Heart of Lions face Hearts of Oak in a Ghana Premier League match-week 26 clash at the Kpando Sports Stadium on Friday, March 20.
While Lions will be aiming to build on their recent momentum, Hearts will also be desperately looking to end their winless run and return to winning ways to revive their title winning hopes.
MATCH PREVIEW
Heart of Lions come into this game on the back of a 1-0 win over Swedru All Blacks, ending a three-game losing streak, with Michael Epson scoring the decisive goal to hand them what was a very precious victory which could malleable in getting them back on track.
They, however, suffered FA Cup disappointment after conceding late against Dreams FC, where Seedorf Asante had given them the lead before subsequently losing 4-3 on penalties to exit the competition.
The ‘Dzie Woa Nu’ lads after consistently being in the top four in the early stages of the season, have now dropped to tenth with 33 points and will need wins going forward to climb up the table.
On the other hand, Hearts of Oak are winless in their last three league matches, with their last victory coming against eternal rivals Asante Kotoko in mid-February.
They played out a goalless draw with Basake Holy Stars in their last league game but shockingly lost narrowly at Kpobiman last week in a friendly to Golden Kick FC during the FA Cup break.
The Phobians currently sit third on the table with 41 points after 25 matches.
TEAM NEWS
Coach Bashiru Hayford has no injury or suspension concerns and are expected to have a full squad available for the clash.
But with Hearts of Oak, coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani will be without center-back Kelvin Osei Asibey, who is suspended following a red card, while the rest of the squad remain available.
LINEUPS
Heart of Lions: Nettey (GK), Fuseini, Anim, Abban, Musah, Addo, Dogli, Danso, Agyei, Ayidem, Ephson
Hearts of Oak: Asare (GK), Amankwah, Ransford, Ali, Adamu, Karim, Afrane, Paaku, Henry, Mawuli, Hamza
CHANNELS: TV3, Onua TV & Max TV
KICKOFF: 15:00 GMT (3:00pm)
PREDICTION
We say Heart of Lions 0-0 Hearts of Oak
