The 23-time Champions, Kumasi Asante Kotoko lock horns with the 1999 third place, Liberty Professionals in Matchday.
eight fixture in the 2020-21 Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday.
The 2020-21 season of the Ghana League is the 58th edition since the competition started in 1956 but it is the 24th edition since the inception of Ghana Premier League on 19th Dec. 1993 is the 56th appearance for Asante Kotoko while it is the 19th appearance for Liberty Professionals.
HEAD-TO-HEAD SINCE 1999.
Total matches played – 34
Asante Kotoko wins – 22
Goals scored – 60
Liberty wins – 7
Goals scored – 39
Drawn games – 5
At Kotoko home
Total matches played – 17
Asante Kotoko wins – 14
Goals scored – 30
Liberty wins – 1
Goals scored – 14
Drawn games – 2
GPL games in Accra Sports Stadium
Total matches played – 10
Asante Kotoko wins – 5
Goals scored – 17
Liberty wins – 3
Goals scored – 16
Drawn games – 2
Total games in Accra Sports Stadium including TOP 4 and Truncated league
Total matches played – 14
Asante Kotoko wins – 7
Goals scored – 22
Liberty wins – 4
Goals scored – 20
Drawn games – 3
2018 season (Abandoned)
Liberty 1-1 Kotoko
Edwin Tuffour Frimpong//Amos Frimpong
MVP: Simon Zibo – Liberty
2019-20 season (truncated)
Kotoko 1-1 Liberty
William Opoku Mensah//Tamimu Muntari
MVP: Ernest Danso – Liberty
MATCH FACTS
The last time Liberty Professionals won @ Asante Kotoko HOME Grounds in the GPL is 29th May, 2011 in match Day 29 in the 2010-11 season (2-3). Ahmed Toure and Nathaniel Asamoah scored the Kotoko goals and the Liberty goals were scored by Michael Helegbe (brace) and Alfred Nelson.
The two sides only meeting on MONDAY was 24th April, 2000. It was a Day 8 outstanding league game which Asante Kotoko won by a lone goal courtesy Felix Yeboah on the 35th minute.
Liberty Professionals vs Asante Kotoko first ever league match was played on 3rd April, 1999 in Accra which Asante Kotoko won by 2-1 in match Day 6 in the 1999 season. Former Asante Kotoko player, Clovis Sie Kambou from Burkina Faso was the first player to score a league goal in their meetings.
The two teams have played 3 GPL games on January. Asante Kotoko have won 2 and a draw.
Liberty Professionals are yet to beat Kotoko on month of January in the GPL.
Asante Kotoko are chasing for their THIRD win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
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Liberty Professionals are chasing for their THIRD win in the ongoing season of the GPL
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Asante Kotoko are yet to LOSE Day 8 home game in the GPL since 1999.
2003 Asante Kotoko 4-0 Mines Stars
2005 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Power
2006-07 Asante Kotoko 0-0 King Faisal
2008-09 Asante Kotoko 3-0 RTU
2009-10 Asante Kotoko 1-1 King Faisal
2011-12 Asante Kotoko 4-1 Wassaman United
2013-14 Asante Kotoko 2-1 Bkm Chelsea
2014-15 Asante Kotoko 0-0 WAFA
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Liberty Professionals Day 8 away games in the GPL since 1999.
2001 Great Olympics 0-1 Liberty Professionals
2002 King Faisal 1-0 Liberty Professionals
2004 Great Olympics 1-0 Liberty Professionals
2008-09 Bkm Arsenal 1-1 Liberty Professionals
2009-10 AshantiGold 3-0 Liberty Professionals
2010-11 RTU 0-0 Liberty Professionals
2012-13 Hearts of Oak 2-0 Liberty Professionals
2013-14 Hearts of Oak 2-0 Liberty Professionals
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Anytime Liberty Professionals SCORE in Day 8 away game in the GPL since 1999, they don’t LOSE
The first time Asante Kotoko lost @ HOME in the GPL since 1999 is 24th Mar. 1999 in match Day 5 in the 1999 season against Power FC (0-1).
– Since then, Kotoko has played 260 games @ HOME in the GPL.
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The last time Kotoko lost @ HOME in the GPL is 17th Dec. 2020 in match Day 3 in the 2020-21 season against Great Olympics (0-1).
– Since then, Kotoko are yet to play HOME game in the GPL.
