Karela vs Legon Cities Prediction: A high goal scoring contest

Karela and Legon Cities will square off against one another in the 27th round of the Ghana Premier League. The match will take place at Crosby Awuah Memorial Stadium. The previous three contests between these two teams finished in ties, but both of them will be hoping for a different outcome here.

Karela United had a winning record of two games against Accra Hearts of Oak and Samartex and a losing record of three games against Bechem United, King Faisal, and Medeama in their previous matches. Karela United was only able to score seven goals while giving up seven in those matchups. During the course of the current league season, Karela United has scored an average of 0.77 goals per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was issued 40 yellow cards and one red card. Karela United has some sort of problem with not being able to hold possession of the ball, as evidenced by their season-long average of 47.45% possession.

Legon Cities FC comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Aduana Stars and Kotoku Royals, losing one of those matches to Bibiani Gold Stars FC, and drawn two of their most recent five matches against Accra Great Olympics and Asante Kotoko. The club was only able to score eight goals while giving up five in those contests. In matches played away from home, Legon Cities had a goal-scoring average of one and a goal-against average of 0.96. The away squad was shown a total of 35 yellow cards and three red cards. The overall percentage of time that Legon Cities FC has had control of the ball during this season is a very respectable 50.90% on average.

Karela United and Legon Cities FC have only played each other a total of eight times in recent history, with Karela United coming out on top three times and Legon Cities FC coming out on the losing end each time. There were a total of five draws in the games. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Karela United scored eight goals, while Legon Cities FC only managed to score two.

As was the case in their prior encounters, we anticipate a close outcome here as well. On the other hand, we anticipate that Karela will be the one to win this round and break the tie. Also, anticipate a match with a limited number of goals.