Match Report
Mechal FC, 3rd with 55 points, sat 20 points above Arba Minch Kenema (20th, 35). Mechal FC's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Mechal FC were scoring 1.13 and conceding 0.87, Arba Minch Kenema 0.79 and 1.21, against a competition average of 0.89 goals per team per game.
Mechal FC carried a 12-game unbeaten run into this.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Mechal FC, 1 for Arba Minch Kenema and 1 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Addis Ababa Stadium, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arba Minch Kenema led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Mechal FC: charles muslege (47') · Arba Minch Kenema: Ashenafi Tegegn (32'), Tewdros Benti (60')
Key stats
Possession: Mechal FC 56% · Arba Minch Kenema 44% · Total shots: 7-6 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 6-2