Hearts of Oak will hit the road to play as guests to regional rivals Accra Lions FC at the Red Bull Arena in Sogakope in what will be a very exciting match-week 15 game in the Ghana Premier League.
The Lions finally halted their losing streak against the giants and it took them seven solid matches to have that accomplished after a narrow 1-0 win in match-day 28 of last season, courtesy Ibrahim Issah's lone goal in the second half.
MATCH PREVIEW
After an important 1-0 home win over Nations FC, the Blue-Blacks another stupendous display to secure a vital point in Dormaa after holding two-time champions Aduana Stars to a goalless draw in the last round of matches.
Accra Lions despite impressively finishing on the second position last season, are struggling so far as they now find themselves in the danger zone with only 13 points.
On the other hand, Hearts of Oak redeemed themselves from the Super-Clash defeat with an emphatic 3-1 win over Berekum Chelsea in a game they dominated right from onset.
Ramzy Yussif opened the scoring account before young sensation Hamza Issah doubled the lead subsequently and later assisted Kwame Boateng for their third to seal the victory.
The 'Phobians' are currently found in the sixth position with 22 points, four below the top four slot on the league table.
TEAM NEWS
Coach Aboubakar Ouattara now has starman Saani Mohammed back having played a part in their last game and will be fully fit this time for a starting berth.
Goalkeeper Benjamin Asare is out for national team assignment.
Coach Ibrahim Tanko has a full strength squad for the game except Ali Mohammed who is currently in the camp of the Black Galaxies.
LINEUPS
Accra Lions: Afful (GK), Remember, Issa, Mohammed, Agyen, Awoute, Tettey-Narh, Fuzy, Edmund, Apiiga, Alladoh
Hearts of Oak: Shuaib (GK), Adraman, Ransford, Asibey, Amofa, Collinson, Hussein, Ramzy, Saani, Boateng, Hamza
CHANNELS: AFA Sports, Metro TV, Original TV, Net2 TV
KICKOFF: 15:00GMT (3:00pm)
PREDICTION
We say Accra Lions 1-1 Hearts of Oak
