The Ghana Premier League took off to a flying start over the weekend with some expected and unexpected results. Some newly-promoted clubs made quite number of massive statements going toe-to-toe with their opponents while others repeat the mistakes of those in the past with a poor end result.
Here are some of the stats from the weekend crunch encounters after Matchday 1.
Total number of goals recorded in the PL after Match Day 1 – 6
Total number of goals scored by Home teams – 4
Total goals scored by Away teams – 2
No team scored more than one goal, either home or away
First player to get booked – Hafiz Konkoni (Bechem United), received a yellow card in the 23rd minute of their 1-0 loss to Gt. Olympics at the Accra Sports Stadium
Total points won by Home teams – 12
Total points won by Away teams – 7
Total number of bookings – 25 bookings (3 red cards) were recorded
Debutante side, FC Samartex, have not conceded a goal in 90 minutes of action – 1 GPL match
Legon Cities cranky defender Michael Ampadu is the first player to be red carded this season.
First coach to get booked – Samuel Boadu, referee Mohammed Misbau didn’t seesaw to flare the card to the Phobian gaffer when he angrily reacted to a decision from the dugout.
Real Tamale United (RTU) and Samartex are without a win after their 0-0 draw stalemate.
Legon Cities lost for the first time at home in the top-flight since January 3, 2022, after their 1-0 loss to Accra Lions.
Bibiani Gold Stars also lost for the first time at home in the top-flight since June 5, 2022, after their 4-3 loss to now relegated WAFA.
Dreams FC won away for the first time in almost three months, their last away win was a 0-1 win against Berekum Chelsea on June 12, 2022.
We have two games at hand, Monday’s fixture between Berekum Chelsea and King Faisal plus the postponed Kotoko vs Nsoatreman game.
By: Pascal Nii Gogo Amoah
Twitter - @NiiAmoah
