Hadiya Hosaena v Dire Dawa Kenema: Relegation rivals seek vital points in Ethiopian Premier League clash

Hadiya Hosaena host Dire Dawa Kenema on 27 June at 12:00 GMT in a pivotal Ethiopian Premier League fixture that could heavily influence the relegation picture and the final standings.

Both clubs arrive in poor overall form, with Hadiya Hosaena’s last five matches reading LDDLD and Dire Dawa Kenema’s sequence showing LWLWD. The inconsistent runs highlight why both sides are under pressure to take something from this league encounter.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Hadiya Hosaena) — 0 assists, (Dire Dawa Kenema) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Hadiya Hosaena) — 0, (Dire Dawa Kenema) — 0
• Tackles: None (Hadiya Hosaena) — None, None (Dire Dawa Kenema) — None.
• Most encounters won: (Hadiya Hosaena) — 0, (Dire Dawa Kenema) — 0.
• Yellow cards: None (Hadiya Hosaena) — None, None (Dire Dawa Kenema) — None.
• Red cards: None (Hadiya Hosaena) — None, None (Dire Dawa Kenema) — None.

Top 5 scorers this season:

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Team statistics:

Hadiya Hosaena’s season has been defined by tight matches, profligacy in front of goal and an inability to turn draws into victories. The club has played 12 league games this season without scoring, underlining a chronic attacking problem that has repeatedly cost them points in the Ethiopian Premier League table.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Hadiya Hosaena — LDDLD
• Dire Dawa Kenema — LWLWD

Dire Dawa Kenema contrast that profile with a more balanced defensive record. They have kept clean sheets in 12 matches this season, a figure that keeps them competitive in many games despite their own patchy attacking output. That defensive resilience away from home will be central to their strategy for this trip.

According to home statistics this season, Hadiya Hosaena scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	6.67%	20.59%
16-30	10.00%	14.71%
31-45	30.00%	20.59%
46-60	10.00%	14.71%
61-75	20.00%	20.59%
76-90	23.33%	8.82%
91-105

Dire Dawa Kenema has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	9.09%	13.16%
16-30	18.18%	15.79%
31-45	18.18%	26.32%
46-60	4.55%	10.53%
61-75	27.27%	18.42%
76-90	22.73%	15.79%
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Hadiya Hosaena	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
Dire Dawa Kenema		1	0	0	1	1	1

Probabilities before the match:

Hadiya Hosaena		Dire Dawa Kenema
59.8%	Winning the game	59.8%
43%	Attack potential	43%
75%	Potential in defense	75%
62%	Strength against each other	62%
56%	Goal Potential	56%

Summary: the probability of Dire Dawa Kenema winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Hadiya Hosaena, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Hadiya Hosaena, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Dire Dawa Kenema is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Hadiya Hosaena and Dire Dawa Kenema will take place on June 27 at 12:00 (GMT) at the stadium .