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Ghana Premier League: Crunching the numbers after Match Day 11

Yaya Momo Yahaya Mohammed

Tue, 10 May 2016 Source: ghanasoccernet.com

Match Day 11 of the Ghana Premier League concluded this past weekend with several notable records such as Accra Hearts of Oak’s inability to win at Berekum Chelsea coming to an end, Aduana banging in 14 goals from four matches and a few of Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi's notable records with Hearts of Oak thus far.

Total number of goals

184 is the total goals scored so far this season

Yahaya Mohammed’s scoring record

Yahaya Mohammed is the first player to score in four successive games this season.

No player has scored more goals than Yahaya Mohammed (9) this season.

Yahaya Mohammed has 8 goals in his last 4 games.

Away Record

No team has amassed more away points (14) than Accra Hearts of Oak this season.

Accra Hearts of Oak have won more games on the road thus far than any other team (4).

Accra Hearts of Oak have won more games on the road than at home this season.

Asante Kotoko had the most wins (5) away last season.

Long standing records broken

Berekum Chelsea lost for the first time at home in the premier league in four years. Their last defeat was on December 2012.

Accra Hearts of Oak’s match day 11 lone goal victory is their first ever win against Berekum Chelsea at Berekum, (W1 D1 L6). Chelsea debuted in the GPL in 2008.

Hearts of Oak's goal against Berekum Chelsea is the first the latter has conceded at home this season.

Road defeats for Wa All Stars

WA All Stars have lost three (3) successive away games this season.

Wa All Stars have scored in 5 of their 6 premier league outings this season.

Aduana Stars have scored a record 14 goals in their last 4 premier league games. An average of 3.5 per match.

Ebusua Dwarfs have won just 2 of their last twelve premier league games.(W2 D5 L6).

Asante Kotoko have lost only 1 of their last 10 home matches in the league - (W7 D2 L1) – dating back to last season.

Ebusua Dwarfs have managed only one victory against Asante Kotoko in their last 9 meetings. (W1 D2 L6).

Kenichi Yatsuhashi mentions

Led Hearts of Oak to their first ever victory at Berekum Chelsea after almost 8 seasons.

Broke Accra Hearts of Oak’s 9 years non-winning run against AshGold at the Len Clay Stadium.

Has Hearts on one of their best away starts in recent memory – 4 wins and 2 ties.

His team owns the best away record in the GPL thus far

Source: ghanasoccernet.com