The league table is allowed to rest as Al Ahli Benghazi and Mekelle Kenema battle for CAF Champions League honors in this first Preliminary Round leg of two fixtures.
Mekelle Kenema have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ahli Benghazi form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the 1st round against Mamelodi Sundowns.Al Ahli Benghazi are steadily winning Premier League games and points here. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. Al Ahli Benghazi has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Mamelodi Sundowns defeat 705 days ago. The Al Ahli Benghazi fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Benghazi has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Heartbreak before that as Benghazi lost 2-4 at Ismaily's place.
Benghazi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 12 goals in 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Benghazi have only let in 3 goals at home.
Mekelle Kenema form and stats
Mekelle Kenema's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the preliminary round.3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Mekelle Kenema playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mekelle as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Mekelle have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Ahli Benghazi missing players
Mekelle Kenema missing players
| Al Ahli Benghazi | Mekelle Kenema | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 33 | ||
| 23 | 3 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 85% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 88 | ||
| 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 37 | ||
| 10% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 125% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahli Benghazi | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Al-Nasr | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Al-Akhdar | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Ta'awon | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Shabaab Al Jabal | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Sadaqa | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Ngom Egdabya | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 9 | Al-Tahaddi | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Darnes | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | Khaleej Sart | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | Al-Anwar | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 2 |
| 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 |