03/14/2023
2022-23 BETPAWA PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW: ACCRA LIONS VS DREAMS FC
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The 2021-22 twelve place, Accra Lions lock horns with the 2020-21 seventh place, Dreams FC in match Day 21 fixture in the 2022-23 Betpawa Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on MONDAY evening in Accra.

Predictions: Home win/draw

• The 2022-23 season of the Ghana League is the 60th edition since the competition started in 1956 but the 26th edition since the inception of the Betpawa Premier League in the 1993-94 season is the 2nd appearance for Accra Lions while it is the 4th appearance for Dreams FC.   
                                          
• HEAD-TO-HEAD

• 2021-22 season
Saturday, 13th Nov. 2021 (Day 3)
Dreams FC                      3-1 Accra Lions
Ali Huzaf 12' & Agyenim Boateng Mensah (brace) 20' & 74'//Rauf Salifu 27
Saturday, 12th March, 2022 (Day 20)
Accra Lions                     1-0 Dreams FC
Fawzan Dandawa 90+4'

• 2022-23 season
Sunday, 30th October, 2022 (Day 4)
Dreams FC                       0-1 Accra Lions *
Shawkan Mohammed 77'

Total matches played              - 3
Accra Lions wins                      - 2
Goals scored                             - 3
Dreams FC wins                       - 1
Goals scored                             - 3
Drawn games                            - 0

• Accra Lions have SCORED in each of their previous games against Dreams FC in any VENUE in the GPL.
                                                     
• CURRENT FORM:

• Accra Lions have won TEN (10) out of twenty (20) games (1,800 mins) this season in the GPL.
W10   D4  L6    GF26   GA24

• Accra Lions have gone four (4) games in the GPL without DEFEAT (W2  D2  GF6  GA4). The last time Accra Lions lost a game in the competition was 6th Feb. 2023 in match Day 16 against Asante Kotoko (4-0).

• Dreams FC have won SEVEN (7) out of twenty (20) games (1,800 mins) played this season in the GPL.
W7   D6   L7   GF19   GA16 

• Dreams FC are without WIN in their last two (2) games (180 mins) in the GPL (D1   L1  GF0 GA3). The last time Dreams FC won a game in the competition was 19th Feb. 2023 in match Day 18 against Bibiani Gold Stars (1-0).

• Accra Lions have so played 10 Home games this season in the GPL.
W6  D3  L1  GF18  GA10

• Dreams FC have so far played 9 Away games this season in the GPL.
W1   D4   L4   GF5   GA11

• MATCH FACTS: 

• Dreams FC Away games in the 2021-22 season against teams based in the GREATER ACCRA REGION in the GPL.
• 21/11/21 Great Olympics 3-3 Dreams FC (Day 4)
• 12/03/22 Accra Lions       1-0 Dreams FC (Day 20)
• 01/05/22 Hearts of Oak    3-1 Dreams FC (Day 27)
• 19/05/22 Legon Cities      2-1 Dreams FC (Day 29)
D1  L3   GF5   GA8

• Dreams FC Away games this season against teams based in the GREATER ACCRA REGION in the GPL.
• 20/11/22 Hearts of Oak    2-2 Dreams FC (Day 8)
• 11/01/23 Legon Cities      0-0 Dreams FC (Day 12)
• 05/02/23 Great Olympics 1-1 Dreams FC (Day 16)
D3  GF3  GA3

• Accra Lions are yet to PLAY Day 21 Home game in the GPL since 2021-22 season.  

• Dreams are yet to WIN Day 21 Away game in the Ghana Premier League since 2015-16 season.
2015-16 Hasaacas     2-0 Dreams FC
2020-21 Legon Cities 1-1 Dreams FC
D1    L1    GF1      GA3
                                                                
• Accra Lions had their debut game in the Ghana top-flight competition on 29th October, 2021 when they drew 1-1 with Elmina Sharks. Michelle Sarpong scored first for Sharks on the 65' while Rauf Salifu (81') got the equalizer for Accra Lions. 

• Accra Lions won their first game in the top-flight competition when they hosted Bechem United in Day 4 game at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, 20th Nov. 2021. Christopher Achempong 29' & Rauf Salifu 34'//Augustine Okrah 60'.

• The first time Accra Lions lost @ Home in the GPL since 2021 is 22nd Jan. 2022 in match Day 14 in the 2021-22 season against Ashanti Gold (0-1).

- Since then, Accra Lions have played 20 Home games (1,800 mins) so far in the GPL.
W12    D6   L2     GF26     GA14

• The last time Accra Lions lost @ Home in the GPL is 17th Nov. 2022 in match Day 7 in the 2022-23 season against Hearts of Oak (1-3).

