Match Report
Ethiopian Medhin went into the game 16th in the table on 43 points; Awassa Kenema sat 9th on 50 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Awassa Kenema sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ethiopian Medhin 0.78 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Awassa Kenema 0.97 and 0.87, with the league averaging 0.89.
Ethiopian Medhin's last three games had all finished level.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ethiopian Medhin, 1 by Awassa Kenema, 2 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Addis Ababa Stadium, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ethiopian Medhin: Amanuel Erbo (12'), Amanuel Erbo (80') · Awassa Kenema: Tebarek Hefemo (7')
Key stats
Possession: Ethiopian Medhin 53% · Awassa Kenema 47% · Total shots: 12-5 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 4-4