This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, Debub Police holding 15th place and Dire Dawa Kenema lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Debub Police and Dire Dawa Kenema should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Debub Police form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season, with Debub Police only managing 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses so far from their games here at Hawassa Stadium.Debub Police drew their last game, 0-0 away at Mekelakeya (placed 11th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Jimma Kenema in a game that was won 6-1.
Debub Police are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 10 goals in 8 matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Dire Dawa Kenema form and stats
The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Dire Dawa Kenema so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-2 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Dire Dawa Kenema, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.Dire Dawa Kenema won their last game, 1-0 versus Ethiopia Bunna played at home. A loss against Sidama Bunna was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Dire Dawa Kenema are in action again only zero days after this game, playing their Premier League at a neutral venue versus Debub Police.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dire Dawa Kenema as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
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 - Debub Police 1-1. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 0 wins for Debub Police, 1 draw and 0 wins for Dire Dawa Kenema.Debub Police missing players
Dire Dawa Kenema missing players
| Debub Police | Dire Dawa Kenema | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | Played | 8 | 16 |
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 81% |
| 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 12% | 12% |
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 50% | Both teams to score | 50% | 44% |
| 12% | 12% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 38% |
| 44% | 38% | 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 |