Match Preview: WAFA SC vs Aduana Stars

WAFA SC will need to depend on their home invincibility to overcome reigning champions Aduana Stars when they take them on Wednesday at the Sogakope Park.

The Academy boys are have not lost at the Sogakope park since January, 2015.

Avoiding a defeat in the midweek will see them go forty-six matches unbeaten at home.

Ahead of this crucial encounter, WAFA SC have loads of confidence from their 3-1 away victory at Liberty Professionals last Sunday.

Aminu Mohammed is expected to be decisive in this game if the Academy lads are to record their first home win of the season.

The youngster has scored in the two Premiership fixtures in succession.

Centre back Abukari Ibrahim with a long term injury remain on the sidelines.

Aduana Stars are traveling to the Sogakope fortress on the back of making amends of their humiliation 4-0 loss last two weeks ago against ES Sétif in the CAF Champions League first round.

The Fire Boys need a win to make the recovery from the continental disappointment after failing to beat Elmina Sharks FC last Sunday.

They were held to a scoreless stalemate at the Nduom Sports Complex.

The champions are the only side to hold a better record at the Sogakope park in the past two seasons.

They have not lost in any of their visits during this period.

Caleb Amankwah, Emmanuel Boateng, and Zakaria Mumuni are returning to the Academy they were graduated.

Derrick Sasraku is not making the journey to the Volta region due to an ankle knock.

He was absent in last weekend's fixture as well with the same problem.

MATCH FACTS

Head To Head

Total league meetings = 6

WAFA SC wins = 1

Drawn matches = 2

Aduana Stars wins = 3

~ WAFA SC have won just two of their last eight fixtures in the premier league.

(W2 D3 L3)

~ Aduana Stars have suffered only one defeat in their last nine games in the premier league.

(W5 D3 L1)

~ WAFA SC are unbeaten in their last forty five home matches in the premier league.

(W33 D12 L0)

~ Aduana Stars have managed just one victory in their last nine fixtures in the premiership as the guests.

(W1 D4 L4)

~ WAFA SC are without a win in their last five meetings with Aduana Stars in the premier league.

(W0 D2 L3)

~ Aduana Stars have not lost in their last two journeys to WAFA SC in the premiership.

(W0 D2 L0)

~ WAFA SC have kept seven clean sheets out of their last nine home games in the premier league.

~ Aduana Stars have managed to keep only one clean sheet in their last seven away games in the premier league.