Match Report
Mekelle Kenema went into the game 18th in the table on 41 points; Bahardar sat 11th on 48 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Mekelle Kenema 10th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Mekelle Kenema 0.79 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Bahardar 0.74 and 0.74, with the league averaging 0.89.
5 matches unbeaten backed Bahardar's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Mekelle Kenema win, 1 for Bahardar, 3 draws, at 1.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Tigray Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Mekelle Kenema 52% · Bahardar 48% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 3-2