Asante Kotoko vs Karela United Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 0

Isaac Opoku Agyemang 5′13th

8th

Possession: 49%51%
Shots · on target in brackets: 6 (3)9 (1)
Corners: 22
Table · 8 v 6 pts: 13th → 3rd8th → 9th

Premier LeagueMatchday 5Thu 1 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTCBaba Yara Stadium

Events

AKFC 1–0 KUFC · 3–2 yellow

Full time 1–0
Eric Antwi KonaduYellow card69′
Patrick AsieduYellow card53′
Half-time 1–0
Inusah AdamYellow card45+3′
Ammar ZaidanYellow card35′
Lord Hilary AdaboYellow card33′
Isaac Opoku Agyemang1–0Goal · assist Emmanuel Sanja5′

Table after full time

Premier League 2026/2027

#	Team	P	W-D-L	Goals	GD	Pts	Before
1	Medeama	4	2-2-0	8:4	+4	8	1st
2	Samartex	4	2-2-0	6:3	+3	8	2nd
3	Asante Kotoko	5	2-2-1	6:6	0	8	13th ▲10
4	Accra Hearts of Oak	4	2-1-1	6:2	+4	7	3rd ▼1
5	Ashanti Gold	4	2-1-1	6:4	+2	7	4th ▼1
7	Aduana Stars	4	2-1-1	4:2	+2	7	6th ▼1
8	Bechem United	4	2-1-1	3:3	0	7	7th ▼1
9	Karela United	5	2-0-3	6:7	-1	6	8th ▼1
10	Basake Holy Stars	4	2-0-2	3:5	-2	6	9th ▼1
11	Vision	4	1-2-1	6:5	+1	5	10th ▼1
18	Dreams	4	0-1-3	5:9	-4	1	18th

Asante Kotoko: 13th → 3rd5 → 8 pts
Karela United: 8th → 9th6 → 6 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

38%Model · draw 25%37%

Projected goals: 1.39 – 1.38total 2.77 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores: 1–1 12%1–0 8.7%0–1 8.6%

Outcome	Model	Happened
Asante Kotoko win	38%	Yes
Draw	25%	No
Karela United win	37%	No
Over 1.5 goals	76%	No
Over 2.5 goals	52%	No
Over 3.5 goals	30%	No
Both teams to score	56%	No
Asante Kotoko clean sheet	25%	Yes
Karela United clean sheet	25%	No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 5

Premier League · the other 8 games

3 OctDreams0–0Accra Hearts of Oak
3 OctVision0–0Bibiani Gold Stars FC
4 OctSamartex1–0Young Apostles
4 OctBasake Holy Stars1–0Berekum Chelsea
4 OctPort City FC3–1Bechem United
4 OctDebibi United0–1Medeama
4 OctAduana Stars2–1Gamba All Blacks
4 OctHeart of Lions3–2Ashanti Gold

Premier League fixtures and results →

What stands out

3rdfrom 13th
Asante Kotoko moved from 13th to 3rd in the Premier League table with this result.5 → 8 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
9thfrom 8th
Karela United moved from 8th to 9th in the Premier League table with this result.6 → 6 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

17 figures

Asante Kotokofull timeKarela United

49%Possession51%
6Shots9
3Shots on target1
2Corners2
18Fouls27
3Yellow cards2

All 17 stats

Attack
119Attacks115
100Dangerous attacks90
2Offsides2
50%Shot accuracy11%
3Shots off target8
Defence
105Ball safe84
9Goal kicks4
0Saves1
Discipline
29Free kicks21
Other
5Substitutions4
27Throw-ins34

Lineups

Starting XIs

Asante Kotoko4-4-2formation4-3-3Karela United

1Dari Aziz Haruna98′

12Emmanuel SanjaA 98′
5Musa Hamzata98′
26Lord Amoah98′
17Patrick AsieduYC 98′

23Inusah AdamYC 98′
8Lord Hilary AdaboYC 98′
6Richard Boadu98′
11Eric Gbetta98′

18E. Mamah98′
14Isaac Opoku AgyemangG 98′

12Ganiu Mohammed Abdul98′

30Alhassan Ali98′
4Edmund Afurapoe98′
3Faisal Gariba98′
2Fatau Mohammed98′

14Ammar ZaidanYC 98′
13Malik Abubakar98′
25Abdul-Basit Isa Ninkab98′

41Nyaba Iddi Mahfuz98′
10Jonas Wisdom Manyina98′
11Eric Antwi KonaduYC 98′

4Koffi Marius Ange BiniDF
9Morifing DonzoFW
10Hubert GyauMF
13Walid FuseiniMF
20Seth KwadwoMF
21Abu AdamsDF
22M. AbdelwadieGK
30Lawson KyeiMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Eric Tinkler (1.44 PPG) · Nurudeen Amadu (1.57 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

5Frank Ackom
6Joseph QuansahDF
9Felix MortuFW
20Joseph BekoeDF
33Mohammed AwalMF
40Junior YussifMF
49Ebenezer ArmegahMF
77Danlad Nuhu

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off

Asante Kotoko4d restKUFC +1d rest5d restKarela United

0-2L3 May
0-0D6 May
2-0W10 May
1-3L17 May
1-2L24 May
0-0D28 Aug
2-2D6 Sep
2-1W13 Sep
1-1D20 Sep
0-2L27 Sep

2-4-4goals 9:131.00pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

2-2D12 Apr
2-1W3 May
0-0D6 May
0-3L10 May
1-0W17 May
0-1L24 May
1-3L6 Sep
3-1W13 Sep
1-2L20 Sep
1-0W26 Sep

4-2-4goals 11:131.40pts/game

27 SepHAduana Stars0–2
20 SepASamartex1–1
13 SepHHeart of Lions2–1
6 SepADebibi United2–2
28 AugHAccra Hearts of Oak0–0

latest 5

26 SepHAccra Hearts of Oak1–0
20 SepAAduana Stars1–2
13 SepHBechem United3–1
6 SepASamartex1–3
24 MayHNations0–1

Show older matches

24 MayHGamba All Blacks1–2
17 MayABechem United1–3
10 MayHEleven Wonders2–0
6 MayHHohoe United0–0
3 MayADreams0–2

older

17 MayHGamba All Blacks1–0
10 MayAVision0–3
6 MayAAccra Hearts of Oak0–0
3 MayHYoung Apostles2–1
12 AprHHeart of Lions2–2

Match info

Competition: Premier League
Season: 2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 34
Kick-off: Thu 1 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
Venue: Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Capacity: 2,000 · grass
Weather: 23 °C · broken clouds · humidity 87%
AKFC coach: Eric Tinkler (1.44 PPG)
KUFC coach: Nurudeen Amadu (1.57 PPG)

Match summary

Asante Kotoko beat Karela United 1-0 in the Premier League (Ghana), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Asante Kotoko sat 13th on 5 points, while Karela United were 8th on 6 points. Across 10 previous meetings on record, Asante Kotoko won 5 and Karela United won 3, with 2 draws (2.2 goals per game).

Isaac Opoku Agyemang (5') scored for Asante Kotoko.

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