A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Kedus Giorgis fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Jimma Kenema's 12th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Jimma Kenema have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
Giorgis have less rest than Jimma 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 Ethiopia Bunna, so at least Giorgis are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Kedus Giorgis form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Kedus Giorgis at their home stadium (Dire Dawa Stadium) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The Giorgis goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 209 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The Giorgis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Giorgis 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.
Jimma Kenema form and stats
Jimma Kenema have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-4-4 (9 played).
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Jimma Kenema as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. Kenema have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Jimma Kenema - Giorgis 2-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Kedus Giorgis won three games, one match ended with a draw and Jimma Kenema has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / threeKedus Giorgis missing players
Jimma Kenema missing players
| Kedus Giorgis | Jimma Kenema | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 28 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| 76% | 62% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 53% | 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 78% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 22% | 33% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 53% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 67% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 10.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 39% | 34% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 41% |
- Jimma Kenema have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Jimma Kenema have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Premier League
- Jimma Kenema have the most dropped points from leading position (15) 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Ethiopia Bunna | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Bahardar | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Kedus Giorgis | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Hadiya Hosaena | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Welayta Dicha | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Awassa Kenema | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Sebeta Kenema | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Wolkite Ketema | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Dire Dawa Kenema | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Sidama Bunna | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 17 |
| 12 | Jimma Kenema | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -17 | 11 |
| 13 | Adama Kenema | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 8 |