Ghana vs Somalia: Black Stars seek response in November international

Ghana face Somalia on 11 November at 17:00 GMT, with both sides looking to make an early statement after failing to score so far this season.

Ghana’s recent form reads LL, while Somalia’s record is DWLL. Neither team has scored in the campaign, making this a match in which one decisive moment could have a major influence on the result.

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

• Assists: (Ghana) — 0 assists, (Somalia) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana) — 1, (Somalia) — 0
• Tackles: Jerome Opoku (Ghana) — 2, (Somalia) — 0.
• Most encounters won: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Ghana) — 7, (Somalia) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)
3. E. Colley (3, Gambia)
4. Y. Wissa (2, Congo DR)
5. Chamito (2, Mozambique)

Team statistics:

The fixture gives Ghana an opportunity to respond after two successive defeats. The Black Stars will be expected to take the initiative, particularly if they can control possession and create pressure in the opening stages. However, Somalia arrive with a more varied recent record and have shown that they can avoid defeat, as reflected by their draw and win before the two losses in their last five-match sequence.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Ghana — LL
• Somalia — DWLL

Ghana looking for attacking improvement

Ghana have scored 0 goals this season, a statistic that highlights the main issue facing the side before the meeting with Somalia. Their challenge will be to turn possession and territorial pressure into clear chances.

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%	50.00%
16-30	50.00%	16.67%
31-45		16.67%
46-60		16.67%
61-75
76-90
91-105

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

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	20.00%	16.67%
16-30	80.00%	33.33%
31-45		16.67%
46-60		33.33%
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
Somalia		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Ghana		Somalia
40.0%	Winning the game	40.0%
50%	Attack potential	50%
40%	Potential in defense	40%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Somalia winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Ghana, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Ghana, is likely to score -2.5 goals, Somalia 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 Somalia will take place on November 11 at 17:00 (GMT) at the stadium .