It's game two of the Premier League season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Dire Dawa Kenema-Kedus Giorgis!
Dire Dawa Kenema and Kedus Giorgis 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.
Dire Dawa Kenema form and stats
Kenema drew their last game, 0-0 away at Sebeta Kenema (placed 5th).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sidama Bunna are coming to town in one day.
Last season, Dire Dawa Kenema's league statistics were 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the Premier League. Over these 17 matches they scored 16 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Dire Dawa Kenema managed 5-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 9 conceded.
Kedus Giorgis form and stats
Kedus Giorgis might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fasil Ketema proved too strong as Giorgis slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Addis Ababa Stadium.
A quick return to home after this game, as Giorgis are hosting Awassa Kenema in the Premier League only four days away.
Let's have a look at how Kedus Giorgis performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 22 and conceded 13 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 2 with 9/7 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Kenema one win, two draws and Kedus Giorgis six victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Dire Dawa Kenema missing players
Kedus Giorgis missing players
| Dire Dawa Kenema | Kedus Giorgis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dire Dawa Kenema | Last season | Kedus Giorgis | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 71% | ||
| 65% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 44% | 41% | ||
| 53% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 35% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 18% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 18% | ||
| 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 41% | ||
| 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 47% | ||
| 35% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 41% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 12.6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | ||
| 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Adama Kenema | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Bahardar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Hadiya Hosaena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sebeta Kenema | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Ethiopia Bunna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wolkite Ketema | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Welayta Dicha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kedus Giorgis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sidama Bunna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Jimma Kenema | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Mekelle Kenema | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | Kedus Giorgis | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Sidama Bunna | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Bahardar | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Shire Endaselassie | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Awassa Kenema | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 8 | Ethiopia Bunna | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| 9 | Adama Kenema | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Sebeta Kenema | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Welayta Dicha | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Wolkite Ketema | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Jimma Kenema | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Hadiya Hosaena | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 14 |