Asante Kotoko travel to the Accra Sports Stadium to battle struggling Accra Lions on Wednesday in the Premier League.
Lions registered their sixth victory in the league this season after completing a remarkable comeback, coming from a 1-0 down to beat newly promoted side Basake Holy Stars 2-1 at home soil.
Lions remain in the drop Zone (16th) with 26 points from 26 league matches this season, having scored 20 and conceded the third most goals (28).They are unbeaten in their last four successive home league matches and will yearn for all the spoils on Wednesday.
An 80th minute penalty salvaged a point for league leaders Asante Kotoko last Sunday in a 1-1 draw against Bechem United. The Porcupine Warriors unbeaten run has now stretched to nine games (W5, D4). They’ve amassed 47 points after 26 matches, having scored the third joint most goals (28) and conceded the third joint least goals (16).
Prosper Nartey Ogum’s men head into this fixture as the third best away performers and will aim for all the spoils over an Accra Lions side they’ve never lost to away from home in the league since 2022.
Accra Lions have played Asante Kotoko three times at home in the league since 2021/22 season with Accra Lions drawing one and losing two.
In the 2021/22 season, Accra Lions drawn 1-1 with Asante Kotoko, lost 0-1 in the 2022/23 season and repeated same score line in the 2023/24 season.
