International Friendly · Wednesday 31 May 1972 · Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
GhanaSierra Leone 3–1 Ghana (31 May 1972): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
24%27%49%
Sierra Leone winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Sierra Leone and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sierra Leone 2 wins, Ghana 4, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 1–2 Sierra Leone on 7 February 1971 (International Friendly).
- Sierra Leone won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Ghana won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Sierra Leone 1422, Ghana 1695 — Ghana were favourites.
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Nigeria4 Dec 1971 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Senegal25 Jul 1971 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Gambia24 Apr 1971 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Nigeria13 Feb 1971 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Ghana7 Feb 1971 · International Friendly
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast19 Apr 1972 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Togo27 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Togo13 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
- 6–2 vs Ivory Coast2 May 1971 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Sierra Leone7 Feb 1971 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana1–2Sierra Leone7 Feb 1971 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–2Sierra Leone31 Jan 1971 · International Friendly
- Ghana6–2Sierra Leone7 Feb 1960 · International Friendly
- Sierra Leone2–3Ghana24 Aug 1957 · International Friendly
- Ghana4–3Sierra Leone16 Dec 1956 · International Friendly
- Ghana2–0Sierra Leone1 Jun 1954 · International Friendly