Ghana Premier League 2021-22 season’s Strangest Stats and Facts
It’s been a gruelling seven months and 22 days, but the 2021-22 Ghana Premier League season is finally done and dusted.
The compacted campaign kicked off on Oct 30, 2021 and ended on June 19, 2022.
Asante Kotoko won their 24th premier league title in while at the other end of the table we bid farewell to the relegated trio of Eleven Wonders, West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) and Elmina Sharks.
The cut and thrust may be over for another season, but we’re left with plenty of curious statistics, facts, records and trivia to sift through.
Here’s our pick of the bunch.
Ghana Premier League?
In the current 2021/22 season, Asante Kotoko FC is 1st in the Ghana Premier League table with 67 points from 34 matches played. This is from 34 wins, 34 draws, and 34. Asante Kotoko FC scored 48 goals and conceded 20 goals in the process. Their average points per game is 1.97 across the entire 2021/22 season.
Medeama SC is 2nd in the Ghana Premier League table with 56 points earned. This puts them 11 points behind 1st place Asante Kotoko FC and 2 points in front of 3rd place Bechem United FC.
Final League Table for 2021/22 Ghana Premier League Season.
Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Asante Kotoko 34 19 10 5 48 20 +28 67
2 Medeama 34 16 8 10 28 25 +3 56
3 Bechem United 34 13 15 6 37 24 +13 54
4 Karela 34 13 13 8 43 33 +10 52
5 Great Olympics 34 12 12 10 36 31 +5 48
6 Hearts of Oak 34 12 12 10 33 29 +4 48
7 Ashanti Gold 34 13 8 13 46 37 +9 47
8 Berekum Chelsea 34 12 11 11 29 30 -1 47
9 Legon Cities 34 11 13 10 34 26 +8 46
10 Bibiani Gold Stars 34 14 4 16 34 40 -6 46
11 Aduana Stars 34 11 12 11 33 28 +5 45
12 Accra Lions 34 12 9 13 26 38 -12 45
13 Dreams 34 11 11 12 47 44 +3 44
14 King Faisal 34 12 6 16 30 34 -4 42
15 Real Tamale 34 10 11 13 40 48 -8 41
16 Eleven Wonders 34 10 10 14 29 38 -9 40
17 WAFA 34 8 11 15 27 42 -15 35
18 Elmina Sharks 34 5 8 21 24 57 -33 23
Top Four teams
1.Asante Kotoko
2. Medeama SC
3. Bechem United
4. Karela United
Relegation teams
1. Eleven Wonders
2. WAFA SC
3. Elmina Sharks
NOTE:
• The point gap between Asante Kotoko FC at the top and Elmina Sharks FC at the bottom is 44 points.
• The bottom team (Elmina Sharks FC) need 21 more points to escape automatic relegation.
• Difference between Asante Kotoko FC at 1st and Medeama SC at 2nd is 11 points.
Total games played = 306
Total goals scored= 624
Teams who scored more Goals
1.Asante Kotoko – 48
2.Dreams – 47
3.Ashanti Gold – 46
4.Karela – 43
5.Real Tamale – 40
6.Bechem United – 37
7.Great Olympics – 36
8. Bibiani Gold Stars – 34
Teams who Conceded more Goals
1.Elmina Sharks – 57
2.Real Tamale – 48
3.Dreams – 44
4.WAFA – 42
5.Bibiani Gold Stars – 40
6.Accra Lions – 38
7.Eleven Wonders – 38
8.Ashanti Gold – 37
Teams with more Clean Sheets
1.Asante Kotoko – 20
2.Berekum Chelsea – 18
3.Bechem United – 18
4.Medeama – 16
5.Aduana Stars – 14
6.Great Olympics – 14
7.Accra Lions – 14
8. Hearts of Oak – 13
Goalkeepers with most clean sheets
Abdulai Iddrisu – Bechem Utd
Total Matches played- 31
Total Cleansheets-18
Total goals Conceded- 18
Obeng Sekyere Gregory -Berekum Chelsea
Total Matches -24
Cleansheets -16
Total Goals Conceded – 11
Danlad Ibrahim- Asante Kotoko
Total Cleansheets- 12
Total matches played- 19
Total – 95 of the season
Total goals Concede -11
Total First Round Penalties – 49
Total Second Round penalties – 46
Penalty Missed 16
Own Goals – 8
Total Red Cards – 31
Golden Boots Awards
1. Yaw Annor – Ashgold 22
2. Franck Mbella – Kotoko 21
3. Umar Bashiru – Karela 14
4. Bright Adjei – Aduana FC 14
5. Augustine Okrah – Bechem United 14
Most Valuable Players Awards
1. Yaw Annor – AshantiGold SC 8
2. Frank Mbella- Asante Kotoko 7
3. Konadu Yiadom – WAFA 7
4. Jonah Attuaquaye – Legon Cities 7
5. Bright Adjei – Aduana Stars 6
Players with most assist
1. Imoro Ibrahim Asante Kotoko – 9
2. Augustine Frimpong RTU – 7
3. Mawuli Wayo King Faisal
4. Salifu Ibrahim Hearts of Oak – 6
5. Justice Anane B. Chelsea – 6
6. George Mfegue Asante Kotoko – 5
Who are the Top Scorers in Ghana Ghana Premier League?
The teams that are scoring really well at the moment are : Asante Kotoko FC with 48 goals scored (31 at home and 17 at away), Dreams FC with 47 goals scored (29 at home and 18 at away), Ashanti Gold Sporting Club with 46 goals scored (34 at home and 12 at away), and Karela FC with 43 goals scored (30 at home and 13 at away).
At home venues, the teams that are the top of the scoring table are : Ashanti Gold Sporting Club with 34 home goals, Asante Kotoko FC with 31 home goals, Karela FC with 30 home goals, and Dreams FC with 29 home goals.
Away from home, the top scoring teams are : Ashanti Gold Sporting Club with 12 away goals, Asante Kotoko FC with 17 away goals, Karela FC with 13 away goals, and Dreams FC with 18 away goals.
Who are the Top Defending Teams in Ghana Ghana Premier League?
The teams that are defending well at the moment in the Ghana Premier League are : Elmina Sharks FC with 57 goals conceded (25 at home and 32 at away), Real Tamale United with 48 goals conceded (12 at home and 36 at away), Dreams FC with 44 goals conceded (18 at home and 26 at away), and West Africa Football Academy with 42 goals conceded (13 at home and 29 at away).
Teams that have kept the most clean sheets in the Ghana Premier League are : Asante Kotoko FC with 20 clean sheets, Bechem United FC with 18 clean sheets, Berekum Chelsea FC with 18 clean sheets, and Medeama SC with 16 clean sheets.
Credit: Footy stats and MO TV
