Ghana vs Gambia: Hosts look to make early statement in September clash

Ghana face Gambia on 29 September at 16:00 GMT, with both sides aiming to build momentum at the start of the season.

The match gives Ghana an opportunity to use home advantage, while Gambia will look to carry the confidence of their latest result into a difficult away fixture. With the campaign still in its early stages, the meeting could provide an important indication of both teams’ direction.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Ghana) — 0 assists, Suleiman Camara (Gambia) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: F. Afena-Gyan (Ghana) — 0, B. Gaye (Gambia) — 0
• Tackles: E. Nuamah (Ghana) — 2, E. Colley (Gambia) — 3.
• Most encounters won: A. Fatawu (Ghana) — 7, A. Barry (Gambia) — 8.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. N. Dorgeles (2, Mali)
2. L. Mickels (1, Rwanda)
3. I. Maza (1, Algeria)
4. M. Diallo (1, Mauritania)
5. A. Hadj-Moussa (1, Algeria)

Team statistics:

Ghana’s listed recent form is a defeat, while Gambia’s is a win. That contrast gives the visitors a psychological lift before kick-off, although Ghana will expect home conditions to help them respond.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Ghana — L
• Gambia — W

The scoring figures also favour Gambia at this stage. M. Badamosi has scored once for the visitors, while no Ghana player is listed as having scored this season. That does not decide the outcome, but it highlights the need for Ghana to be more effective in the final third.

According to home statistics this season, Ghana scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15		50.00%
16-30		50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Gambia has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	100.00%
16-30	50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gambia		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Ghana		Gambia
33.0%	Winning the game	33.0%
0%	Attack potential	0%
33%	Potential in defense	33%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Gambia winning – 50%, draw – 50%, loss – 0. Thus Ghana, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Ghana, is likely to score None goals, Gambia is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Ghana and Gambia will take place on September 29 at 16:00 (GMT) at the stadium Accra Sports Stadium.