Ghana Premier League: Vital statistics after match day 10

Aduana Stars edged Liberty Professionals at Dansoman, whereas Kotoko piped Hearts of Oak on match day 10

General stats
A total of 80 matches have been played so far
A total of 169 goals have been scored, which is an average of 2.11 goals per game.

Wa All Stars are leading the pack with 20 points, while Edusua Dwarfs are lying bottom of the league table with 9.

Liberty Professionals are the highest scoring club with 15 goals

The team with the best defence are WA All Stars with 5 goals conceded in 10 league games.

A total of 63 wins have been recorded in 80 games, a percentage of 78.75% of wins.

Wa All Stars are the teams with most wins: 6 wins.
There have been 13 away wins thus far. In percentage wise 20.63% of the wins have been recorded in away games: The latest away winners are Aduana and Kotoko

17 drawn games have been witnessed in 80 league games, which is 21.25%.

Ashgold have drawn five (5) games which is the most by a club.

The most goals scored on a match day are 25: match day 6.

The least number of goals scored on a match day are 12, which happened on match day 5

The highest scoring game was witnessed on match day two and six. On match day 2 Hasaacas defeated Techiman City 4-2 and on match day 6, Liberty Professionals demolished league champions Ashgold 5-1, both in 6-goal thriller

The highest number of goals scored by a single club in a game is 5 goals by WAFA in a 5-0 win over Hasaacas on match day 3 and Liberty Professionals when they defeated Ashgold 5-1 on match day 6.

Stats on players
Dauda Mohammed has scored the fastest goal of the season. It came under one (1) minute against Dreams FC at Dawu on match day 8

Charles Boateng was the first player to score a goal this season, when his opener aided WAFA to edge Kotoko 2-0, with Samuel Tetteh scoring the other in the opening day of the Ghana Premier League

The leading top scorer is Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals with eight (8) goals

The first hat-trick of the season was registered by Samuel Tetteh on match day 3 when WAFA thrashed Hasaacas 5-0. Yahaya Mohammed has registered the second hat-trick of the season, after hitting 3 past Hasaacas on match day 8

7 players have scored a brace this season: Maxwell Baako of Wa All Stars, Latif Blessing of Liberty Professionals (scored a brace twice), Eric Bekoe of Hasaacas, Musah Ibrahim of Hearts of Oak, Sadick Adams of Berekum (twice) Chelsea, Magnus Ebo Duncan of Hasaacas and Yahaya Mohammed of Aduana Stars

The first player to be sent off was Eric Kumi, for receiving a 2nd booking for taking off his shirt, after scoring against Medeama.

Emmanuel Hayford and Lord Ofushene of Dreams FC and Inter Allies respectively were the first two persons to see a direct red card, following a scuffle between them in their sides 2-2 draw.

Statistics peculiar to match day 10
A total of the 19 goals were recorded on match day 10

There were 6 wins and 2 draws on match day 10. Two teams recorded away victories: Aduana Stars and Asante Kotoko.

Aduana Stars continued their good run of form with three wins on the trot and succeeded in ending the unbeaten home record of Liberty Professionals this season.

Asante Kotoko returned to winning ways after their match day 9 home defeat to New Edubiase to edge Hearts of Oak in Accra.

Kotoko, following the Monday win over Hearts have gone 6 consecutive seasons without a defeat in Accra against the Phobians (W4, D2). Kotoko's longest unbeaten run in Accra was between 1987 to 1993-94 seasons (W2, D5). However, the last time they won three consecutive league games in Accra was between 1980 to 1982.

The league leaders Wa All Stars were piped by a goal to nil by Medeama at the T and A Park, but they maintained their position at the summit of the league table, since their closest challenger Hearts of Oak also fell.