Accra Lions will welcome Asante Kotoko in what will be a very exciting clash at the Ohene Gyan Stadium in match-day 28 of the Ghana Premier League
The Lions recorded a precious win in their last game having come from a goal down and are highly motivated coming into this fixture
The giants however, will be heading into this fixture like a wounded lions having failed to win any of their last two matches and are very much aware how dropping points again will really affect their league winning hopes
MATCH PREVIEW
Accra Lions scored two goals in the space of six minutes to pull a great comeback to beat Basake Holy Stars by 2-1 in a very thrilling fixture to boost their survival chances
While the visitors were holding onto Prince Tweneboah's lead, two late goals from Musa Hamzata and Lucky Nwafor were enough to hand them all three points
The Blue-Blacks after the win are currently occupying the 16th spot in the table with 26 points after 27 matches.
On the opposition end, Asante Kotoko are coming from a hard-earned 1-1 draw against Bechem United over the weekend - in a game they trailed at some point.
Darlvin Yeboah with a close range header opened the scoring account for the Hunters in the early stages of the second but a late penalty converted by Albert Amoah earned Kotoko a point
Despite failing to pick a win from their last two matches, the Porcupine Warriors are still leading the table but are tied with direct competitors Bibiani Goldstars on 47 points.
TEAM NEWS
Both teams have no any major injury or suspension concerns at their disposal from the last games and will have a full strength squad for the game.
Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum is most likely to make some tactical changes in the game with Samuel Tenedu and Nigerian international Fernando Bassey most likely to make the cut this time following the impact they made from their last game.
LINEUPS
Accra Lions: Afful (GK), Taylor, Issa, Hamzata, Agyen, Acquah, Awoute, Paaku, Amakye, Nwafor, Sokpoli
Kotoko: Asare (GK), Andrian, Asiedu, Sefa, Samba, Tenedu, Ntim, Yahaya, Bassey, Amoah, Opoku
CHANNELS: AFA Sports, Metro TV, Original TV, Net 2 TV
KICKOFF: 15:00GMT (3:00pm)
PREDICTION
We say Accra Lions 0-2 Asante Kotoko