Asante Kotoko have lost 33 out of 263 HOME games so far in the GPL since 1999.
Asante Kotoko has so far played 263 HOME games in the GPL since 1999.
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The first time Liberty Professionals won an AWAY game in the GPL since 1999 is 7th Feb. 1999 in match Day 1 in the 1999 season against Sekondi Hasaacas (0-1).
Since then, Liberty have played 264 AWAY games in the GPL.
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The last time Liberty Professionals won an AWAY game in the GPL is 5th Oct. 2017 in match Day 27 in the 2016-17 season against Medeama (1-2).
– Since then, Liberty have played 4 AWAY games (360 mins) so far in the GPL.
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Liberty Professionals have so far played 261 AWAY games in the GPL since 1999.
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Asante Kotoko are yet to LOSE HOME match in the month of JANUARY in the GPL since 1999.
14/01/07 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Liberty
31/01/07 Asante Kotoko 2-1 Power
06/01/08 Asante Kotoko 1-0 Liberty
11/01/09 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Bkm Chelsea
26/01/09 Asante Kotoko 3-0 RTU
06/01/10 Asante Kotoko 0-0 All Stars
13/01/11 Asante Kotoko 1-0 Ebusua Dwarfs
19/01/11 Asante Kotoko 3-1 BA Stars
07/01/12 Asante Kotoko 0-0 Aduana Stars
14/01/12 Asante Kotoko 2-1 Medeama
21/01/15 Asante Kotoko 2-2 Sekondi Hasaacas
30/01/15 Asante Kotoko 1-0 Inter-Allies
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Asante Kotoko have met Liberty Professionals TWICE at home in the month of JANUARY in the GPL since 1999.
14/01/07 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Liberty Professionals
06/01/08 Asante Kotoko 1-0 Liberty Professionals
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Liberty Professionals AWAY matches in the month of JANUARY in the GPL since 1999.
07/01/07 Bkm Arsenal 1-0 Liberty Professionals
14/01/07 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Liberty Professionals
21/01/07 Power 2-1 Liberty Professionals
06/01/08 Asante Kotoko 1-0 Liberty Professionals
11/01/09 Xi Wise 2-2 Liberty Professionals
25/01/09 Bkm Arsenal 1-1 Liberty Professionals
03/01/10 King Faisal 1-2 Liberty Professionals
09/01/10 Hasaacas 1-1 Liberty Professionals
10/01/11 Ebusua Dwarfs 1-1 Liberty Professionals
17/01/11 BA Stars 0-2 Liberty Professionals
07/01/12 Ebusua Dwarfs 0-3 Liberty Professionals
15/01/12 All Stars 0-0 Liberty Professionals
18/01/15 Hasaacas 3-1 Liberty Professionals
25/01/15 Inter-Allies 0-0 Liberty Professionals
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THE MATCH DATE (11TH JANUARY)
Their only meeting on the match date happened on 11th January, 2012 in match Day 14 in the 2011-12 season of the Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium. The game was played on Wednesday. Asante Kotoko beat Liberty by 2-1. Kofi Nti Boakye and Richard Yeboah got the goals for Kotoko and the liberty consolation goal was scored by James Kwame Abban.
The last AWAY side to prevent Asante Kotoko from scoring @ HOME in the GPL is Accra Great Olympics who secured 1-0 win on 17th Dec. 2020 in match Day 3 in the 2020-21 season.
Asante Kotoko has so far kept 237 CLEAN SHEETS out of 529 games in the GPL since 1999.
Liberty Professionals have so far kept 175 CLEAN SHEETS out of 531 games in the GPL since 1999.
Asante Kotoko have won the Ghana league title on 23 occasions since the competition started in 1956.
Liberty Professionals Best position in the GPL since 1999 is 3rd with 48 points in the 2002 season.
Asante Kotoko worse performance in the Ghana league since 1956 is 11th out of the 15-club league in the 1970 season.
Liberty Professionals worse performance in the GPL since 1999 is 13th in the 2009-10 and 2015-16 with 38 points in both seasons.
Asante Kotoko with one outstanding game (vs Ebusua Dwarfs) are 12th with nine points after Day 7 games while Liberty Professionals on the other hand are 8th with ten points on the Ghana top-flight log.
Source: Isaac Amponsah (Dr. Ike) and Bright Yeboah Taylor (byt)
