Match Report
In the standings it was Dire Dawa Kenema 17th on 42 points, Ethiopia Nigd Bank 15th on 45 — separated by 3. The last five rounds placed Dire Dawa Kenema 8th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Dire Dawa Kenema 0.68 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Ethiopia Nigd Bank 1.13 and 1.16, with the league averaging 0.89.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Dire Dawa Kenema, 2 for Ethiopia Nigd Bank and 2 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Dire Dawa Stadium (capacity 5,000). Ethiopia Nigd Bank led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dire Dawa Kenema: Mohammednur Nasir (62') · Ethiopia Nigd Bank: Addis Gidey (14'), Natnael Daniel (67')
Key stats
Possession: Dire Dawa Kenema 66% · Ethiopia Nigd Bank 34% · Total shots: 9-4 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 8-0