Sunday 22nd September, 2013 is going to be the 99th meeting between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko in the premier league.
Sports researcher and analysts, Thomas Freeman Yeboah has compiled results of clashes between the two traditional clubs which is published below:
First ever league encounter
Jackson Park, Kumasi
Match cancelled because it ended abrubtly
Kotoko 2-4 Hearts
Replay
Sunday 2nd November, 1958
Kotoko 2-5 Hearts
Head to head
Total: 98
Accra Hearts of Oak = 33
Kumasi Asante Kotoko = 30
Draws = 35
At Accra Hears of Oak home grounds
First league match at Hearts of Oak’s home grounds
Sunday 16th November, 1958
Hearts 2-4 Kotoko
All matches played in Accra except 2006/07 league home match that was played at Cape Coast Sports Stadiumt
Total = 51
Accra Hearts of Oak = 15
Kumasi Asante Kotoko = 13
Draws = 23
Hearts of Oak home matches in Accra
Total = 50
Accra Hearts of Oak = 14
Kumasi Asante Kotoko = 13
Draws = 23
Week 2 matches between them
Week 2 matches between them have happened only twice since 1958
1992
Hearts 1-1 Kotoko
2000
Hearts 4-0 Kotoko
The last time Kotoko won their match day 1 at home while Hearts won their match day 1 away.
In 1992 Kotoko won at home to Goldfields while Hearts won away to Neoplan at Bekwai Gyamfi park and the week two match was Hearts of Oak vs Kotoko in Accra.
Week 1
17th February, 1992
Kotoko 1-0 Goldfields
At Gyamfi Park, Bekwai
Neoplan 1-3 Hearts
Week 2
23rd February, 1992
Hearts 1-1 Kotoko
Mahmoud Ahmed 82nd for Kotoko and Emmanuel Armah equalized for Hearts of Oak in the 90nd minute through a penalty.
Will this repeat itself in the 2012/13 season?
Kotoko beat Aduana Stars 2-1 at home, while Hearts won away to New Edubiase at no other grounds than Bekwai Gyamfi Park in their week 1 matches and the week 2 game is Hearts of Oak vs Kotoko in Accra.
Will what happened in 1992 repeat itself?
Hearts are without a win in their last three home matches against Kotoko
2010/11
Hearts 0-2 Kotoko
2012/13
Hearts 0-0 Kotoko
2012/13
Hearts 1-1 Kotoko
It is likely a team will avoid defeat if it leads 1-0 by the close of half time.
The last time a team lost in their encounter after leading 1-0 at half time was:
1963/64 season
Hearts 3-2 Kotoko
Mfum scored in the 40th minute, but Hearts fought from the 1-0 goal deficit to win 3-2 in the 2nd half.
Source: Ghana | Thomas Freeman N. Yeboah Metro fm, Kumasi
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