2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Week 12 Match Preview — Great Olympics Vs King Faisal
The 2-time Champions, Great Olympics will have their eyes firmly fixed on closing the gap at the top of summit when they welcome King Faisal in Day 12 fixture in the 2020-21 Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on TUESDAY afternoon.
HEAD-TO-HEAD SINCE 1995-96.
Total games played – 22
Great Olympics wins – 5
Goals scored – 16
King Faisal wins – 13
Goals scored – 30
Drawn games – 4
NOTE: In 2000 season, Great Olympics failed to turn up for their outstanding league game against King Faisal in Kumasi and three points plus three goals were awarded to King Faisal.
2019-20 season (truncated)
King Faisal 3-4 Great Olympics
Osman Ibrahim 2X, Abdul Yahaya//Emmanuel Clottey 2X, Abdul Razak Yussif, Gladson Awako
MVP: Sulley Ibrahim
MATCH FACTS
• The last time, King Faisal won at Great Olympics Home grounds in the GPL is 18th May, 2008 in match Day 19 in the 2007-08 season (0-3).
• King Faisal have won six (6) out of eleven visits at Great Olympics Home grounds in the GPL since 1995-96 season.
W6 D1 L4 GF10 GA6
King Faisal have to wait until their 4th season in the League before getting their first win over the Great Olympics in the Accra Sports Stadium.
King Faisal’s first win over the Great Olympics in Accra was on 30th May 1999. They won 1-0, courtesy of Joe Louis’s goal in the 55th minute.
King Faisal played the game with 10 men from 33rd minutes in the first half when Referee Buckman Yanney gave a red card to J.B Danquah for fouled Wisdom Abbey of Olympics.
King Faisal goalkeeper, Sampson Appiah saved Nii Noi Dowuna’s penalty.
• King Faisal have lost just ONCE in their last eight (8) visits to Great Olympics in the GPL (W6, D1, L1).
Accra Great Olympics since 1999 have won just ONCE in their last sixteen (16) GPL games against King Faisal in home and away basis (W1, D3, L12).
Only the first encounter between King Faisal and Great Olympics on 26th November, 1995 ended goalless. Their last 21 GPL encounters have recorded at least a goal.
Great Olympics have won Eight (8) games at home in their last eighteen (18) GPL matches (W8, D4, L6). All the truncated seasons are not included.
Great Olympics are chasing for their SIXTH win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
W5 D3 L3 GF13 GA8
King Faisal are chasing for their THIRD win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
W2 D4 L5 GF14 GA21
Great Olympics are yet to LOSE Day 12 Home game in the GPL since 1999.
1999 Great Olympics 2-1 Tano Bofoakwa
2000 Great Olympics 1-0 Sekondi Hasaacas
2001 Great Olympics 1-1 Hearts of Oak
2004 Great Olympics 3-1 Sekondi Hasaacas
2009-10 Great Olympics 2-0 New Edubiase Utd
2014-15 Great Olympics 1-0 All Stars
W5 D1 GF10 GA3
NOTE: Great Olympics have SCORED in each of their Day 12 Home games in the GPL since 1999.
• King Faisal Day 12 Away games in the GPL since 1999.
2009-10 Bkm Arsenal 2-1 King Faisal
2013-14 Asante Kotoko 3-0 King Faisal
L2 GF1 GA2
NOTE: All King Faisal Day 12 AWAY games in the GPL since 1999 have produced 3-goals.
• The first time Olympics lost @ Home in the GPL since 1999 is 30th May, 1999 in match Day 15 against King Faisal (0-1).
– Since then, Olympics have played 154 Home games in the GPL.
W74 D37 L43 GF198 GA151
• The last time Great Olympics lost @ Home in the GPL is 10th Jan. 2021 in match Day 8 in the 2020-21 season against AshantiGold (1-2).
– Since then, Olympics have played 1 Home game (90 mins) so far in the GPL.
D1 GF0 GA0
• Great Olympics have so far lost 44 out of 162 Home games in the GPL since 1999.
Great Olympics have so far played 162 Home games in the GPL since 1999.
W80 D38 L44 GF220 GA157
The first time King Faisal won an Away game in the GPL since 1999 is 30th May, 1999 in match Day 15 in the 1999 season against Great Olympics (0-1).
– Since then, Olympics have played 184 Away games in the GPL.
W31 D59 L94 GF136 GA208
The last time King Faisal won an Away game in the GPL is 1st Jun. 2014 in match Day 29 in the 2014-15 season against Heart of Lions (0-1).
– Since then, Faisal have played 5 Away games (540 mins) so far in the GPL.
D1 L4 GF5 GA12
King Faisal have so far played 192 Away games in the GPL since 1999.
W32 D62 L98 GF142 GA219
Great Olympics HOME matches in the month of FEBRUARY in the GPL since 1999.
10/02/99 Great Olympics 0-0 Dawu
03/02/07 Great Olympics 2-1 All Blacks
18/02/07 Great Olympics 1-1 Hearts of Oak
28/02/07 Great Olympics 4-2 Power
24/02/08 Great Olympics 2-1 Hasaacas
03/02/10 Great Olympics 4-3 All Stars
14/02/10 Great Olympics 1-0 Aduana
28/02/10 Great Olympics 1-3 Hasaacas ***
07/02/15 Great Olympics 2-0 Hasaacas
22/02/15 Great Olympics 3-1 BA United
22/02/17 Great Olympics 2-2 Elmina Sharks
W7 D3 L1 GF22 GA14
King Faisal Away matches in the month of FEBRUARY in the GPL since 1999.
10/02/99 All Blacks 1-0 King Faisal
14/02/99 Ghapoha 3-1 King Faisal
04/02/07 AshGold 2-1 King Faisal
25/02/07 Heart of Lions 1-1 King Faisal
24/02/08 Real Sportive 1-1 King Faisal
08/02/09 AshGold 0-1 King Faisal
03/02/10 Heart of Lions 2-1 King Faisal
14/02/10 Liberty 1-1 King Faisal
28/02/10 AshGold 2-1 King Faisal
24/02/13 Hearts of Oak 1-0 King Faisal
05/02/14 Bechem Utd 2-0 King Faisal
26/02/14 Inter-Allies 1-0 King Faisal
W1 D3 L8 GF8 GA17
The last Away side to prevent Great Olympics from scoring @ Home in the GPL is Karela United who secured goalless drawn game on 23rd Jan. 2021 in match Day 10 in the 2020-21 season.
Great Olympics have so kept 82 CLEAN SHEETS out of 262 played in the Ghana Premier League since 1999.
King Faisal have kept 138 CLEAN SHEETS out of 385 games in the GPL since 1999.
King Faisal Best position in the GPL is 3rd place on three (3) occasions in the Ghana Premier League (2000, 2003 and 2005).
Accra Great Olympics are previous winners of the Ghanaian top-flight on two occasions in 1970 and 1974 seasons.
The Wonder Club achieved an invisible status when they won the 1970 season without a defeat.
Great Olympics have been relegated on 4 occasions in their 49 appearances in the Ghana League history since the competition started in 1956 (2004, 2007-08, 2009-10 & 2014-15).
King Faisal have been relegated on two (2) occasions in their 17 appearances in the Ghana League (2010-11 and 2013-14).
Great Olympics are 4th with eighteen points after Day 11 games while King Faisal on the other hand are 16th with ten points on the Ghana top-flight log.
By: Isaac Amponsah (Dr Ike) and Bright Yeboah Taylor (byt)
