The 20-time Champions, Hearts of Oak lock horns with the 2-time Champions, Great Olympics in Day 11 fixture in the 2020-21 Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on SATURDAY evening.
The Ga Mashie Derby will see both side battle for more than the three points but also the bragging rights over the Land Lords over the other in the capital.
• The 2020-21 season of the Ghana League which is the 58th edition since the competition started in 1956 but the 24th edition since the inception of the Ghana Premier League on December 19, 1993 is the 58th appearance for Hearts of Oak while it is the 50th appearance for Great Olympics.
ALL TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD IN THE TOP-FLIGHT LEAGUE.
Total matches played – 90
Hearts of Oak wins – 40
Great Olympics wins – 22
Drawn games – 28
HEAD-TO-HEAD IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
Total matches played – 32
Hearts of Oak wins – 14
Goals scored – 41
Great Olympics wins – 5
Goals scored – 23
Drawn games – 13
MEETINGS AT HEARTS OF OAK HOME IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
Total matches played – 16
Hearts of Oak wins – 6
Goals scored – 17
Great Olympics wins – 4
Goals scored – 14
Drawn games – 6
Hearts Of Oak have to wait till 2002 before beaten Great Olympics at Home in the Premier League.
2019-20 season (truncated)
Hearts of Oak 4-0 Great Olympics
[Joseph Esso, Benjamin Afutu 2X, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh]
MVP: Benjamin Afutu Kotey – Hearts of Oak
MATCH FACTS
• The last time Great Olympics won @ Hearts of Oak HOME grounds in the GPL is 7th Nov. 2004 in match Day 11 in the 2004 season (2-3).
NOTE: Prince Tagoe got brace for Hearts of Oak while Winfred Dormon scored first for Great Olympics before a substitute Joseph Tagoe got late brace in the 90th & 92nd minutes for his side.
Accra Great Olympics have failed to beat Hearts since 2004 after beaten Hearts 2-3. (17 years ago). They have since played 10 official league games. (L8, D2). A season Olympics tasted their first relegation. They also lost 4-0 t Hearts last year but the season was truncated.
Accra Great Olympics have won just twice against Hearts of Oak in a first-round since the professional league started. Their last win over Hearts of Oak in a first-round was 24th March 1999. They won 1-0 courtesy of Charles Taylor’s goal in the 71st minute.
Their other win was the 1994-95 season. They won 1-0. It was Ben Kayede who scored the goal.
Both teams games on Saturday
Hearts of Oak have lost 6 games of their last 27 Ghana Premier League games played on SATURDAY.
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NOTE: Power FC beat Hearts of Oak 2-1 on SATURDAY; 13th January 2007 but Hearts won a protest against them for fielding an unqualified player.
Accra Great Olympics on the other hand have won 5, lost 4, and drawn 3 of their last 12 league games played on Saturday.
• Hearts of Oak are chasing for their FIFTH win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
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• Great Olympics are chasing for their FIFTH win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
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• Hearts of Oak Day 11 home games in the GPL since 1999.
1999 Hearts of Oak 2-1 Okwawu United
2000 Hearts of Oak 2-0 BA United
2001 Hearts of Oak 2-0 King Faisal
2004 Hearts of Oak 2-3 Great Olympics
2005 Hearts of Oak 2-1 Bkm Arsenal
2009-10 Hearts of Oak 2-2 Eleven Wise
2011-12 Hearts of Oak 2-1 Medeama
2014-15 Hearts of Oak 2-0 BA United
W6 D1 L1 GF18 GA8
NOTE: Hearts of Oak have SCORED two (2) goals in each of their Day 11 home games in the GPL since 1999.
• The last time Hearts of Oak hosted Great Olympics in Day 11 game in the GPL, the Phobians lost 2-3 to Great Olympics on 7th Nov. 2004 in the 2004 season.
• Great Olympics Day 11 away games in the GPL since 1999.
1999 Liberty Prof. 1-1 Great Olympics
2000 Bofoakwa Tano 1-1 Great Olympics
2001 Asante Kotoko 2-0 Great Olympics
2004 Hearts of Oak 2-3 Great Olympics
2009-10 Hasaacas 2-1 Great Olympics
2014-15 Liberty Prof. 0-1 Great Olympics
W2 D2 L2 GF7 GA8
• The first time Hearts of Oak lost @ HOME in the GPL is 24th Mar. 1999 in match Day 5 in the 1999 season against Great Olympics (0-1).
