Match Report
10 points and 11 places separated them: Ethiopia Nigd Bank 15th with 45, Mebrat Hayl 4th with 55. Ethiopia Nigd Bank had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Per game in the league, Ethiopia Nigd Bank were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.16, Mebrat Hayl 0.82 and 0.63, against a competition average of 0.89 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Ethiopia Nigd Bank, 2 by Mebrat Hayl, 1 drawn, at 1.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Addis Ababa Stadium, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Ethiopia Nigd Bank: Nathaniel Daniel (40'), Nathaniel Daniel (64') · Mebrat Hayl: Habtamu Szewalem (70')
Key stats
Possession: Ethiopia Nigd Bank 40% · Mebrat Hayl 60% · Total shots: 3-2 · On target: 2-1