Awassa Kenema will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Fasil Ketema.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Awassa Kenema form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hawassa Stadium as Awassa Kenema has scored 19 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats are 6-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).The fans are hoping that Awassa Kenema will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Welwalo Adigrat Uni (placed 9th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Dedebit with a 1-0 scoreline.
Awassa Kenema can score goals in their home matches. After 8 matches they have found the net 19 times. Awassa Kenema are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hawassa Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Fasil Ketema form and stats
Playing away, Fasil Ketema have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats so far this season.Fasil Ketema are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League against Sidama Bunna (placed 2nd). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Jimma Kenema.
Fasil Ketema are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. Fasil Ketema are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fasil Ketema - Awassa Kenema 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Awassa Kenema won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Fasil Ketema has 1 win.Awassa Kenema missing players
Fasil Ketema missing players
| Awassa Kenema | Fasil Ketema | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | Played | 8 | 16 |
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 69% |
| 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 44% |
| 38% | 62% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 31% |
| 25% | 38% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | Both teams to score | 38% | 31% |
| 31% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 62% | 62% |
| 44% | 25% | Failed To Score | 25% | 38% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Mekelle Kenema | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Sidama Bunna | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Fasil Ketema | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Kedus Giorgis | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Bahardar | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Awassa Kenema | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Adama Kenema | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Ethiopia Bunna | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Jimma Kenema | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Mekelakeya | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | Welayta Dicha | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Shire Endaselassie | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 12 |
| 15 | Debub Police | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 | Dedebit | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | -24 | 4 |
