Match Report
The table read 5th (Fasil Ketema, 55 pts) against 18th (Mekelle Kenema, 41 pts), 14 points apart. Mekelle Kenema's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Fasil Ketema were scoring 0.74 and conceding 0.74, Mekelle Kenema 0.79 and 0.95, against a competition average of 0.89 goals per team per game.
Fasil Ketema had not lost in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Fasil Ketema wins, 0 for Mekelle Kenema, 5 draws, at 1.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
Hawassa Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mekelle Kenema: Arafat Al-Haj (60'), Bona Ali (55'), Bona Ali (57')
Key stats
Possession: Fasil Ketema 57% · Mekelle Kenema 43% · Total shots: 7-6 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 6-3