Vital statistics after match day 20

Ebusua Dwarfs handed a high flying Asante Kotoko side a 4-1 defeat at the Cape Coast Robert Mensah Sports Stadium on Sunday

Bright Lukman, last season’s GN Bank Division League top scorer put up perhaps his best performance in the Ghana Premier League, scoring two goals in their 4-1 massacre of Kotoko.

The last time Kotoko lost 4-1 was 2004 novelty league against Ashanti Gold at Obuasi.

The victory against Dwarfs is their highest in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.

Accra Hearts of Oak earned a hard fought 1-0 victory over Berekum Chelsea to maintain the top spot of the league, enabling their new coach Sergio Traguil to keep the club in an unbeaten run, since taking over from Kenichi Yatsuhashi in the league. (W3, D2)

The absence of Coach Bashiru Hayford seems to have done the league champions, AshGold, more good than bad, since the deputy coach of the club, Mamba has turned things around, having gone unbeaten in his past four games. (W2, D2) to lift from the drop zone. On match day 20 they held Bechem United to a one all draw at Bechem to register a 12th draw of the season, which is the highest in the league thus far.

New Edubiase are still struggling to get things right at the Obuasi Len Sports Stadium, as they drew blank against Sekondi Hasaacas, another relegation threatened side, despite having secured an away draw at Dormaa prior to their fixture against Hasaacas.

Kwesi Donsu, continued his goal scoring form, powering his side to a 1-0 win against Liberty Professionals to increase his goal tally to 9, making him 3rd on the top scorers chat.

General stats

A total of 159 matches have been played thus far.

A total of 313 goals have been scored, which is an average of 1.96 goals per game.

Aduana Stars have scored the highest number of goals, scoring 29 in the process.

Sekondi Hasaacas have let in 30 goals, which are the highest number of goals conceded

Wa All Stars are the team with the best defence, conceding 12 goals

A total of 116 wins have been recorded in 159 games, a percentage of 72.95% of wins.

Wa All Stars, Medeama and Hearts of Oak have won more league games than any other side: 10 wins in 20 games

There have been 22 away wins. In percentage wise it is 18.96%

43 drawn games have been witnessed in 159 league games, which is 27%.

Ashgold have drawn twelve (12) games which is the most by a club.

The most goals scored on a match day were 25: match day 6.

The least number of goals scored on a match day were 9, which happened on match day 19, but fell short of a game due to Medeama’s outstanding game against Techiman City.

The highest scoring games were witnessed on match day two and six. On match day 2 Hasaacas defeated Techiman City 4-2 and on match day 6, Liberty Professionals demolished league champions Ashgold 5-1, Kotoko 4-2 Techiman City and Aduan Stars 4-2 Bechem United, all in 6-goal thriller

The highest number of goals scored by a single club in a game were 5 goals by WAFA in a 5-0 win over Hasaacas on match day 3 and Liberty Professionals when they defeated Ashgold 5-1 on match day 6.

Stats on players

Yahaya Mohammed is the leading top-scorer of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) with 12 goals

Dauda Mohammed scored the fastest goal of the first half of the season. It came under one (1) minute against Dreams FC at Dawu on match day 8

Charles Boateng was the first player to score a goal this season, when his opener aided WAFA to edge Kotoko 2-0, with Samuel Tetteh scoring the other in the opening day of the Ghana Premier League

The first hat-trick of the season was registered by Samuel Tetteh on match day 3 when WAFA thrashed Hasaacas 5-0. Yahaya Mohammed registered the second hat-trick of the season, after hitting 3 past Hasaacas on match day 8, before Dauda Mohammed completed the first round of the season with the 3 hat-trick as Kotoko defeated Techiman City 4-2

10 players scored a brace after the first round of matches: Maxwell Baako of Wa All Stars, Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals (scored a brace twice), Eric Bekoe of Hasaacas, Musah Ibrahim of Hearts of Oak, Saddick Adams of Berekum (twice) Chelsea, Magnus Ebo Duncan of Hasaacas , Yahaya Mohammed of Aduana Stars (thrice), Dauda Mohammed, Bright Adjei (Aduana Stars) and Bright Lukman (Dwarfs)

The first player to be sent off was Eric Kumi, for receiving a 2nd booking for taking off his shirt, after scoring against Medeama.

Emmanuel Hayford and Lord Ofushene of Dreams FC and Inter Allies respectively were the first two persons to see a direct red card, following a scuffle between them in their sides 2-2 draw.