Match Report
9 points and 10 places separated them: Dire Dawa Kenema 17th with 42, Welayta Dicha 7th with 51. Dire Dawa Kenema ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.68/1.11 for Dire Dawa Kenema and 0.97/0.82 for Welayta Dicha (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.89.
Dire Dawa Kenema were unbeaten in 5.
8 meetings are on record — 4 won by Dire Dawa Kenema, 1 by Welayta Dicha, 3 drawn, at 2.13 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Dire Dawa Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Welayta Dicha: Carlos Damtew (65'), Carlos Damtew (84')
Key stats
Possession: Dire Dawa Kenema 60% · Welayta Dicha 40% · Total shots: 5-9 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-2