Two clubs, Liberty Professionals and Ashanti Gold who are fighting for premier league safety will go toe-to-toe with each other in the week 24 of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League at the Carl Reindorf Park in Dansoman, Accra on Sunday afternoon.
Liberty Professionals have fared marginally well at Home this season. Off 11 matches, they boast of 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 loses. (P11, W5, D4, L2). They have scored 13 goals and conceded 9 in the process.
Ashanti Gold, meanwhile, have been woeful on their travels this term. Out of 9 games, they have recorded to victories, drawn 2 and lost 5. (P9, W2, D2, L5). They have scored 7 goals and conceded 16.
Both teams have met 27 in the Ghana Premier League since 2000, Liberty Professionals have won 7, Ashanti Gold 13 and 7 have ended in draws.
The first round score between the two when theymet at the Lenclay Stadium inObuasi ended 1-0 in favour of the Miners.
Liberty Professionals have won 1 and lost 1 of their last two Home games (4-0) against Bolga All Stars and (0-1) against Elmina Sharks while Ashanti Gold have won two of their last two away trips (0-2) against Bolga All Stars and (0-1) against Hearts of Oak.
The Soccer lads have kept only one clean sheet from their last two Home games whereas Ashanti Gold have kept two clean sheets out of two games.
Liberty Professionals lost their last premier league game 2-1 away at Wa All Stars whereas Ashanti Gold lost 2-1 at Home to Elmina Sharks.
Liberty Professionals are 14th on the league log with 26 points whilst Ashanti Gold currently sit 13th on the standings with 28 points.
Samuel Sarfo heads GBE scoring pack at Liberty with 6 goals while Daniel Gozar is the top scorer at Ashanti Gold with 5 goals.
Berekum Chelsea will be aiming to inflict more misery on Bolga All Stars as they travel to the North to play the debutant at the Tamale Utretch Park while Mid-Table Ebusua Dwarfs rub shoulders with reigning champions, Wa All Stars at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
In other juicy Premier League Games, Bechem United will trek to the Nduom Sports Complex in Elmina to face an Elmina Sharks side who have gained a bit of confidence after two successive victories as Fifth-placed Medeama SC shrug it out with gritty Aduana Stars at the Tarkwa T and A Park
Elsewhere, Third-placed Hearts of Oak will looking to spit vernom of Tema Youth when they welcome them to the Accra Sports Stadium with Inter Allies hosting second-bottom Great Olympics in an Accra derby at the El-wak Stadium on Saturday.
West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) game against Asante Kotoko at the Sogakope RedBull Arena have been postponed due to the latter's involving in a fatal accident on the Nkawkaw Road in the Eastern Region last week.
By; Dom Agbakpe