– Since then, Hearts have played 262 HOME games in the GPL.
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• The last time Hearts of Oak lost @ HOME in the GPL is 28th Jun. 2017 in match Day 20 in the 2016-17 season against AshantiGold (0-1).
– Since then, Hearts have played 10 HOME games (900 mins) so far in the GPL.
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• Hearts of Oak have so far lost 37 out of 267 HOME games in the GPL since 1999.
• Hearts of Oak have so far played 267 HOME games in the GPL since 1999.
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• The first time Great Olympics won an AWAY game in the GPL since 2013 is 24th Mar. 1999 in match Day 5 in the 1999 season against Hearts of Oak (0-1).
– Since then, Olympics have played 128 AWAY games in the GPL.
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• The last time Great Olympics won an AWAY game in the GPL is 15th Jan. 2021 in match Day 9 in the 2020-21 season against Inter-Allies (0-2).
– Since then, Olympics are yet to play an AWAY game in the GPL.
• Great Olympics have so far played 131 AWAY games in the GPL since 1999.
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• Hearts of Oak HOME matches in the month of JANUARY in the GPL since 1999.
07/01/07 Hearts of Oak 3-1 Kotoko
13/01/07 Hearts of Oak 3-0 Power
31/01/07 Hearts of Oak 0-0 RTU
13/01/08 Hearts of Oak 2-2 Bkm Arsenal
11/01/09 Hearts of Oak 2-0 All Blacks
25/01/09 Hearts of Oak 2-1 Faisal
03/01/10 Hearts of Oak 3-0 Bkm Arsenal
09/01/10 Hearts of Oak 2-0 RTU
10/01/11 Hearts of Oak 0-1 RTU
17/01/11 Hearts of Oak 0-1 Lions
07/01/12 Hearts of Oak 3-2 AshGold
14/01/12 Hearts of Oak 2-2 Heart of Lions
17/01/15 Hearts of Oak 1-0 WAFA
24/01/15 Hearts of Oak 2-2 Medeama
02/01/21 Hearts of Oak 6-1 Bechem Utd
17/01/21 Hearts of Oak 2-0 Techiman Eleven Wonders
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• Great Olympics AWAY matches in the month of JANUARY in the GPL since 1999.
06/01/07 Tema Youth 1-0 Great Olympics
14/01/07 Real Sportive 1-0 Great Olympics
31/01/07 Heart of Lions 1-1 Great Olympics
13/01/08 AshantiGold 3-1 Great Olympics
03/01/09 Aduana Stars 1-0 Great Olympics
09/01/09 All Stars 2-1 Great Olympics
18/01/15 AshantiGold 2-0 Great Olympics
25/01/15 WAFA 2-1 Great Olympics
03/01/21 Aduana Stars 2-1 Great Olympics
15/01/21 Inter-Allies 0-2 Great Olympics
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• The last AWAY side to prevent Hearts of Oak from scoring @ HOME in the GPL is Karela United who secured goalless on 4th Dec. 2020 in match Day 4 in the 2020-21 season.
• Hearts of Oak have so far kept 224 CLEAN SHEETS out of 533 games in the GPL since 1999.
• Great Olympics have kept 81 CLEAN SHEET out of 260 games in the GPL since 1999.
• Hearts of Oak have won the Ghana League title on 20 occasions since the competition started in the 1956 season.
• Accra Great Olympics are previous winners of the Ghanaian top-flight on two occasions in 1970 and 1974 seasons.
• The Wonder Club achieved an invisible status when they won the 1970 season without a defeat.
• Hearts of Oak worse performance in the Ghana League since the competition started in 1956 is 13th with 40 points in the 2014-15 season.
• Great Olympics have been relegated on 4 occasions in the Ghana League history since the competition started in 1956 (2004, 2007-08, 2009-10 & 2014-15).
• Hearts of Oak are currently 2nd with sixteen points after Day 10 games while Great Olympics on the other hand are 7th with fifteen points on the Ghana top-flight log.
Coach Yaw Preko will be missing the service of his right back Philip Sackey due to accumulated yellow cards
The battle line has been drawn as these two battle it out for supremacy at to who is the real landlords of the capital.
By: Isaac Amponsah (Dr Ike) and Bright Yeboah Taylor (byt)
