Wa All Stars vrs Asante Kotoko- Preview: Northern Blues must hurt Porcupines to revive bid

Wa All Stars and Asante Kotoko face each other in a dramatic encounter at the Wa Park in the Ghana Premier League on Wednesday .

The hosts need to up their efforts to end the winning run of the Porcupines to move up on the league ladder.

The northern Blues held reigning champions Ashanti Gold SC to a 0-0 stalemate at the Len Clay stadium last Sunday.

Goalkeeper Richard Ofori made six crucial saves to deny the Miners.

He is expected to replicate his form against Asante Kotoko on Wednesday if Wa All Stars are to win.

Issahaku Konda and Mohammed Armando are back at Wa All Stars ahead of Asante Kotoko's visit.

Both players missed last Sunday's fixture due to their stint with the national U20 team.

Asante Kotoko on the other hand managed to beat Inter Allies FC on Sunday to move to 3rd on the league.

Amos Frimpong scored the match winner from the spot.

Dauda Mohammed has joined the Fabulous squad for the big game after captaining the Ghana U20 side in their 2-1 loss to Ethiopia.

Kwame Boateng is still nursing an injury which has ruled him out of the midweek league fixture.

Kotoko have completed the signing of former Wa All Stars winger Emmanuel Gyamfi but he will not be available to face his former side.

MATCH FACTS
Head to Head
Total matches played = 16
Wa All Stars wins = 2
Drawn matches = 5
Asante Kotoko wins = 9
*Wa All Stars have won just one of their last six premier league games.

(W1 D2 L3)
*Asante Kotoko have won six of their last seven premier league fixtures.

(W6 D0 L1)
*Wa All Stars have lost only one of their last seventeen premiership matches at home.

(W13 D3 L1)
*Asante Kotoko have won all of their last three away matches in the premier league this season.

They lost all of their first three away fixtures.
(P6 W3 D0 L3)
*Wa All Stars have managed just one victory in their last seven games in the league against Asante Kotoko.

(W1 D2 L4)
*Asante Kotoko have lost just one of their eight visits to Wa All Stars in the league.

(W3 D4 L1)
*Wa All Stars have conceded just one goal at home in the premier league this term after six matches.

*Asante Kotoko have kept clean sheets in all of their last three away fixtures in the premiership.

They conceded in each of their first three.