Ali Mohammed Ali promises “joy” for Hearts fans ahead of Vision FC Encounter
Hearts of Oak defender, Mohammed Ali, has sounded encouraging words to the club’s faithfuls in their upcoming Ghana Premier League fixtures.
The center back has promised the the team will make the fans happy by winning games and to potentially challenge the leading pack for the Ghana Premier League title and become champions for the 22nd time.
First, Hearts will need to maneuver their immediate challenge which is a game against Vision FC at the Nii Adjei Okraku II Sports Complex in Tema New Town.
Speaking ahead of the game at the pre-match presser, he sounded positive and promised that they will deliver a good result for the Hearts of Oak fan base to happy about.
“Our fans are very supportive and we thank them for that. We’re going to make sure they will be happy again in our upcoming games”.
The former Vision FC player also revealed that “there is no pressure” on him going to face his old club and seeking to plot their downfall and added that “they are going into the game fully focused”.
The Coach’s Perspective
The head coach of Hearts of Oak, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani also outlined his tactical approach and what the fans should expect as the team travels to play the Eewo Kɛkɛ lads.
” I think that we’ll need to be more compact and close up inside spaces defensively but offensively we’ll try and be more expensive in terms of our positional play”.
Dramani also touched on the availability of his players ahead of the trip to Vision FC on Saturday.
“Players who couldn’t feature in our last game especially Raphael Amponsah who was suspended is back to the team and we have everyone back to training and training very well.”
Head to Head Record
Hearts of Oak have enjoyed a good run against Vision FC since the later’s promotion to the Ghana top-flight last season.
The 21-time Ghana Premier League champions have beaten Vision FC twice and recorded 1 draw in their 3 previous meetings in the league.
Goals in this fixture has been few with just 4 in the 3 games between the sides. Hearts of Oak have scored 3 of those with Vision scoring just once.
The last time the two sides met at the Nii Adjei Okraku II Sports Complex, the game ended 1-1 and it’s the only game that produced more than one goal.
Form Guide
Both sides come into this match with a patchy form that needs urgent turn around.
In the last 5 games, Vision have recorded a single victory , drawn twice while losing 2. In home matches alone, they have some respite, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost once once.
The Phobians have almost a similar record in their last 5 games. 1 win , 3 draws and 1 defeat have left them rueing missed chances to get closer to Bibiani GoldStars and Medeama SC who have taken the lead on top of the GPL table.
But Hearts of Oak will be boosted by their good form on the road. They have won three of their last 5 away games including playing a draw (their last away game) and losing just once to GoldStars.
With Hearts of lying 5 points adrift of leaders Bibiani GoldStars, the game will be a must win if their ambitions of being crowned GPL champions for the 22nd time and first since 2021 will be alive.
For the ‘Eewo Kɛkɛ’ who lie in a precarious position, just a place and two points away from the drop zone, the game will mean everything as their survival hopes could hinge on it.