Hearts of Oak will come face to face with Bolga All Stars in the week 18 of the Ghana Premier league at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday afternoon.
The Phobians will be looking to redeem their image following last weekend's 5-0 demolishing at WAFA as they host the Tamale-base side in Accra.
The Phobians have been solid at Home this term. Out of eight matches, they have won five, drawn three and lost none. However, they have scored thirteen and conceded seven in the process. (P8, W5, D3, L0).
Bolga All Stars, on the contrary, are poor travellers, off eight matches, they boost of zero win, one draw and seven defeats. Howbeit, they have scored four goals and conceded twenty-one. (P8, W0, D1, L7).
Frank Nuttal's men have lost once in their last five outing while Peter Akologo's men have lost three of their last five games.
This will be the second time the two are facing each other in the premier league. Both met in the first round at the Utretch Park in Tamale where it ended 3-3.
The Homesters lie third on the league standings with 27 points whilst the Visitors are currently rooted at the bottom of the table with 11 points after 17 games.
Thomas Abbey is Hearts' top scorer this season with 7 goals while Noah Neequaye heads the scoring chart at Bolga All Stars with three goals.
A win or draw will see the Phobians still stay third but increase their points tally.
Revenge will be on the cards as Liberty Professionals entertain league leaders, WAFA at the Carl Reindorf Park with the Homers looking to produce a response to the 2-1defeat they suffered at the hands of the Academy Boys when they met Sogakope in the first round.
In other premier league pairings, Ashanti Gold will continue their fight out of the drop zone as they host seventh-placed Medeama SC at the Tarkwa T and A Park whereas revived Great Olympics welcome Third-Bottom to the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Berekum Chelsea will be aiming to close the gap on Hearts of Oak as they travel up North to face defending champions, Wa All Stars at the Malik Jabr Park as Elmina Sharks face a testing trip to Inter Allies.
Furthermore, After their awful first round outing which led to the hiring of four different coaches, Asante Kotoko will look to make amends as they travel to Dormaa to battle it out with Title-Chasing Aduana Stars at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Monday with Mid-Table Ebusua Dwarfs going head to head with Bechem United at the Cape Coast Stadium.
By; Dom Agbakpe