FC Samartex 1996 welcome Dreams FC to the Nsenkyire Sports Arena on Sunday.
The defending champions remain 8th in the league table with 22 points despite sharing the spoils in a goalless draw with Hearts of Oak at home in their last fixture.
They’ve won 1, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the last five league matches. The Timber Giants head into this game with two successive draws and two successive losses in their last four home fixtures. They will hope to secure their first home win on Sunday after beaten Legon Cities 1-0 in match day 10.
Dreams FC fell to a humiliating 3-0 defeat to struggling Legon Cities last time out, keeping them just two points above the bottom three ahead of this round. They’ve amassed 16 points, having scored the least goals in the league currently (7) and conceded 14.
The Believers have won just a single game in the last five outings (D2, L2). Abdul Karim Zito’s men are the 8th weakest away side and will be desperate to grab the maximum points on Sunday over FC Samartex side they’ve struggled to beat in the league since 2022.
FC Samartex 1996 have played Dreams FC twice at home in the league since the Timber Giants gained promotion into the Premiership in the 2022/23 season with FC Samartex winning one and drawing one.
In the 2022/23 season FC Samartex 1996 drawn goalless with Dreams FC and recorded a 2-0 victory in the 2023/24 season.
