Ebusua Dwarfs will play host to Great Olympics at the Cape Coast Stadium with Aduana Stars who are aiming to dislogde WAFA from the summit of the Table trek to the North to rub shoulders with Wa All Stars at the Malik Jabr Stadium.

Additionally, After back-to-back wins, Asante Kotoko will be hoping to make it four wins on the trot when they travel to Accra to pitch strenght with Inter Allies at the El-wak Stadium whist Medeama SC battle it out with Tema Youth at the T and A Park in Tarkwa.

By: Dom Agbakpe

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