Victory to the hosting team is expected from this game if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Awassa Kenema regulars are confident that the mismatch between 5th and Bahardar's 12th place in the table will be revealed on the arena.
- Awassa Kenema have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Bahardar have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Awassa Kenema form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 13 Premier League games here at Bahir Dar Stadium for Awassa Kenema. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
A strong away win for Awassa Kenema against Dire Dawa Kenema the last match. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Riascos, having bagged a goal in four consecutive games.
Ahead of that match, Awassa lost 1-3 at home to Ethiopia Bunna.The Awassa Kenema fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Awassa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bahardar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
Bahardar are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Kedus Giorgis (placed 1st).
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Sidama Bunna.After this away game Bahardar return home for a Premier League game against Dire Dawa Kenema. That game is only four sleeps after this.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). Bahardar has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The former head to head game ended Bahardar - Awassa Kenema 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - two - one (Awassa Kenema wins - draws - Bahardar wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Awassa Kenema missing players
Bahardar missing players
| Awassa Kenema | Bahardar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 32 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 69% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 65% |
| 50% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 31% | 27% |
| 31% | 38% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 8% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 38% |
| 31% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 27% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 38% |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.8 | 9.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 53% | 57% | 69% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 31% | 31% |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
- Awassa Kenema have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Awassa Kenema have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Bahardar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bahardar have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kedus Giorgis | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | Fasil Ketema | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Sidama Bunna | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Ethiopia Bunna | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 40 |
| 5 | Awassa Kenema | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Welayta Dicha | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Arba Minch Kenema | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Hadiya Hosaena | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 9 | Mekelakeya | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Wolkite Ketema | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | -6 | 31 |
| 11 | Adama Kenema | 26 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Bahardar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Addis Ababa Ketema | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Jimma Kenema | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | Sebeta Kenema | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -24 | 20 |
