A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bahardar fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Dire Dawa Kenema's 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Bahardar have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier League
Bahardar have less rest than Dire Dawa Kenema in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Fasil Ketema, so at least Bahardar are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Dire Dawa Kenema have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bahardar form and stats
4-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Bahardar so far this season. Bahardar haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Awassa Kenema, 91 days ago. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Bahardar after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Bahardar are confident in defense, having played 435 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
There will be little rest for Bahardar after this match as they are travelling to Awassa Kenema for a Premier League game in only four days.
The Bahardar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Bahardar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dire Dawa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Dire Dawa Kenema form and stats
Playing away, Dire Dawa Kenema have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The visiting Kenema have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kenema have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dire Dawa Kenema - Bahardar 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Bahardar three wins, zero draws and Dire Dawa Kenema one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Bahardar missing players
Dire Dawa Kenema missing players
| Bahardar | Dire Dawa Kenema | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 82% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 65% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 35% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 9.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10 | 9.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 40% | 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | 33% |
- Bahardar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahardar have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Premier League
- Bahardar have the most points from losing position (8) 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 | Fasil Ketema | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Ethiopia Bunna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Bahardar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Kedus Giorgis | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Hadiya Hosaena | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Welayta Dicha | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Awassa Kenema | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolkite Ketema | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Sebeta Kenema | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Sidama Bunna | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 17 |
| 11 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Jimma Kenema | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 11 |
| 13 | Adama Kenema | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 8 |