Ghana Premier League Preview: Hearts of Oak vs Berekum Chelsea- Phobians seeking to end reverse poor trend

Published on: 12 July 2017
Ghana Premier League Preview: Hearts of Oak vs Berekum Chelsea- Phobians seeking to end reverse poor trend
Hearts of Oak

Hearts of Oak's title chances look very uncertain at the moment after suffering back to back defeats in the premiership. 

The Phobians will looking for a redemption on Wednesday as they tackle poor travellers Berekum Chelsea at the Accra sports stadium.

The 1-0 loss to Bechem United on the weekend has seen arch rivals Asante Kotoko SC leapfrog them on the league table.

The hosts could climb back to the third position with a victory in the midweek.

Winful Kwaku Cobbinah and Patrick Razak are expected back in the squad for Wednesday's fixture.

Fatawu Mohammed is also available for selection after returning from an international assignment with the Black Stars B.

Stalwart defender Inusah Musah is still out with an injury.

Berekum Chelsea will have to pull the strings if they are to end their poor away run as they trek to the capital to face the Rainbow outfit.

Anything short of win will see the visitors go thirty matches at away without a single victory.

They couldn't make good use of their home fixture last Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 stalemate.

The Blues missed a penalty for the second successive time which make it four games winless streak.

Another lose on the road in the midweek will see the 2011 league winners drop to the 13th place on the log.

The club's top scorer Stephen Sarfo looks very doubtful for Wednesday's game after picking a knock in the Black Stars B friendly against Togo.

MATCH FACTS

HEAD TO HEAD

Total league meetings =17

Hearts of Oak wins = 6

Berekum Chelsea wins = 7

Drawn matches = 4

~ Hearts of Oak have won just two of their last six matches in the league. They have lost all of their last two.

(W2 D1 L3)

~ Berekum Chelsea have only one win in their last eight premiership games. They are winless in their last four.

(W1 D3 L4)

~ Hearts of Oak have lost only one of their last ten home fixtures in the premier league.

(W6 D3 L1)

~ Berekum Chelsea are without a single victory in their last twenty nine away matches in the premier league.

(W0 D5 L24)

~ Hearts of Oak have lost to Berekum Chelsea just once in their last four meetings in the premiership.

(W3 D0 L1)

~ Berekum Chelsea are winless in their eight visits to Hearts of Oak in the league. They have lost all of their last four.

(W0 D3 L5)

~ Hearts of Oak have kept just three clean sheets in their ten home fixtures in the premiership this season.

~ Berekum Chelsea have conceded in each of their ten away matches in the premier league this campaign.

By Nuhu Adams

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