- Since then, Accra Lions have played 6 Home games (540 mins) so far in the GPL.
W3   D3  GF11  GA6

• Aacra Lions have lost 3 out of 27 Home games so far in the GPL since 2021-22 season.
22/01/22 Accra Lions         0-1 Ashanti Gold (Day 14) [2021-22]
22/04/22 Accra Lions         0-3 Hearts of Oak (Day 26) [2021-22]
17/11/22 Accra Lions         1-3 Hearts of Oak (Day 7) [2022-23]

• Accra Lions have so far played 27 Home games in the GPL since 29th Oct. 2021 when they had their first game in the competition.
W15    D9   L3   GF32  GA18 

• Since 1956, only eleven (11) clubs have won the title so far with Kumasi Asante Kotoko been the most successful club with 24, followed by Accra Hearts of Oak (21),
Obuasi AshantiGold [Goldfields] (4), Accra Great Olympics (2), Dormaa Aduana FC (2), Sekondi Eleven Wise (1), Real Republicans (1), Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs (1) Sekondi Hasaacas (1) Berekum Chelsea (1) and Legon Cities [Wa All-Stars] (1).

• The first time Dreams FC won an Away game in the GPL is 21st Feb. 2016 in match Day 1 in the 2015-16 season against Ebusua Dwarfs (0-1).

- Since then, Dreams FC have played 56 Away games in the GPL.
W7    D19    L30   GF41      GA81

• The last time Dreams FC won an Away game in the GPL is 11th Sept. 2022 in match Day 1 in the 2022-23 season against Bibiani Gold Stars (0-1).

- Since then, Dreams FC have played 8 Away games (710 mins) so far in the GPL.
D4    L4    GF4    GA11

• Dreams FC have so far played 57 Away games in the GPL since 21st Feb. 2016 when they played their first game in the competition.
W8     D19   L30   GF42    GA81

• Accra Lions are yet to CONCEDE/LOSE Home match in the month of MARCH in the GPL since 2021-22 season.
06/03/22 Accra Lions 0-0 Great Olympics
12/03/22 Accra Lions 1-0 Dreams FC
31/02/23 Accra Lions 1-0 Bibiani Gold Stars
W2   D1  GF2   GA0

• Dreams FC are yet to WIN an AWAY match in the month of MARCH in the GPL since 2015-16 season.
06/03/16 Inter-Allies        2-2 Dreams FC
20/03/16 Techiman City 1-0 Dreams FC
12/03/22 Accra Lions      1-0 Dreams FC
01/03/23 Kotoku Royals 3-0 Dreams FC
D1     L3     GF2    GA7

• Dreams FC have CONCEDED in each of their Away matches in the month of MARCH in the GPL since 2015-16 season.

• LET'S LOOK AT THE TWO (2) CLUBS GAMES ON MONDAY IN THE GPL.

• Accra Lions games on MONDAY in the GPL since 2021-22 season.
• 27/12/21 Accra Lions      2-1 RTU (Day 10) [2021-22]
• 03/01/22 Legon Cities     0-1 Accra Lions (Day 11) [2021-22]
• 09/05/22 Accra Lions      1-0 Legon Cities (Day 28) [2021-22]
• 19/12/22 Accra Lions      1-1 FC Samartex (Day 9) [2022-23]
• 16/01/23 Accra Lions      2-1 Berekum Chelsea (Day 13) [2022-23]
• 06/02/23 Asante Kotoko 4-0 Accra Lions (Day 16) [2022-23]
• 13/02/23 Accra Lions      2-2 Bibiani Gold Stars (Day 17) [2022-23]
W4   D2   L1   GF9   GA9

• Dreams FC are UNBEATEN in their previous games on MONDAY in the GPL since 2015-16 season.
• 16/11/20 Inter-Allies         0-0 Dreams FC (Day 1) [2020-21]
• 9/04/21 Dreams FC           1-0 Karela United (Day 20) [2020-21]
• 17/05/21 Ebusua Dwarfs 1-1 Dreams FC (Day 25) [2020-21]
• 24/01/22 Dreams FC        3-1 Aduana FC (Day 14) [2021-22]
• 14/02/22 Medeama SC    0-1 Dreams FC (Day 17) [2021-22]
W3   D2   GF6   GA2

• The last Away side to prevent Accra Lions from scoring @ Home in the GPL is Aduana FC who secured goalless drawn game on 22nd May, 2022 in match Day 30 in the 2021-22 season of the GPL.

• Accra Lions have kept 20 CLEAN SHEETS out of 54 games in the Ghana Premier League since 29th Oct. 2021 when they had their debut game in the competition. 

• Dreams FC have so far kept 35 CLEAN SHEETS out of 113 games in the GPL since 2015-16 season.

• Accra Lions were placed 12th with 45 points at the end of the 2021-22 season of the Ghana Premier League. 

• Dreams FC Best position in the GPL since 2015-16 season is 7th with 49 points in the 2021-22 season.

• Dreams FC worse performance in the Ghana Premier League since 2015-16 season is 9th with 40 points in the 2015-16 season but they were relegated after ruling from CAS which paved way for Tema Youth to replace them for the 2017 season.

• Accra Lions are 2nd with 34 points after Day 20 games while Dreams FC on the other hand are 10th with 27 points on the Ghana top-flight log.

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